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The Privacy Office will post
additional information about the
workshop, including a detailed agenda,
on the DHS Privacy Office Web site at
https://www.dhs.gov/privacy prior to the
event. A transcript of the workshop will
be posted shortly after the workshop.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
Public Workshop: Transparency and
Accountability: The Use of Personal
Information Within the Government
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice announcing public
workshop.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security Privacy Office will host a
public workshop, ‘‘Transparency and
Accountability: The Use of Personal
Information within the Government,’’ to
explore the concept of public notices
and freedom of information frameworks.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in
Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Privacy Workshop will
be held in the Horizon Ballroom at the
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC,
20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Kavanaugh, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Arlington, VA, 22202 by telephone (571)
227–3813, by facsimile (571) 227–4171,
or by e-mail privacyworkshop@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Privacy Office is holding a public
workshop to explore comparative
government frameworks on
transparency and accountability. The
program will be organized into three
panel discussions that will allow for
presentation of a broad range of
perspectives provided by experts from
United States and foreign governments.
In addition to the panel discussions,
time will be allotted during the
workshop for questions and comments
from the audience.
The program will begin with a
discussion of privacy notices as a
transparency tool, followed by a
discussion of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), and in
particular, how the law has provided
accountability on government use of
personal information. The workshop
will conclude with a comparison of
international freedom of information
laws. The workshop is open to the
public and there is no fee for
attendance. For general security
purposes, the Ronald Reagan Building
requires that all attendees show a valid
form of photo identification, such as a
driver’s license, to enter the building.
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Dated: March 15, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Freedom
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Dated: March 20, 2006.
William S. Heffelfinger III,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Field Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Customs and Border Protection
Tuna—Tariff-Rate Quota; The TariffRate Quota for Calendar Year 2006, on
Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading
1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Announcement of the quota
quantity of tuna in airtight containers
for Calendar Year 2006.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Each year the tariff-rate quota
for tuna described in subheading
1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the
apparent United States consumption of
tuna in airtight containers during the
preceding Calendar Year. This
document sets forth the tariff-rate quota
for Calendar Year 2006.
DATES: Effective Dates: The 2006 tariffrate quota is applicable to tuna entered
or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the period January
1, through December 31, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Headquarters Quota Branch, Textile
Enforcement and Operations Division,
Trade Compliance and Facilitation,
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Washington, DC
20229, (202) 344–2650.
Background
It has been determined that
19,484,313 kilograms of tuna in air-tight
containers may be entered and
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the Calendar Year
2006, at the rate of 6 percent ad valorem
under subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS.
Any such tuna which is entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the current
calendar year in excess of this quota
will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5
percent ad valorem under subheading
1604.14.30 HTSUS.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has
submitted the following information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and
includes the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.
Title: The National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) 1 v5.0.
OMB Number: 1660–0069.
Abstract: NFIRS provides a
mechanism using standardized
reporting methods to collect and
analyze fire incident data at the Federal,
State, and local levels. Data analysis
helps local fire departments and States
to focus on current problems, predict
future problems in their communities,
and measure whether their programs are
working.
Affected Public: Federal, State, and
local governments.
Number of Respondents: 17,000 fire
departments.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
Average response time per incident is
1.63 hours (98 minutes) for manual
submissions and .66 hours (40 minutes)
for electronic submissions. Since the
1 The National Fire Incident Reporting System is
currently being transferred to the newly created
Preparedness Directorate of the Department of
Homeland Security. During this transition FEMA,
also part of the Department of Homeland Security,
will continue to support this program as the new
Directorate stands up. Ultimately this data
collection will be transferred to the Preparedness
Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
Public Workshop: Transparency and Accountability: The Use of
Personal Information Within the Government
AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice announcing public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office will host a
public workshop, ``Transparency and Accountability: The Use of Personal
Information within the Government,'' to explore the concept of public
notices and freedom of information frameworks.
DATES: The workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in
Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Privacy Workshop will be held in the Horizon Ballroom at
the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Kavanaugh, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security, Arlington, VA, 22202 by telephone
(571) 227-3813, by facsimile (571) 227-4171, or by e-mail
privacyworkshop@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Privacy Office is holding a public workshop to explore comparative
government frameworks on transparency and accountability. The program
will be organized into three panel discussions that will allow for
presentation of a broad range of perspectives provided by experts from
United States and foreign governments. In addition to the panel
discussions, time will be allotted during the workshop for questions
and comments from the audience.
The program will begin with a discussion of privacy notices as a
transparency tool, followed by a discussion of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), and in particular, how the law has provided
accountability on government use of personal information. The workshop
will conclude with a comparison of international freedom of information
laws. The workshop is open to the public and there is no fee for
attendance. For general security purposes, the Ronald Reagan Building
requires that all attendees show a valid form of photo identification,
such as a driver's license, to enter the building.
The Privacy Office will post additional information about the
workshop, including a detailed agenda, on the DHS Privacy Office Web
site at https://www.dhs.gov/privacy prior to the event. A transcript of
the workshop will be posted shortly after the workshop.
Dated: March 15, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Freedom of Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4227 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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