Public Workshop: Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices, 17876-17877 [E9-8868]

Download as PDF 17876 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 73 / Friday, April 17, 2009 / Notices Dated: April 13, 2009. Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E9–8874 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DHS–2009–0020] Public Workshop: Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices Office of the Secretary, DHS. Notice announcing public workshop. AGENCY: ACTION: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office will host a public workshop, Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices. DATES: The two-day workshop will be held on June 22, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on June 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Written comments should be received on or before June 1, 2009. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the Atrium Ballroom, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Submit comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov) by following the instructions provided there, or send your comments by e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov, by fax to (703) 483–2999, or by U.S. mail to Martha K. Landesberg, Associate Director for Privacy Policy and Education, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. All comments must include the words ‘‘Government 2.0 Workshop’’ and the Docket Number (DHS–2009–0020). To register for the workshop, please send an e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov with ‘‘Government 2.0 Workshop Registration’’ in the subject line, and your name and organizational affiliation, if any, in the body of the email. Alternatively, you may call 703– 235–0780 to register and provide this information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha K. Landesberg or Toby Milgrom Levin, DHS Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; by telephone 703–235–0780; by facsimile 703–235–0442; or by e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Office is holding a public VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:13 Apr 16, 2009 Jkt 217001 workshop to bring together leading academic, private-sector, and publicsector experts to discuss the privacy issues posed by Government use of social media. The purpose of the workshop is to help Federal agencies to engage the public through social media in a privacy-protective manner and to explore best practices that agencies can use to implement President Obama’s January 21, 2009, Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The workshop will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions that include the broad range of stakeholder perspectives. Panelists will discuss such issues as: The benefits of social media to expand transparency and participation in Government; the privacy and related legal issues raised by Government use of social media; and how Government can best harness these new technologies while protecting privacy. Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions after each panel. The workshop is open to the public, and no fee is required for attendance. An agenda and logistical information will be posted on the https:// www.dhs.gov/privacy Web page for this workshop shortly before the event. A written transcript will be posted on the Web page following the event. Topics for Comment: To develop a comprehensive record regarding Government use of social media, the DHS Privacy Office also invites interested parties to submit written comments as described below. Comments should be received on or before June 1, 2009, and should be as specific as possible. The Privacy Office welcomes comments on any issue of fact, law, or policy related to the privacy issues posed by Government use of social media. The Privacy Office is particularly interested in receiving comments on the following topics: 1. How is Government currently using social media? 2. What are the benefits, to the public and to Government, of Government’s use of social media? 3. What are the risks, to the public and to Government, of Government’s use of social media? 4. What operational issues are raised by Government use of social media? 5. What privacy issues are raised by Government use of social media? What are the privacy impacts of Government use of social media? Are there privacy issues that are unique to Government use of social media? 6. What legal issues are raised by Government use of social media? Are PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 there legal issues that are unique to Government use of social media? 7. What security issues are raised by Government use of social media? Are there security issues that are unique to Government use of social media? 8. What should be the elements of privacy best practices for Government use of social media? The Privacy Office requests that, where possible, comments include references to literature, technical standards and/or other resources that would support implementation of the best practices identified. Written comments must include the words ‘‘Government 2.0 Workshop’’ and the Docket Number (DHS–2009–0020), and may be submitted by any one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: privacyworkshop@dhs.gov. Include ‘‘Government 2.0 Workshop Comment’’ and the Docket Number (DHS–2009–0020) in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (703) 483–2999. • Mail: Martha K. Landesberg, Associate Director for Privacy Policy and Education, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. All written comments received will be posted without alteration on the https://www.dhs.gov/privacy Web page for this workshop, including any personal contact information provided. Registration: In order to assist us in planning for the workshop, we ask that attendees register in advance. To register, please send an e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov