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additional verification, which includes
why additional verification is requested
by the employer user.
• Information collected directly from
individuals who have been the victim of
identity theft who wish to prevent or
deter further use of stolen identities in
E-Verify, including: police reports,
name, Social Security Number, street
address, e-mail address, and other
identity authentication information
relevant to preventing or deterring
further use of stolen identities.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program
The matching program will become
effective 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. The
matching program will continue for 18
months from the effective date and may
be extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
Dated: May 27, 2009.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2009–0010]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended;
Computer Matching Program
(Department of Homeland Security
United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS)Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance (MA–DUA))
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AGENCY: United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of the renewal of an
existing computer matching program,
which is scheduled to expire on July 6,
2009.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the
renewal of a computer matching
program that Department of Homeland
Security United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) is
currently conducting with MA–DUA.
DATES: The matching program will
become effective 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The matching program will
continue for 18 months from the
effective date and may be extended for
an additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
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Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (703) 483–2999 or writing
to the Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528. All comments received will be
available for public inspection at this
address.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions please contact Donald
Hawkins (202–272–8000), USCIS
Privacy Officer, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy issues please contact: Mary
Ellen Callahan (703–235–0780), Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
(Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
conditions under which computer
matching involving the Federal
government could be performed and
adding certain protections for
individuals applying for, and receiving,
Federal benefits. Section 7201of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) further amended
the Privacy Act regarding protections for
such individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State, or local government
records. It requires Federal agencies
involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the
matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the
participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating, or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
B. DHS Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act
DHS/USCIS has taken action to
ensure that all of DHS’s computer
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matching programs comply with the
requirements of the Privacy Act, as
amended.
C. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this Agreement is to
provide the MA–DUA with electronic
access to immigration status information
contained within DHS/USCIS’
Verification Information System (VIS).
This access will enable the MA–DUA to
determine whether an applicant is
eligible for benefits under the
Unemployment Compensation (UC)
program administered by MA–DUA.
D. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
MA–DUA seeks access to the
information contained in the DHS–
USCIS VIS database to execute its
obligations under Section 1137 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–
7(a), et seq.) and Mass. Gen. Laws
ch.151A section 25(h).
USCIS maintains the VIS database
pursuant to Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act
(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as
amended by the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Laws
104–193 Stat. 2168 (1996). These
statutes require USCIS to make VIS
available to State agencies which
administer related benefits.
E. Categories of Records and
Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program
The USCIS VIS System of Records
Notice (SORN) details the records and
individuals relevant to this agreement.
The VIS SORN can be found at 73 FR
75445, December 11, 2008.
Categories of Individuals Covered
This system contains information on
individuals, both U.S. citizens and nonU.S. citizens covered by provisions of
the Immigration and Nationality Act of
the United States including but not
limited to individuals who have been
lawfully admitted to the United States,
individuals who have been granted U.S.
citizenship and individuals who have
applied for other immigration benefits
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1103 et seq. In
addition, it contains information on
cohabitants and relatives of subjects of
SAVE background investigations
conducted for OPM. This system also
contains information on individuals,
both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens,
whose employers have submitted to the
E-Verify program their identification
information. This system also contains
information on individuals, both U.S.
citizens and non-U.S. citizens, who
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have been victims of identity theft and
have chosen to lock their Social
Security number from further use in the
E-Verify program.
Categories of Records Covered
• Data originating from the USCIS
Central Index System (CIS), including
the following information about the
individual who comes before USCIS:
Alien Registration Number (A-Number),
name (last, first, middle), date of birth,
date entered United States (entry date),
country of birth, class of admission
code, File Control Office code, Social
Security Number, Admission Number
(I–94 Number), provision of law code
cited for employment authorization,
office code where the authorization was
granted, date employment authorization
decision issued, date employment
authorization may begin (start date),
date employment authorization expires
(expiration date), and date employment
authorization was denied (denial date).
• Data originating from the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Treasury
Enforcement Communications System
(TECS), including the following
information about the individual: ANumber, name (last, first, middle), date
alien’s status was changed (status
change date), date of birth, class of
admission code, date admitted until,
country of citizenship, port of entry,
date entered United States (entry date),
departure date, I–94 Number, visa
number, and transaction link to passport
photographs contained in TECS.
