Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-010 Confidential and Other Sources of Information System of Records, 7798-7802 [2013-02343]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7798-7802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02343]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2012-0074]


Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement--010 Confidential and Other Sources 
of Information System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Office.

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue a current Department 
of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland 
Security/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--010 Confidential and 
Other Sources of Information System of Records.'' This system of 
records allows the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement to collect and maintain records concerning the 
identities of and information received from documented Confidential 
Informants and other sources who supply information to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement regarding possible violations of law or 
otherwise in support of law enforcement investigations and activities. 
With the publication of this updated system of records, several changes 
are being made: (1) The categories of individuals are being updated; 
(2) new categories of records are being added; (3) routine uses are 
being updated; (4) new routine uses are being added to allow ICE to 
share information from the system; and (5) the retention period of 
records related to confidential and other sources is being updated. The 
exemptions for the existing system of records notice will continue to 
be applicable for this system of records notice. This updated system 
will continue to be included in the Department of Homeland Security's 
inventory of record systems.
    Dates and Comments: Submit comments on or before March 6, 2013. In 
particular, comments are requested concerning the application of the 
exemptions to the newly added categories of records. This updated 
system will be effective March 6, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2012-0074 by one of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-343-4010.
     Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 
Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, please visit https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: 
Lyn Rahilly, Privacy Officer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
(202) 732-3300, 500 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20536-5004. For 
privacy questions, please contact: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief 
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, (202) 
343-1717, Washington, DC 20528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) proposes to update and reissue a current DHS system 
of records titled, ``DHS/ICE--010 Confidential and Other Sources of 
Information (COSI) System of Records,'' 73 FR 237 (Dec. 9, 2008). This 
System of Records Notice (SORN) will update the categories of 
individuals, add new categories of records in the system, add and 
update routine uses, and update the retention period of records related 
to confidential and other sources. As a law enforcement investigatory 
agency, ICE collects and maintains information regarding possible 
violations of law from a number of sources, including Confidential 
Informants; federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign law 
enforcement agencies; and members of the public. This system of records 
allows ICE to collect and maintain records concerning the identities of 
and information received from documented Confidential Informants and 
other sources who supply information to ICE regarding possible 
violations of law or otherwise in support of law enforcement 
investigations and activities.
    Categories of individuals have been updated in the DHS/ICE--010 
COSI SORN to more accurately describe the individuals about whom ICE 
collects information. Previously categorized as ``Non-Confidential 
Informants,''

