DOT Renames System for Federal Workers' Parking Perk Records
Published Date: 1/20/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Transportation is updating the name and details of its Parking and Transit Benefit Records system, which helps manage transportation subsidies for federal employees. This change affects DOT and other federal workers who use these benefits. Comments are open until February 19, 2026, and the new rules take effect right away, with some uses starting on that date.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Treasury 'Do Not Pay' Sharing Added
If you get transit, bicycle, or parking subsidies from DOT, DOT may share your records with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System to identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments. That routine use becomes effective February 19, 2026.
Who Gets Your Data to Run Benefits
DOT may disclose your records to transit system operators, vanpool operators, the DOT headquarters parking manager, and Treasury's approved Financial Agent to activate, distribute, verify benefits, and address delinquent parking fees. Those routine uses are part of the updated notice effective January 20, 2026.
No More SSNs Used as IDs
DOT says it will no longer collect or use Social Security Numbers as an employee identification number in the Parking and Transit Benefit Records. This change is part of the updated notice effective January 20, 2026.
Records Stored in FedRAMP Cloud
DOT will maintain Parking and Transit Benefit Records in a FedRAMP-authorized third-party cloud environment and will no longer keep hard-copy files. The system location is updated in the notice effective January 20, 2026.
How Long DOT Keeps Your Records
DOT will keep parking payment records for 6 years after final payment or cancellation and will keep transportation subsidy program individual case files for 2 years after employee participation concludes (longer if needed for business use). These retention rules are in the notice effective January 20, 2026.
Access Requests Must Be Signed Properly
If you ask for access to your records, DOT updated the rules so that signed requests must either be notarized or include a statement made under penalty of perjury (28 U.S.C. 1746). This change is in the updated notice effective January 20, 2026.
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