• Data originating from the
Redesigned Naturalization Automated
Casework System (RNACS). RNACS is a
database that includes information from
individuals who have filed applications
for naturalization, citizenship, or to
replace naturalization certificates under
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended, and/or who have submitted
fee payments with such applications.
The naturalization records in the
RNACS database house information
from 1986 to 1996. Information that
identifies individuals named above, e.g.,
name, address, date of birth, and alien
registration number (A-Number).
Records in the system may also include
information such as Date documents
were filed or received in CIS, Status,
class of admission codes, and locations
of record.
• Data originating from the Computer
Linked Applications Information
Management System (CLAIMS 4)
including the following information
about the individual: name (first, last),
date of birth, Social Security Number,
and naturalization date.
• Data originating from the USCIS
Biometric Storage System (BSS),
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including: Receipt number, name (last,
first, middle), date of birth, country of
birth, A-Number, form number (for
example Form I–551, Lawful Permanent
Resident card, or Form I–766,
Employment Authorization Document),
expiration date, and photo.
• Data originating from the USCIS
Computer Linked Application
Information Management System
(CLAIMS 3), including: Receipt number,
name (last, first, middle), date of birth,
country of birth, class of admission
code, A-Number, I–94 number, date
entered United States (entry date), and
‘‘valid-to’’ date.
• Data originating from the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS), including:
SEVIS Identification Number (SEVIS
ID), name (last, first, middle), date of
birth, country of birth, class of
admission code, I–94 number, date
entered United States (entry date), and
‘‘valid-to’’ date.
• Data originating from the Social
Security Administration (SSA),
including: Confirmation of employment
eligibility based on SSA records,
tentative non-confirmation of
employment eligibility and the
underlying justification for this
decision, and Final non-confirmation of
employment eligibility.
• Information collected from the
benefit applicant by a Federal, State,
local or other benefit-issuing agency to
facilitate immigration status verification
that may include the following about
the benefit applicant: Receipt Number,
A-Number, I–94 Number, name (last,
first, middle), date of birth, user case
number, DHS document type, DHS
document expiration date, SEVIS ID and
visa number.
• Information collected from the
benefit-issuing agency about users
accessing the system to facilitate
immigration status verification that may
include the following about the agency:
Agency name, address, point(s) of
contact, contact telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address, type of
benefit(s) the agency issues (i.e.
unemployment insurance, educational
assistance, driver licensing, etc.).
• Information collected from the
benefit-issuing agency about the
individual agency user including: Name
(last, first, middle), phone number, fax
number, e-mail address, user ID for
users within the agency.
• System-generated response, as a
result of the SAVE verification process
including: Case verification number,
entire record in VIS database as outlined
above, including all information from
CIS, SEVIS, TECS, and CLAIMS 3 and
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with the exception of the biometric
information (photo) from BSS, and
immigration status (e.g., Lawful
Permanent Resident).
• Information collected from the
employee by the employer user to
facilitate employment eligibility
verification may include the following
about the Individual employee: Receipt
number, visa number, United States or
foreign passport number, passport card
number, A-Number, I–94 Number, name
(last, first, middle initial, maiden),
Social Security Number, date of birth,
date of hire, claimed citizenship status,
acceptable form I–9 document type,
acceptable form I–9 Document
expiration date, and passport, passport
card, or visa photo.
• Information collected about the
employer, including: Company name,
physical address, employer
identification number, North American
Industry Classification System code,
Federal contracting agency, Federal
contract identifier, number of
employees, number of sites, parent
company or corporate company, name
of contact(s), phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address.
• Information collected about the
employer user (e.g., identifying users of
the system at the employers), including:
Name, phone number, fax number, email address, and user ID.
• System-generated response
information, resulting from the E-Verify
employment eligibility verification
process, including: Case verification
number; VIS generated response:
Employment authorized, tentative nonconfirmation, case in continuance, final
non-confirmation, employment
unauthorized, or DHS No Show;
disposition data from the employer
includes resolved unauthorized/
terminated, self terminated, invalid
query, employee not terminated,
resolved authorized, and request
additional verification, which includes
why additional verification is requested
by the employer user.
