Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Confidentiality Requirement of 20 CFR 603.9(d)
In this notice, the Department of Labor (Department) recognizes that, for purposes of digital identity verification services, Login.gov, a shared technology service within the U...
Notice of Federal agency with adequate safeguards.
SUMMARY:
In this notice, the Department of Labor (Department) recognizes that, for purposes of digital identity verification services,
Login.gov, a shared technology service within the United States General Services Administration (GSA), has in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the requirements of the Federal regulation on the confidentiality and disclosure of unemployment compensation (UC) information. As a result, the safeguards and security requirements enumerated in the regulation do not apply to disclosures of confidential UC information by state UC agencies to GSA's
Login.gov
for digital identity verification services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Austin, Supervisor, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, (202) 693-3056 (this is not a toll-free number) or 1-877-889-5627 (TTY), or by email at
austin.dennis@dol.gov.
Or Daniel Hays, Division Chief, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, (202) 693-3011 (this is not a toll-free number) or 1-877-889-5627 (TTY), or by email at
hays.daniel@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) interprets Federal law requirements pertaining to UC programs. ETA interprets section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act to require states to maintain the confidentiality of certain UC information. The regulations at 20 CFR part 603 implement this confidentiality requirement. 20 CFR 603.9 requires States and State UC agencies to ensure that recipients of confidential UC information have certain safeguards in place before any confidential UC information may be disclosed. Section 603.9(d) provides that States are not required to apply these safeguards and security requirements to a Federal agency which the Department has determined, by notice published in the
Federal Register
, to have in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the requirements of 20 CFR 603.9.
The Department has determined that for purposes of digital identity verification services, the security standards and procedures employed by GSA's
Login.gov
for the protection of information received from claimants and state UC agencies meet the requirements of 20 CFR 603.9.
With this notice, the Department recognizes that, for the purpose of digital identity verification services, GSA's
Login.gov
has in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the requirements of 20 CFR 603.9. Thus, pursuant to 20 CFR 603.9(d), the safeguards and security requirements of 20 CFR 603.9 do not apply to disclosures of confidential UC information to GSA's
Login.gov
for digital identity verification services.
This notice is published to inform the public of the Department's determination with respect to this agency.
Marek Laco,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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91 FR 56673
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“Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Confidentiality Requirement of 20 CFR 603.9(d),” thefederalregister.org (September 3, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18043/federal-state-unemployment-compensation-program-notice-of-federal-agency-with-adequate-safeguards-to-satisfy-the-confide.
20 CFR part 603