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individuals who are not documented as Confidential Informants, but 
report information to ICE, are now considered ``Sources of 
Information,'' while government personnel acting in their personal or 
professional capacities and law enforcement officers acting in their 
professional capacity are now separate categories of individuals.
    Additionally, new categories of records have been added to more 
accurately reflect the types of information collected and maintained on 
Confidential Informants, Sources of Information, and government 
personnel and law enforcement officers. For Confidential Informants, 
fingerprints, handwriting samples, Alien Registration Numbers, copies 
of passports(s), immigration records, bank account information, date, 
informant was deactivated, special skills, and internal ICE memoranda 
and other reports have been added. For Sources of Information, criminal 
history information, date and place of birth, immigration history, 
documentation of information received and monetary payment, and 
internal ICE memoranda and other reports have been added. For 
government personnel and law enforcement officers, individual's name, 
addresses, agency, nationality, and occupational information have been 
added.
    Routine uses B and C are no longer being used in the DHS/ICE--010 
COSI SORN. As a result, the lettering of the routine uses has been 
amended, and all routine uses following B and C have been shifted up 
two letters. Furthermore, new routine uses have been added to allow ICE 
to share information regarding confidential and other sources of 
information. Below is a summary of the new routine uses and their 
corresponding letters:
    F. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 
international agencies for the purpose of obtaining information 
relevant and necessary to ICE's decision whether an individual may act 
as a Confidential Informant;
    G. To courts, magistrates, administrative tribunals, parties, and 
witnesses, in the course of immigration, civil, or criminal proceedings 
and when DHS determines that use of such records is relevant and 
necessary to the litigation before a court or adjudicative body;
    H. To prospective claimants and their attorneys for the purpose of 
negotiating the settlement of an actual of prospective claim against 
DHS or its current or former employees, in advance of the initiation of 
formal litigation or proceedings;
    I. To a former employee of DHS for purposes of responding to an 
official inquiry or facilitating communications with a former employee 
that may be relevant for personnel-related or other official purposes;
    J. To international, foreign, intergovernmental, and multinational 
government agencies, authorities, and organizations to facilitate the 
testimony of a Confidential Informant in a criminal, civil, or 
administrative case;
    K. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or foreign 
government agencies, as well as to other individuals and organizations 
during the course of an investigation by DHS or during a proceeding 
within the purview of the immigration and nationality laws;
    L. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 
international criminal, civil, or regulatory law enforcement 
authorities when the information is necessary for collaboration, 
coordination, and de-confliction of investigative matters, 
prosecutions, and/or other law enforcement actions;
    N. To the Department of State when it requires information to 
consider and/or provide an informed response to a request for 
information from a foreign, international, or intergovernmental agency, 
authority, or organization about an alien or an enforcement operation 
with transnational implications.
    Finally, the retention period for records pertaining to 
Confidential Informants has been updated. Previously, the SORN stated 
that all records pertaining to confidential and other sources of 
information were maintained until the end of the fiscal year in which 
the related investigative file was closed, and records were transferred 
to the Federal Records Center five (5) years after the end of that 
fiscal year. ICE is proposing that electronic and paper records 
pertaining to Confidential Informants are maintained in active form at 
ICE Headquarters for five (5) years past the date of a Confidential 
Informant's deactivation in order to assist with any ongoing ICE 
investigations. The records will then be archived and retained at ICE 
Headquarters for an additional fifty (50) years, following which the 
records will be destroyed.
    Portions of the DHS/ICE-010 COSI System of Records are exempt from 
one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, 
and administrative enforcement requirements. Individuals may request 
information about records pertaining to them stored in the DHS/ICE-010 
COSI System of Records as outlined in the ``Notification Procedure'' 
section below. ICE reserves the right to exempt various records from 
release. Pursuant to exemption 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) of the Privacy Act, 
portions of this system are exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (c)(4), 
(d), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(5), (e)(8), (f), 
and (g). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this system is exempt from 
the following provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to the limitations 
set forth in those subsections: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), 
(e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), and (f). In addition, to the extent a record 
contains information from other exempt systems of records, ICE will 
rely on the exemptions claimed for those systems. The exemptions for 
the existing system of records notice will continue to be applicable 
for this system of records notice as published in the Federal Register 
on August 31, 2009 (74 FR 45083). In the context of this updated SORN, 
DHS is requesting comment on the application of these exemptions to the 
newly added categories of records. This system will continue to be 
included in the DHS's inventory of record systems.
    Consistent with DHS' information-sharing mission, information 
stored in the DHS/ICE-010 COSI system of records may be shared with 
other DHS components that have a need to know the information to carry 
out their national security, law enforcement, immigration, 
intelligence, or other homeland security functions. In addition, 
information may be shared with appropriate federal, state, local, 
tribal, territorial, foreign, or international government agencies 
consistent with the routine uses set forth in this system of records 
notice.

II. Privacy Act

    The Privacy Act embodies fair information principles in a statutory 
framework governing the means by which federal government agencies 
collect, maintain, use, and disseminate individuals' records. The 
Privacy Act applies to information that is maintained in a ``system of 
records.'' A ``system of records'' is a group of any records under the 
control of an agency for which information is retrieved by the name of 
an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other 
particular identifier assigned to the individual. In the Privacy Act, 
an individual is defined to encompass United States citizens and lawful 
permanent residents. As a matter of policy, DHS extends administrative 
Privacy Act protections to all individuals where systems of records 
maintain information on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and 
visitors.

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    Below is the description of the DHS/ICE-010 COSI System of Records.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DHS has provided a report of 
this system of records to the Office of Management and Budget and to 
Congress.
System of Records
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE)-010

System name:
    DHS/ICE-010 Confidential and Other Sources of Information (COSI)

Security classification:
    Unclassified. Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES).