with ‘‘Government 2.0 Workshop Registration’’ in the subject line, and your name and organizational affiliation, if any, in the body of the email. Alternatively, you may call 703– 235–0780 to register and to provide the DHS Privacy Office with your name and organizational affiliation, if any. The Privacy Office will use this information only for purposes of planning this workshop and to contact you in the event of any logistical changes. An agenda and logistical information will be posted on the https://www.dhs.gov/ privacy Web page for this workshop shortly before the event. A written transcript will be posted on the Web page following the event. Special Assistance: Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should indicate this in their registration request and are encouraged to identify anticipated special needs as early as possible. E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 73 / Friday, April 17, 2009 / Notices Dated: April 13, 2009. Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. E9–8868 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–ES–2008–N0208; 10120–1113– 0000–C2] BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Recovery Plan for the 1Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability: revised recovery plan. [Docket No. FR–5280–N–14] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: Effective Date: April 17, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 800–927–7588. In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. 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ADDRESSES: Copies of the recovery plan are available by request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3–122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850 (phone: (808) 792–9400). An electronic copy of the recovery plan is also available at https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ index.html#plans. Printed copies of the recovery plan will be available for distribution 4 to 6 weeks after the publication date of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Burgett, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office address and phone. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Recovery of endangered or threatened animals and plants is a primary goal of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our endangered species program. Recovery means improvement of the status of listed species to the point at which listing is no longer required under the criteria in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the development of recovery plans for endangered or threatened species unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of the species. Recovery plans help guide the recovery effort by describing actions considered necessary for the conservation of the species, and estimating time and cost for implementing the measures needed for recovery. We originally completed a recovery plan for the 1Alala in 1982, but the recommendations contained in that plan are outdated given the species’ current status. Section 4(f) of the Act requires that we provide public notice and an PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17877 opportunity for public review and comment during recovery plan development. In fulfillment of this requirement, we made the draft revised recovery plan for the 1Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis) available for public comment from December 18, 2003 through February 20, 2004 (December 18, 2003, 68 FR 70527; December 22, 2003, 68 FR 71128). As we prepared this final revised recovery plan, we considered information provided during the public comment period. We also summarized this information in an appendix to the plan. The 1Alala or Hawaiian crow has been federally listed as endangered since 1967 (35 FR 16047) and is also listed as endangered by the State of Hawai1i. The 1Alala is endemic to the island of Hawai1i. 1Alala were last observed in the wild in 2002, and we now believe the species to be extirpated from the wild. In January 2008, there were 56 1Alala, representing the entire known population of the species, in captivity at the Keauhou and Maui Bird Conservation Centers, on Hawai1i and Maui islands, respectively. Historically, the 1Alala was restricted to the dry and mesic forests in the western and southern portions of the island of Hawai1i. The species is associated with 1ohi1a-koa (Metrosideros polymorpha) and 1ohi1a-koa-koa (Acacia koa) forests with an understory of native fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. Current threats include predation by nonnative mammals and the endangered 1Io or Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius), introduced diseases, and habitat loss and fragmentation. Inbreeding depression may be reducing the reproductive success of the captive population, and loss of wild behaviors in captivity might reduce survivorship of captive-raised birds released into the wild. Recovery actions in this revised plan are designed to address threats to the 1Alala to achieve the recovery objectives of downlisting to threatened status and then eventually delisting (removing from the list of endangered and threatened species). Because the 1Alala exists only as a small population in captivity, the revised recovery plan emphasizes recovery actions for the next 5 years as well as presenting an overall strategy for long-term recovery. Given that recovery will be based on releases of captive-bred 1Alala to the wild, and much of the data necessary to determine the population size and parameters needed for recovery of the species do not exist at this time, it is only possible to establish general recovery criteria. We will consider the 1Alala to be recovered when the genetic diversity that was present in the 1Alala E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E9-8868]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2009-0020]