• Information collected directly from
individuals who have been the victim of
identity theft who wish to prevent or
deter further use of stolen identities in
E-Verify, including: Police reports,
name, Social Security Number, street
address, e-mail address, and other
identity authentication information
relevant to preventing or deterring
further use of stolen identities.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program
The matching program will become
effective 30 days after publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. The
matching program will continue for 18
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months from the effective date and may
be extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
Dated: May 27, 2009.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Notice to Aliens Included in the United
States Visitor and Immigrant Status
Indicator Technology (US–VISIT)
Program; Collection of Alien Biometric
Data upon Exit From the United States
at Air Ports of Departure
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice informs the public
of the implementation of United States
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) Program exit
pilot programs at two air ports of entry
as required by the Consolidated
Security, Disaster Assistance, and
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
The 2009 appropriations act limited the
Department of Homeland Security’s
funding until US–VISIT conducts
certain exit pilots programs and submits
a report to Congress. This notice also
announces the location of the exit pilot
programs and describes the process by
which the exit pilot programs will be
evaluated by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). The airport
locations are Atlanta, Georgia, and
Detroit, Michigan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Helen deThomas, US–VISIT,
Department of Homeland Security, 245
Murray Drive, SW., Washington, DC,
20020; (202) 298–5200 (not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) established US–VISIT in
accordance with several congressional
mandates requiring DHS to create an
integrated, automated entry-exit system
that records the arrival and departure of
aliens, verifies aliens’ identities, and
authenticates aliens’ travel documents
through the comparison of biometric
identifiers.
On April 24, 2008, DHS published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
to establish an exit program at all air
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and sea ports of departure in the United
States. See 73 FR 22056. The NPRM
proposed that aliens subject to US–
VISIT entry requirements would
provide biometric information to
commercial air and vessel carriers
before departing the United States at air
and sea ports of entry. The commercial
air and vessel carriers would be
required to collect and transmit the
biometric information to DHS. The rule
would have exempted, at that time,
certain private and small carriers.
The Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law
110–329, 122 Stat. 3574, 3669–70 (Sept.
30, 2008) (2009 Appropriations Act)
subsequently provided:
That no funding under this heading shall
be obligated for implementation of a final air
exit solution pursuant to the notice of
proposed rulemaking (DHS–2008–0039)
published on April 24, 2008, until the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives receive a
report on pilot tests of the air exit solution,
which shall be reviewed by the Government
Accountability Office, and which shall test at
least two scenarios: (a) Where the airlines
collect and transmit biometric exit data as
proposed in the notice of proposed
rulemaking and (b) where U.S. Customs and
Border Protection collects such information
at the departure gates.
DHS is conducting an additional pilot
in which the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) collects and
transmits biometric exit data at an
airport security checkpoint. The air exit
pilots are being conducted by CBP at the
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Airport (DTW) and by TSA at the
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport (ATL) for a 30–45 day period
and began on May 28, 2009.
Pilot 1: CBP at the Departure Gate
CBP officers are conducting a pilot at
the departure gate. The purpose of this
pilot is to evaluate the impact of
collecting biometric information at or
near the departure gate from aliens who
are subject to US–VISIT biometric
requirements departing the United
States for foreign destinations. The
biometric information consists of one or
more electronic fingerprints captured
using a mobile or portable device. The
biographic information includes travel
document information, such as name,
date of birth, document issuance type,
country, and number—all of which are
contained in the document’s machinereadable zone (MRZ) of a machinereadable travel document (MRTD). CBP
is following defined processes that
minimize interference with the air
carrier boarding process. This pilot will
capture the cycle time necessary for the
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additional verification and collection of
this biometric data from international
travelers.
Pilot 2: TSA at the Security Checkpoint
TSA is conducting a pilot at the
security checkpoint. The purpose of this
pilot is to evaluate the impact of
collecting biometric information at the
TSA security checkpoints from those
aliens who are subject to US–VISIT
biometric requirements departing the
United States for foreign destinations.
Those travelers with international
destinations are directed to an area
within the checkpoint where the
biographic and biometric information is
collected. The biometric information
consists of one or more electronic
fingerprints captured using a mobile
device. The biographic information
includes travel document information,
such as name, date of birth, document
issuance type, country, and number—all
of which are contained in the
document’s MRZ of the MRTD. This
pilot will capture the cycle time
necessary for the additional verification
and collection of this biometric data
from international travelers.
Air Exit Pilots Evaluation
The goal of the pilots is to provide
data in support of an evaluation of each
alternative to inform the final rule,
supporting an optimal air exit solution.