System location:
    Records are maintained at ICE Headquarters in Washington, DC and at 
ICE field offices.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Categories of individuals covered by this system include:
    (1) Confidential Informants: Individuals who have been documented 
as Confidential Informants and report information to ICE regarding 
possible violations of law or other information in support of law 
enforcement investigations and activities. Confidential Informants are 
members of the public acting in either their personal or professional 
capacities.
    (2) Sources of Information: Individuals who are not documented as 
Confidential Informants as described in (1) above who report 
information to ICE regarding possible violations of law or other 
information in support of law enforcement investigations and 
activities. These individuals are cooperating defendants to a criminal, 
civil, or administrative case or members of the public acting in either 
their personal or professional capacities.
    (3) Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or foreign 
government personnel acting in their personal or professional 
capacities.
    (4) Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or foreign law 
enforcement officers acting in their professional capacities.
    (5) Individuals reported by Confidential Informants and Sources of 
Information or federal, state, local, tribal, territorial or foreign 
government personnel or law enforcement officers acting in their 
professional capacities: Individuals whose information is provided to 
ICE by the individuals described in (1), (2), and (3) above. These 
individuals are typically persons who are alleged to have engaged in, 
witnessed, or otherwise been associated with suspected illegal 
activity.

Categories of records in the system:
    Categories of records in this system may include:
    For Confidential Informants:
     Individual's name (actual or assumed);
     ICE Confidential Informant (identifying) number;
     Date ICE Informant number assigned;
     Date Informant was deactivated;
     Addresses;
     Nationality;
     Occupational information;
     Date and place of birth;
     Physical description of identifying features;
     Special skills (e.g., languages spoken, special 
certifications, areas of expertise);
     Photograph of Informant;
     Fingerprints;
     Handwriting sample;
     Identifying numbers, such as Social Security Number, Alien 
Registration Number, driver's license number, FBI number, and passport 
number;
     Immigration history;
     Criminal history information;
     Copy of driver's license;
     Copy of alien registration card;
     Copy of passport(s);
     Bank account information;
     Documentation of information received and the amount and 
date of any monetary payment made to the Informant; and
     Internal ICE memoranda and other reports pertinent to a 
confidential informant's eligibility, suitability, and identity.
    For Sources of Information:
     Individual's name (actual or assumed);
     Addresses;
     Nationality;
     Occupational information;
     Criminal History Information;
     Date and place of birth;
     Immigration history;
     Documentation of information received and the amount and 
date of any monetary payment made to the Source; and
     Internal ICE memoranda and other reports pertinent to a 
Source's eligibility, suitability and identity.
    For federal, state, local, tribal, territorial or foreign 
government personnel or law enforcement officers:
     Individual's Name (actual or assumed);
     Addresses;
     Agency;
     Nationality; and
     Occupational Information.
    For individuals about whom information is provided:
     Individual's name (alleged violator, witness, interested 
parties, those connected with the investigation);
     Aliases;
     Addresses;
     Nationality;
     Occupational information;
     Date and place of birth;
     Physical description of identifying features;
     Photograph of the individual;
     Fingerprints;
     Handwriting sample;
     Identifying numbers, such as Social Security Number, Alien 
Registration Number, driver's license number, FBI/National Crime 
Information Center (NCIC) number, and passport number;
     Telephone numbers;
     Emergency contact information;
     Association/Organization memberships;
     Copy of alien registration card;
     Copy of driver's license;
     Registration number of vehicle, vessel, or aircraft;
     ICE Investigative case number;
     Internal DHS/ICE memoranda and related materials regarding 
possible violations of law;
     Criminal record information;
     Financial record information;
     Documentation of information received from Confidential 
Informants, agencies and other individuals;
     The ICE office receiving the information; and
     ICE Duty Agent Log of information received, which contains 
some or all of the specific data listed above.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    8 U.S.C. 1357 and 19 U.S.C. 1589a.

Purpose(s):
    The purpose of this system is to document and manage the identities 
of and information received from a number of sources, including 
Confidential Informants, regarding possible violations of law or other 
information in support of law enforcement investigations and activities 
conducted by ICE.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records of 
information contained in this system may be disclosed outside DHS as a 
routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

