DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ISSUES NOTICE: PRIVACY ACT OF 1974; MATCHING PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Department Of Agriculture has issued a notice called: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 3 by Levi S. Harrell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Agriculture.

Summary: USDA provides notice of a consolidated Department-wide matching program involving five USDA systems of records and the Department of the Treasury Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. The program supports identifying, preventing, and recouping improper payments through pre-payment and pre-award eligibility verification. Treasury, in consultation with OMB, has issued a waiver of the matching agreement requirement.

For more information, contact Chief Privacy Officer, Direct...