The pilots have the following additional
objectives:
• Evaluate identity verification and
exit-recording solutions with existing
port operations and infrastructure.
• Record the exit from the United
States of each alien encountered during
the exit pilots who is subject to US–
VISIT biometric requirements at the
designated airports.
• Update the individual records of
each alien encountered during the exit
pilots who is subject to US–VISIT
biometric requirements in the
Automated Biometric Identification
System (IDENT) and the Arrival and
Departure Information System (ADIS)
with departure encounter information.
DHS began collecting biographic and
biometric data at the two exit pilot
program locations identified herein on
May 28, 2009. A third exit pilot program
location to test the air carrier NPRM
preferred solution will be determined at
a later date.1 DHS will evaluate the exit
1 To date, no commercial air carrier has offered
to test the preferred solution in the proposed rule.
This third air exit pilot program would
biometrically and biographically verify the identity
of each alien subject to US–VISIT biometric
requirements departing the United States using a
designated commercial air carrier at designated
airport(s).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2009-0010]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program
(Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS)-Massachusetts Division of Unemployment
Assistance (MA-DUA))
AGENCY: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of the renewal of an existing computer matching program,
which is scheduled to expire on July 6, 2009.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the renewal of a computer matching
program that Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) is currently conducting with MA-
DUA.
DATES: The matching program will become effective 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The matching
program will continue for 18 months from the effective date and may be
extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions
are met.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (703) 483-2999 or writing to the Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. All comments
received will be available for public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions please contact
Donald Hawkins (202-272-8000), USCIS Privacy Officer, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529. For privacy issues please contact:
Mary Ellen Callahan (703-235-0780), Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by
describing the conditions under which computer matching involving the
Federal government could be performed and adding certain protections
for individuals applying for, and receiving, Federal benefits. Section
7201of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508)
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for such
individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched
with other Federal, State, or local government records. It requires
Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating,
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
B. DHS Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
DHS/USCIS has taken action to ensure that all of DHS's computer
matching programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as
amended.
C. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide the MA-DUA with
electronic access to immigration status information contained within
DHS/USCIS' Verification Information System (VIS). This access will
enable the MA-DUA to determine whether an applicant is eligible for
benefits under the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program administered
by MA-DUA.
D. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
MA-DUA seeks access to the information contained in the DHS-USCIS
VIS database to execute its obligations under Section 1137 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a), et seq.) and Mass. Gen. Laws
ch.151A section 25(h).
USCIS maintains the VIS database pursuant to Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603,
as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Laws 104-193 Stat. 2168
(1996). These statutes require USCIS to make VIS available to State
agencies which administer related benefits.
E. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program
The USCIS VIS System of Records Notice (SORN) details the records
and individuals relevant to this agreement. The VIS SORN can be found
at 73 FR 75445, December 11, 2008.
Categories of Individuals Covered
This system contains information on individuals, both U.S. citizens
and non-U.S. citizens covered by provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of the United States including but not limited to
individuals who have been lawfully admitted to the United States,
individuals who have been granted U.S. citizenship and individuals who
have applied for other immigration benefits pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1103
et seq. In addition, it contains information on cohabitants and
relatives of subjects of SAVE background investigations conducted for
OPM. This system also contains information on individuals, both U.S.
citizens and non-U.S. citizens, whose employers have submitted to the
E-Verify program their identification information. This system also
contains information on individuals, both U.S. citizens and non-U.S.
citizens, who
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have been victims of identity theft and have chosen to lock their
Social Security number from further use in the E-Verify program.
Categories of Records Covered
Data originating from the USCIS Central Index System
(CIS), including the following information about the individual who
comes before USCIS: Alien Registration Number (A-Number), name (last,
first, middle), date of birth, date entered United States (entry date),
country of birth, class of admission code, File Control Office code,
Social Security Number, Admission Number (I-94 Number), provision of
law code cited for employment authorization, office code where the
authorization was granted, date employment authorization decision
issued, date employment authorization may begin (start date), date
employment authorization expires (expiration date), and date employment
authorization was denied (denial date).
Data originating from the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), including
the following information about the individual: A-Number, name (last,
first, middle), date alien's status was changed (status change date),
date of birth, class of admission code, date admitted until, country of
citizenship, port of entry, date entered United States (entry date),
departure date, I-94 Number, visa number, and transaction link to
passport photographs contained in TECS.