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    A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), including U.S. Attorney 
Offices, or other federal agency conducting litigation or in 
proceedings before any court, adjudicative, or administrative body, 
when it is relevant and necessary to the litigation and one of the 
following is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such 
litigation:
    1. DHS or any component thereof;
    2. any employee or former employee of DHS in his/her official 
capacity;
    3. any employee or former employee of DHS in his/her individual 
capacity where DOJ or DHS has agreed to represent the employee; or
    4. the United States, or any agency thereof.
    B. To an agency, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
performing audit or oversight operations as authorized by law, but only 
such information as is necessary and relevant to such audit or 
oversight function.
    C. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
    1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of information in the system of records has been 
compromised;
    2. DHS has determined that as a result of the suspected or 
confirmed compromise there is a risk of identity theft or fraud, harm 
to economic or property interests, harm to an individual, or harm to 
the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by DHS or another agency or entity) that rely upon 
the compromised information; and
    3. the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is 
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with DHS's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm.
    D. To contractors and their agents, grantees, experts, consultants, 
and others performing or working on a contract, service, grant, 
cooperative agreement, or other assignment for DHS, when necessary to 
accomplish an agency function related to this system of records. 
Individuals provided information under this routine use are subject to 
the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations on disclosure as are 
applicable to DHS officers and employees.
    E. Where a record, either on its face or in conjunction with other 
information, indicates a violation of law, rule, regulation, or order, 
which includes criminal, civil, or regulatory violations, and such 
disclosure is proper and consistent with the official duties of the 
person making the disclosure, a disclosure may be made to federal, 
state, local, tribal, territorial, international, or foreign law 
enforcement agencies or other appropriate authorities charged with 
investigating or prosecuting a violation or enforcing or implementing a 
law, rule, regulation, or order.
    F. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 
international agencies for the purpose of obtaining information 
relevant and necessary to ICE's decision whether an individual may act 
as a Confidential Informant.
    G. To courts, magistrates, administrative tribunals, parties, and 
witnesses, in the course of immigration, civil, or criminal proceedings 
(including discovery, presentation of evidence, and settlement 
negotiations) and when DHS determines that use of such records is 
relevant and necessary to the litigation before a court or adjudicative 
body when any of the following is a party to or have an interest in the 
litigation:
    (1) DHS or any component thereof;
    (2) any employee of DHS in his/her official capacity;
    (3) any employee of DHS in his/her individual capacity where the 
government has agreed to represent the employee; or
    (4) the United States, where DHS determines the litigation is 
likely to affect DHS or any of its components.
    H. To prospective claimants and their attorneys for the purpose of 
negotiating the settlement of an actual of prospective claim against 
DHS or its current or former employees, in advance of the initiation of 
formal litigation or proceedings.
    I. To a former employee of DHS for purposes of responding to an 
official inquiry by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial 
government agencies or professional licensing authorities or 
facilitating communications with a former employee that may be relevant 
and necessary for personnel-related or other official purposes where 
DHS requires information nor consultation assistance from the former 
employee regarding a matter within that person's former area of 
responsibility.
    J. To international, foreign, intergovernmental, and multinational 
government agencies, authorities, and organizations to facilitate the 
testimony of a Confidential Informant in a criminal, civil, or 
administrative case in which the Confidential Informant is a 
cooperating witness or party.
    K. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or foreign 
government agencies, as well as to other individuals and organizations 
during the course of an investigation by DHS or the processing of a 
matter under DHS's jurisdiction, or during a proceeding within the 
purview of the immigration and nationality laws, when DHS deems that 
such disclosure is necessary to carry out its functions and statutory 
mandates or to elicit information required by DHS to carry out its 
functions and statutory mandates.
    L. To federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 
international criminal, civil, or regulatory law enforcement 
authorities when the information is necessary for collaboration, 
coordination, and de-confliction of investigative matters, 
prosecutions, and/or other law enforcement actions to avoid duplicative 
or disruptive efforts and to ensure the safety of law enforcement 
officers who may be working on related law enforcement matters.
    M. To federal and foreign government intelligence or 
counterterrorism agencies or components where DHS becomes aware of an 
indication of a threat or potential threat to national or international 
security, or where such disclosure is to support the conduct of 
national intelligence and security investigations or to assist in anti-
terrorism efforts.
    N. To the Department of State when it requires information to 
consider and/or provide an informed response to a request for 
information from a foreign, international, or intergovernmental agency, 
authority, or organization about an alien or an enforcement operation 
with transnational implications.
    O. To the news media and the public, with the approval of the Chief 
Privacy Officer in consultation with counsel, when there exists a 
legitimate public interest in the disclosure of the information or when 
disclosure is necessary to preserve confidence in the integrity of DHS 
or is necessary to demonstrate the accountability of DHS's officers, 
employees, or individuals covered by the system, except to the extent 
it is determined that release of the specific information in the 
context of a particular case would constitute an unwarranted invasion 
of personal privacy.

Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
    None.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Records in this system are stored electronically or on paper in 
secure facilities in a locked drawer behind a locked door. The records 
are stored on magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and CD-ROM.

