Treasury Department, Fiscal Service
Executive Order (E.O.) 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cease issuing paper checks for all Federal disbursements to the extent permitted by law and to review and, as appropriate, revise procedures for granting limited exceptions where electronic payment methods are not feasible. In accordance with the E.O., the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service ("Fiscal Service" or "we"), is proposing to amend its regulation that sets forth the limited circumstances under which paper check disbursements may be made by federal agencies.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Treasury Fiscal Service 31 CFR Part 208 [FISCAL-2026-0001] RIN 1530-AA33 AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking with request for comment. SUMMARY: Executive Order (E.O.) 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cease issuing paper checks for all Federal disbursements to the extent permitted by law and to review and, as appropriate, revise procedures for granting limited exceptions where electronic payment methods are not feasible. In accordance with the E.O., the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (“Fiscal Service” or “we”), is proposing to amend its regulation that sets forth the limited circumstances under which paper check disbursements may be made by federal agencies. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 15, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FISCAL-2026-0001 and RIN 1530-AA33, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submission: Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal Government eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov . Mail: Send via regular or express mail to: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 3201 Pennsy Drive, Building E, Landover, MD 20785, Attn: Lisa Andre, Senior Advisor. Fiscal Service encourages the electronic submission of comments. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, …
Citation: 91 FR 23039
