# Privacy Act Exemptions

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Treasury Department; Office of the Secretary |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule. |
| Published | 2026-10-06 |
| Effective | 2026-11-05 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 31 CFR 1 |
| Summary | In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing a final rule, exempting 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 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, mi |
| Document number | 2026-20469 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/06/2026-20469/privacy-act-exemptions). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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