In response to the emergency request memorandum submitted by the Department of the Treasury, OIRA is approving the Department's request for emergency consideration for a limited period before expiration. As outlined by the emergency request memorandum, normal clearance procedures, including standard notice and comment periods, were not taken with respect to this new ICR. Prior to the expiration of this package, the Department shall undertake standard notice and comment procedures and describe in its next ICR submission all comments received and the extent to which commenters' recommendations were adopted.
Inventory as of this Action
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Previously Approved
11/30/2026
6 Months From Approved
80,000
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40,000
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The Department of the Treasury proposes a new electronic information collection associated with Fraud.gov, a government-wide intake and referral portal for members of the public to report suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of Federal funds, and related misconduct affecting Federal programs. The collection supports Treasury's implementation of Executive Order 14249, âProtecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse,â and Executive Order 14395, âEstablishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud.â
On behalf of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Treasury proposes to collect information necessary to receive, review, triage, categorize, de-duplicate, and refer allegations to the appropriate Federal agency, inspector general, law enforcement organization, or other authorized entity for review and potential action. The collection also supports program integrity, payment integrity, oversight, fraud prevention, and related administrative functions. The new tip intake form hosted on Fraud.gov allows respondents to provide a narrative description of their allegations, supporting documentation, contact information and related information necessary to evaluate and route submissions. An artificial intelligence tool will process the initial entry and populate it into standardized fields, along with suggested routing recommendations, which respondents can review and edit before submitting. The tool is intended to assist with standardization and routing recommendations; respondents may review and edit populated fields before submission, and Treasury personnel will apply appropriate review and quality-control procedures before referral.
Treasury seeks emergency processing because the Fraud.gov collection is needed before the expiration of the normal PRA clearance periods and is essential to Treasury's mission and to the Task Force's immediate operational ability to coordinate government-wide fraud prevention, detection, referral, and recovery activities.
The need for timely launch is closely tied to implementation of Executive Order 14249, "Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse," and Executive Order 14395, "Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud." EO 14249 establishes a Federal policy to defend against financial fraud and improper payments, increase transparency and accountability, reduce costs, and enhance the security of Federal payments. EO 14395 directs the Task Force to coordinate and accelerate a comprehensive national strategy to stop fraud, waste, and abuse, including by promoting information and data sharing and disrupting fraud networks through interagency coordination.
The urgency is not limited to the existence of the Executive Orders. Recent government-wide fraud and payment integrity data show a substantial and ongoing risk to Federal funds. GAO estimated that the Federal Government loses approximately $233 billion to $521 billion annually to fraud based on fiscal years 2018 through 2022 data. DOJ reported more than $6.8 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments in FY 2025, along with 1,297 qui tam suits, which DOJ described as exceeding the prior record. These data show both the scale of the risk and the importance of timely public reporting, referral, investigation, and recovery mechanisms.
Treasury has also considered emergent fraud threats associated with the misuse of artificial intelligence. AI-enabled tools can amplify existing fraud risks and create new vectors for fraud affecting Federal programs and Federal funds, including through deepfake media, voice cloning, synthetic identities, AI-generated or altered documents, automated phishing, impersonation of government officials or beneficiaries, and rapid generation of false narratives or supporting materials. These tools may allow bad actors to scale schemes quickly, target multiple programs simultaneously, and evade traditional identity verification, document review, and intake processes.
These risks are not hypothetical. Treasuryâs Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has warned financial institutions about fraud schemes involving deepfake media created with generative AI, including schemes that use altered or synthetic identity documents to circumvent identity verification, authentication, and due diligence controls. Beginning in 2023, FinCEN has observed increased suspicious activity reporting involving suspected use of deepfake media.
Fraud.gov is necessary now because Treasury and the Task Force need a centralized public intake and referral capability during the initial implementation period of the government-wide anti-fraud initiative, particularly in an environment where AI-enabled fraud may increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of schemes affecting Federal programs and Federal funds. Existing agency and Inspector General hotlines remain important, but they are generally program- or agency-specific. Without Fraud.gov, members of the public may not know which agency has jurisdiction, may submit reports to only one of several relevant agencies, may submit duplicative reports to multiple offices, or may not submit a report at all.
EO: EO 14249 Name/Subject of EO: Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
EO: EO 14395 Name/Subject of EO: Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
This is a new information collection associated with the implementation of Fraud.gov and the establishment of a new Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake Form.
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Shane Shannon 202 622-2000
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Fraud Tip Intake Form
1505-NEW Emergency Justification Memo for FraudGov 2026-06-22.docx
Fraud.gov Fraud Tip Submission Form