Data originating from the Redesigned Naturalization
Automated Casework System (RNACS). RNACS is a database that includes
information from individuals who have filed applications for
naturalization, citizenship, or to replace naturalization certificates
under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and/or who have
submitted fee payments with such applications. The naturalization
records in the RNACS database house information from 1986 to 1996.
Information that identifies individuals named above, e.g., name,
address, date of birth, and alien registration number (A-Number).
Records in the system may also include information such as Date
documents were filed or received in CIS, Status, class of admission
codes, and locations of record.
Data originating from the Computer Linked Applications
Information Management System (CLAIMS 4) including the following
information about the individual: name (first, last), date of birth,
Social Security Number, and naturalization date.
Data originating from the USCIS Biometric Storage System
(BSS), including: Receipt number, name (last, first, middle), date of
birth, country of birth, A-Number, form number (for example Form I-551,
Lawful Permanent Resident card, or Form I-766, Employment Authorization
Document), expiration date, and photo.
Data originating from the USCIS Computer Linked
Application Information Management System (CLAIMS 3), including:
Receipt number, name (last, first, middle), date of birth, country of
birth, class of admission code, A-Number, I-94 number, date entered
United States (entry date), and ``valid-to'' date.
Data originating from the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
(SEVIS), including: SEVIS Identification Number (SEVIS ID), name (last,
first, middle), date of birth, country of birth, class of admission
code, I-94 number, date entered United States (entry date), and
``valid-to'' date.
Data originating from the Social Security Administration
(SSA), including: Confirmation of employment eligibility based on SSA
records, tentative non-confirmation of employment eligibility and the
underlying justification for this decision, and Final non-confirmation
of employment eligibility.
Information collected from the benefit applicant by a
Federal, State, local or other benefit-issuing agency to facilitate
immigration status verification that may include the following about
the benefit applicant: Receipt Number, A-Number, I-94 Number, name
(last, first, middle), date of birth, user case number, DHS document
type, DHS document expiration date, SEVIS ID and visa number.
Information collected from the benefit-issuing agency
about users accessing the system to facilitate immigration status
verification that may include the following about the agency: Agency
name, address, point(s) of contact, contact telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address, type of benefit(s) the agency issues (i.e.
unemployment insurance, educational assistance, driver licensing,
etc.).
Information collected from the benefit-issuing agency
about the individual agency user including: Name (last, first, middle),
phone number, fax number, e-mail address, user ID for users within the
agency.
System-generated response, as a result of the SAVE
verification process including: Case verification number, entire record
in VIS database as outlined above, including all information from CIS,
SEVIS, TECS, and CLAIMS 3 and with the exception of the biometric
information (photo) from BSS, and immigration status (e.g., Lawful
Permanent Resident).
Information collected from the employee by the employer
user to facilitate employment eligibility verification may include the
following about the Individual employee: Receipt number, visa number,
United States or foreign passport number, passport card number, A-
Number, I-94 Number, name (last, first, middle initial, maiden), Social
Security Number, date of birth, date of hire, claimed citizenship
status, acceptable form I-9 document type, acceptable form I-9 Document
expiration date, and passport, passport card, or visa photo.
Information collected about the employer, including:
Company name, physical address, employer identification number, North
American Industry Classification System code, Federal contracting
agency, Federal contract identifier, number of employees, number of
sites, parent company or corporate company, name of contact(s), phone
number, fax number, and e-mail address.
Information collected about the employer user (e.g.,
identifying users of the system at the employers), including: Name,
phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and user ID.
System-generated response information, resulting from the
E-Verify employment eligibility verification process, including: Case
verification number; VIS generated response: Employment authorized,
tentative non-confirmation, case in continuance, final non-
confirmation, employment unauthorized, or DHS No Show; disposition data
from the employer includes resolved unauthorized/terminated, self
terminated, invalid query, employee not terminated, resolved
authorized, and request additional verification, which includes why
additional verification is requested by the employer user.
Information collected directly from individuals who have
been the victim of identity theft who wish to prevent or deter further
use of stolen identities in E-Verify, including: Police reports, name,
Social Security Number, street address, e-mail address, and other
identity authentication information relevant to preventing or deterring
further use of stolen identities.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The matching program will become effective 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The matching
program will continue for 18
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months from the effective date and may be extended for an additional 12
months thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
Dated: May 27, 2009.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-12947 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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