Proposed Rule for Privacy Act Exemptions

Document 2026-12148 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of the Treasury in the Federal Register on June 17, 2026. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) gives notice of a proposed exemption for a new system of records entitled "Department of the Treasury, Treasury .032--Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records" from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. This system of records is being established to support the receipt, maintenance, review, triage, and referral of tips, complaints, allegations, leads, supporting information, and related correspondence concerning suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of Federal funds, or other misconduct affecting Federal programs. The exemption is intended to protect investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12148/proposed-rule-for-privacy-act-exemptions.

No. Document 2026-12148 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.