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Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security/ALL–030 Use of the
Terrorist Screening Database System
of Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
AGENCY:
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Notice of Privacy Act System of
Records.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
update and reissue a current
Department-wide system of records
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security(DHS)/ALL–030 Use of the
Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)
System of Records,’’ 76 FR 39408, July
6, 2011. This system of records allows
the DHS to maintain a synchronized
copy of the Department of Justice’s
(DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
(FBI) Terrorist Screening Database
(TSDB), which includes categories of
individuals covered by DOJ/FBI–019,
‘‘Terrorist Screening Records Center
System,’’ 72 FR 77846, Dec. 14, 2011.
DHS maintains a synchronized copy to
automate and simplify the transmission
of information in the Terrorist Screening
Database to DHS and its components.
With this updated notice, DHS is adding
two new consumers, Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) Automated
Targeting System (ATS) and U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) Fraud Detection and National
Security (FDNS) Directorate, to the
‘‘DHS Watchlist Service.’’ The DHS
Watchlist Service is the technological
mechanism used to transmit Terrorist
Screening Database information from
the Department of Justice to the
Department of Homeland Security, and
to DHS components thereafter. DHS is
also clarifying an existing category of
individuals, adding two new categories
of individuals, and clarifying the
categories of records maintained in this
system. Additionally, this notice
includes non-substantive changes to
simplify the formatting and text of the
previously published notice.
DHS is also issuing a new notice of
proposed rulemaking to cover the
exemptions applied to these new
categories of individuals covered by this
system of records notice. The notice of
proposed rulemaking will be published
concurrently with this notice. The
existing Final Rule for Privacy Act
exemptions will continue to apply until
the new Final Rule is published. This
updated system will be included in
DHS’s inventory of record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 22, 2016. This updated system
will be effective February 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2016–0002 by one of the following
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SUMMARY:
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• Fax: 202–343–4010.
• Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528–0655.
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://
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions and privacy issues
please contact: Karen L. Neuman (202–
343–1717), Chief Privacy Officer,
Privacy Office, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
update and reissue the current system of
records titled, ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)/ALL–030 Use
of the Terrorist Screening Database
(TSDB) System of Records.’’ DHS
maintains a synchronized copy of the
Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Federal
Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB), which
includes individuals covered by DOJ/
FBI–019, ‘‘Terrorist Screening Records
Center System,’’ 72 FR 77846, Dec. 14,
2011, via a technological mechanism
called the ‘‘DHS Watchlist Service
(WLS).’’ The DHS WLS disseminates
received TSDB records to authorized
DHS components.
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 6 (HSPD–6), issued in
September 2003, called for the
establishment and use of a single,
consolidated watchlist to improve the
identification and screening of known
or suspected terrorists and their
supporters. The FBI’s Terrorist
Screening Center (TSC) maintains and
distributes TSDB as the U.S.
Government’s consolidated terrorist
watchlist system. DHS and the FBI/TSC
developed the WLS in order to automate
and simplify the method for
transmitting TSDB records from the FBI/
TSC to DHS and its authorized
components.
The WLS supports an automated and
centralized data transmission of TSDB
data to DHS and its components. The
WLS replaced multiple data feeds from
the FBI/TSC to DHS and its
components, which were documented
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by information sharing agreements. The
WLS is a system-to-system secure
connection with no direct user interface.
DHS and its components are
authorized to access TSDB records via
the WLS pursuant to the terms of
information sharing agreements with
FBI/TSC. DHS is updating this SORN
and has published privacy impact
assessments to provide additional
transparency into how DHS has
implemented WLS. DHS will review
and update this SORN no less than
every two years as new DHS systems are
interconnected with the WLS and are
approved, consistent with the terms of
agreements with FBI/TSC. There are
currently six DHS systems authorized to
receive TSDB data directly from the
FBI/TSC via WLS, including two
systems new to this SORN. The
following systems have existing SORNs
that permit the use of the TSDB:
(1) Transportation Security
Administration (TSA): ‘‘DHS/TSA–002
Transportation Security Threat
Assessment System (T–STAS),’’ 79 FR
46862, Aug. 11, 2014;
(2) TSA Secure Flight Program: ‘‘DHS/
TSA–019 Secure Flight Records,’’ 80 FR
233 Jan. 5, 2015;
(3) U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) Passenger Systems
Program, as included in TECS: ‘‘DHS/
CBP–011 TECS’’, 73 FR 77778, Dec. 19,
2008;
(4) Office of Biometric Identity
Management (OBIM), as included in the
DHS Automated Biometric
Identification System (IDENT): DHS/
US–VISIT–004, ‘‘DHS Automated
Biometric Identification System
(IDENT),’’ 72 FR 31080, June 5, 2007.
DHS is expanding the use of the WLS
within the Department to include two
new systems with existing SORNs that
cover the use of the TSDB:
(5) CBP, DHS/CBP–006, ‘‘Customs
and Border Protection Automated
Targeting System’’, 77 FR 30297, May
22, 2012;
(6) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and
National Security (FDNS) Directorate, as
included in the FDNS-Data System,
‘‘DHS/USCIS–006 Fraud Detection and
National Security Records’’ 77 FR
47411, Aug. 8, 2012.
Two other DHS components are
authorized to receive TSDB data via the
WLS in the form of a computer readable
extract. The components’ use of the
TSDB data is covered by existing
SORNs:
(1) DHS/IA–001, ‘‘Office of
Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
Enterprise Records System,’’ 73 FR
28128, May 15, 2008; and
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(2) DHS/ICE–009, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ‘‘ICE
External Investigations,’’ 75 FR 404, Jan.
5, 2010.
