# 2026-19599: SBA Patches Error in Privacy Rules for Payment Checks

2026-19599, Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-09-24, effective 2026-09-23; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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- As of: 2026-10-01
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19599
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60677
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: 2026-09-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

SBA Patches Error in Privacy Rules for Payment Checks

## Summary

The Small Business Administration fixed a mistake in a recent notice about a program that checks benefit records against the Treasury’s Do Not Pay list to stop improper payments. This update adds missing details about the privacy rules protecting your info. If you’re involved with SBA benefits, this means better accuracy and privacy safeguards starting now, with no new costs announced.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on computer matching, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a document in the Federal Register of September 11, 2026, concerning request for comments on a Privacy Act notice for a modified matching program. Pursuant to the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, SBA is modifying a matching program consisting of the computerized comparison of systems of records for benefits programs at SBA with the U.S. Department of Treasury's Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System, which is administered by Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. This document inadvertently omitted the associated Privacy Act System of Records associated with the matching program in the Appendix.

## Effects PRIA read

- SBA Records Matched with Treasury DNP: benefit, low. The Small Business Administration is modifying a computerized matching program that compares SBA benefits program records with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. This matching program was described in an SBA Federal Register notice published September 11, 2026 an…
- Privacy Routine Use Added to SBA Loan Records: benefit, low. The correction adds the routine use from OMB Memorandum M-25-32 to the Privacy Act systems of records identified as SBA 20—Disaster Loans Case Files and SBA 21—Loan System, which were published September 3, 2026 (91 FR 56700 and 91 FR 56703). The correction was published in the Federal Register wit…

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## Sources
- [2026-19599 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19599/privacy-act-of-1974-matching-program)
- [2026-19599 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19599.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19599 (as of 2026-10-01).