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Retrievability:
    Records for Confidential Informants are retrieved by ICE by their 
numerical identifier or the associated ICE investigative case number. 
Other source records are retrieved by ICE investigative case number, 
individual's name or alias (source, subject or other person connected 
with the investigation), the ICE field office which received the 
information, and the date the information was received.

Safeguards:
    Records in this system are safeguarded in accordance with 
applicable rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated 
system security access policies. Strict controls have been imposed to 
minimize the risk of compromising the information that is being stored. 
Access to the computer system containing the records in this system is 
limited to those individuals who have a need to know the information 
for the performance of their official duties and who have appropriate 
clearances or permissions.

Retention and disposal:
    ICE is seeking approval for a records retention schedule for the 
records described in this system of records. ICE proposes to maintain 
both electronic and paper-based records pertaining to Confidential 
Informants in active form at ICE Headquarters for five (5) years past 
the date of an individual's deactivation from being a Confidential 
Informant. The records will then be archived and retained at ICE 
Headquarters for an additional fifty (50) years, following which the 
records will be destroyed.
    The retention and disposal period listed in the existing system of 
records notice will continue to be applicable for paper-based records 
pertaining to Confidential Informants maintained at ICE field offices 
as well as records pertaining to Non-Confidential Sources and 
individuals reported by Confidential Informants and Non-Confidential 
Sources. Records are maintained until the end of the fiscal year in 
which the related investigative file is closed. The records are then 
transferred to the Federal Records Center five (5) years after the end 
of that fiscal year. The records are then destroyed fifty (50) years 
after the end of the fiscal year in which the related investigative 
file is closed. Disposal of paper files occurs by burning or shredding; 
electronic data is disposed of using methods approved by the DHS Chief 
Information Security Officer.

System Manager and address:
    Deputy Assistant Director, Investigative Services Division, Office 
of Investigations, ICE Headquarters, Potomac Center North, 500 12th St. 
SW., Washington, DC 20024.

Notification procedure:
    The Secretary of Homeland Security has exempted this system from 
the notification, access, and amendment procedures of the Privacy Act 
because it is a law enforcement system. However, DHS/ICE will consider 
individual requests to determine whether or not information may be 
released. Thus, individuals seeking notification of and access to any 
record contained in this system of records, or seeking to contest its 
content, may submit a request in writing to ICE's FOIA Officer, whose 
contact information can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/foia under 
``contacts.'' If an individual believes more than one component 
maintains Privacy Act records concerning him or her, the individual may 
submit the request to the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of 
Information Act Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 245 
Murray Drive SW., Building 410, STOP-0550, Washington, DC 20528.
    When seeking records about yourself from this system of records or 
any other Departmental system of records your request must conform with 
the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR Part 5. You must first 
verify your identity, meaning that you must provide your full name, 
current address and date and place of birth. You must sign your 
request, and your signature must either be notarized or submitted under 
28 U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits statements to be made under penalty 
of perjury as a substitute for notarization. While no specific form is 
required, you may obtain forms for this purpose from the Chief Privacy 
Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer, https://www.dhs.gov/foia or 1-866-431-0486. In addition you should:
     Explain why you believe the Department would have 
information on you;
     Identify which component(s) of the Department you believe 
may have the information about you;
     Specify when you believe the records would have been 
created; and
     Provide any other information that will help the FOIA 
staff determine which DHS component agency may have responsive records.
    If your request is seeking records pertaining to another living 
individual, you must include a statement from that individual 
certifying his/her agreement for you to access his/her records.
    Without the above information, the component(s) will not be able to 
conduct an effective search, and your request may be denied due to lack 
of specificity or lack of compliance with applicable regulations.

Record access procedures:
    See ``Notification procedure'' above.

Contesting record procedures:
    See ``Notification procedure'' above.

Record source categories:
    Records are obtained from other federal, state, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement agencies, Confidential Informants, and any 
other sources of information including members of the public.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    Pursuant to exemption 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) of the Privacy Act, 
portions of this system are exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4); 
(d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(5) and (e)(8); 
(f), and (g). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this system is exempt 
from the following provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to the 
limitations set forth in those subsections: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), 
(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), and (f). When a record received from 
another system has been exempted in that source system under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(j)(2), DHS will claim the same exemptions for those records that 
are claimed for the original primary systems of records from which they 
originated and claims any additional exemptions set forth here.

    Dated: January 24, 2013.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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