Public Workshop: Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.

ACTION: Notice announcing public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office will host a 
public workshop, Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices.

DATES: The two-day workshop will be held on June 22, 2009, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on June 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
Written comments should be received on or before June 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the Atrium Ballroom, Washington 
Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Submit 
comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov) 
by following the instructions provided there, or send your comments by 
e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov, by fax to (703) 483-2999, or by U.S. 
mail to Martha K. Landesberg, Associate Director for Privacy Policy and 
Education, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, 
DC 20528. All comments must include the words ``Government 2.0 
Workshop'' and the Docket Number (DHS-2009-0020). To register for the 
workshop, please send an e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov with 
``Government 2.0 Workshop Registration'' in the subject line, and your 
name and organizational affiliation, if any, in the body of the e-mail. 
Alternatively, you may call 703-235-0780 to register and provide this 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha K. Landesberg or Toby Milgrom 
Levin, DHS Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, 
DC 20528; by telephone 703-235-0780; by facsimile 703-235-0442; or by 
e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Privacy Office is holding a public workshop to bring together leading 
academic, private-sector, and public-sector experts to discuss the 
privacy issues posed by Government use of social media. The purpose of 
the workshop is to help Federal agencies to engage the public through 
social media in a privacy-protective manner and to explore best 
practices that agencies can use to implement President Obama's January 
21, 2009, Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The workshop 
will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions that 
include the broad range of stakeholder perspectives. Panelists will 
discuss such issues as: The benefits of social media to expand 
transparency and participation in Government; the privacy and related 
legal issues raised by Government use of social media; and how 
Government can best harness these new technologies while protecting 
privacy.
    Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions after 
each panel.
    The workshop is open to the public, and no fee is required for 
attendance. An agenda and logistical information will be posted on the 
https://www.dhs.gov/privacy Web page for this workshop shortly before 
the event. A written transcript will be posted on the Web page 
following the event.
    Topics for Comment: To develop a comprehensive record regarding 
Government use of social media, the DHS Privacy Office also invites 
interested parties to submit written comments as described below. 
Comments should be received on or before June 1, 2009, and should be as 
specific as possible. The Privacy Office welcomes comments on any issue 
of fact, law, or policy related to the privacy issues posed by 
Government use of social media. The Privacy Office is particularly 
interested in receiving comments on the following topics:
    1. How is Government currently using social media?
    2. What are the benefits, to the public and to Government, of 
Government's use of social media?
    3. What are the risks, to the public and to Government, of 
Government's use of social media?
    4. What operational issues are raised by Government use of social 
media?
    5. What privacy issues are raised by Government use of social 
media? What are the privacy impacts of Government use of social media? 
Are there privacy issues that are unique to Government use of social 
media?
    6. What legal issues are raised by Government use of social media? 
Are there legal issues that are unique to Government use of social 
media?
    7. What security issues are raised by Government use of social 
media? Are there security issues that are unique to Government use of 
social media?
    8. What should be the elements of privacy best practices for 
Government use of social media? The Privacy Office requests that, where 
possible, comments include references to literature, technical 
standards and/or other resources that would support implementation of 
the best practices identified.
    Written comments must include the words ``Government 2.0 Workshop'' 
and the Docket Number (DHS-2009-0020), and may be submitted by any one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: privacyworkshop@dhs.gov. Include ``Government 2.0 
Workshop Comment'' and the Docket Number (DHS-2009-0020) in the subject 
line of the message.
     Fax: (703) 483-2999.
     Mail: Martha K. Landesberg, Associate Director for Privacy 
Policy and Education, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC 20528.
    All written comments received will be posted without alteration on 
the https://www.dhs.gov/privacy Web page for this workshop, including 
any personal contact information provided.
    Registration: In order to assist us in planning for the workshop, 
we ask that attendees register in advance. To register, please send an 
e-mail to privacyworkshop@dhs.gov with ``Government 2.0 Workshop 
Registration'' in the subject line, and your name and organizational 
affiliation, if any, in the body of the e-mail. Alternatively, you may 
call 703-235-0780 to register and to provide the DHS Privacy Office 
with your name and organizational affiliation, if any. The Privacy 
Office will use this information only for purposes of planning this 
workshop and to contact you in the event of any logistical changes. An 
agenda and logistical information will be posted on the https://www.dhs.gov/privacy Web page for this workshop shortly before the 
event. A written transcript will be posted on the Web page following 
the event.
    Special Assistance: Persons with disabilities who require special 
assistance should indicate this in their registration request and are 
encouraged to identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.


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    Dated: April 13, 2009.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-8868 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
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