Transactional Information stored in
the WLS may be shared with the FBI/
TSC in order to ensure that DHS and the
FBI/TSC can reconcile any differences
in the database and ensure DHS has the
most up-to-date and accurate version of
TSDB records, such as through
automated response messages from WLS
to TSC. All other sharing will be
conducted pursuant to the
programmatic system of records notices.
DHS is also updating this system of
records to clarify one category of
individuals and add two new categories
of individuals whose information is
currently included in, or is
contemplated for inclusion in, the
TSDB. These categories of information
have been included in the TSDB to in
support of the White House’s ‘‘Strategy
to Combat Transnational Organized
Crime’’ (July 19, 2011), and National
Security Presidential Directive-59/
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-24, ‘‘Biometrics for
Identification and Screening to Enhance
National Security’’ (June 5, 2008). These
executive strategies are relevant to
DHS’s vetting and screening operations.
DHS is clarifying the category of
individuals to explicitly include
relatives, associates, or others closely
connected with a known or suspected
terrorist who are excludable from the
United States based on these
relationships by virtue of Section
212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended, and do not
otherwise satisfy the requirements for
inclusion in the TSDB.
DHS is adding two new categories of
individuals to include: (1) Individuals
who were officially detained during
military operations, but not as enemy
prisoners of war, and who have been
identified as possibly posing a threat to
national security, and who do not
otherwise satisfy the requirements for
inclusion in the TSDB (‘‘military
detainees’’), consistent with E.O. 12333
(or successor order) and the DOJ/FBI–
019; and (2) individuals who may pose
a threat to national security because
they are (a) known or suspected to be or
have been engaged in conduct
constituting, in aid of, or related to
transnational organized crime, thereby
posing a possible threat to national
security, and (b) do not otherwise satisfy
the requirements for inclusion in the
TSDB (‘‘transnational organized crime
actors’’), consistent with E. O. 12333 (or
successor order) (‘‘national security
threats’’) and in support of the White
House’s ‘‘Strategy to Combat
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Transnational Organized Crime’’ (July
19, 2011), and National Security
Presidential Directive-59/Homeland
Security Presidential Directive-24,
‘‘Biometrics for Identification and
Screening to Enhance National
Security’’ (June 5, 2008).
DHS is updating this system of
records to clarify and expand the
categories of records maintained by the
Department. These categories of records
are types of data elements included in
the TSDB and are shared with DHS and
have been deemed relevant to
supporting DHS’s vetting and screening
operations.
1. Identifying biographic information,
such as name, date of birth, place of
birth, passport or driver’s license
information, and any other available
identifying particulars used to compare
the identity of an individual being
screened with a subject in the TSDB;
2. Biometric information, such as
photographs, fingerprints, or iris images,
and associated biographic and
contextual information;
3. References to, or information from,
other government law enforcement and
intelligence databases, or other relevant
databases that may contain terrorism
and/or national security information,
such as unique identification numbers
used in other systems;
4. Information collected and compiled
to maintain an audit trail of the activity
of authorized users of WLS information
systems; and
5. System-generated information,
including metadata, archived records
and record histories from WLS.
DHS is planning future enhancements
to the WLS that will provide for a
central mechanism to receive
information from DHS components
when they encounter a potential match
to the TSDB and send this information
to the FBI/TSC. DHS will update this
SORN to reflect such enhancements to
the WLS once that capability is
implemented. All encounter-related
information sharing from DHS to the
FBI/TSC will be conducted pursuant to
the programmatic system of records
notices outlined above.
DHS previously published a Final
Rule in the Federal Register to exempt
this system of records from certain
provisions of the Privacy Act at 75 FR
55335, Dec. 29, 2011. DHS is publishing
a new notice of proposed rulemaking to
cover the exemptions that will now be
applied to these new categories of
individuals covered within this system
of records. The existing Final Rule for
Privacy Act exemptions continues to
apply until the new Final Rule is
published. This updated system will be
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included in DHS’s inventory of record
systems.
II. Privacy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair
information practice 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
from which information is retrieved by
the name of an individual or by some
identifying number, symbol, or other
identifying particular assigned to the
individual. In the Privacy Act, an
individual is defined to encompass U.S.
citizens and lawful permanent
residents. As a matter of policy, DHS
extends administrative Privacy Act
protections to all individuals when
systems of records maintain information
on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent
residents, and visitors.
Below is the description of the DHS/
ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist Screening
Database (TSDB) 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.
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
(‘‘INA exceptions’’);
(c) Individuals who were officially
detained during military operations, but
not as Enemy Prisoners of War, and who
have been identified to pose an actual
or possible threat to national security
(‘‘military detainees’’); and
(d) Individuals known or suspected to
be or have been engaged in conduct
constituting, in aid of, or related to
transnational organized crime, thereby
posing a possible threat to national
security (‘‘transnational organized crime
actors.’’)
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
DHS/ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB) System of
Records.
Categories of records in this system
include:
1. Identifying biographic information,
such as name, date of birth, place of
birth, passport and/or driver’s license
information, and other available
identifying particulars used to compare
the identity of an individual being
screened with a subject in the TSDB;
2. Biometric information, such as
photographs, fingerprints, or iris images,
and associated biographic and
contextual information;
3. References to or information from
other government law enforcement and
intelligence databases, or other relevant
databases that may contain terrorism or
national security information, such as
unique identification numbers used in
other systems;
4. Information collected and compiled
to maintain an audit trail of the activity
of authorized users of WLS information
systems; and
5. System-generated information,
including metadata, archived records
and record histories from WLS.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
System of Records
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/ALL–030.
SYSTEM NAME:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are maintained at DHS and
Component Headquarters in
Washington, DC and field offices.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Categories of individuals covered by
this system include:
(a) Individuals known or suspected to
be or have been engaged in conduct
constituting, in preparation for, in aid
of, or related to terrorism (‘‘known or
suspected terrorists’’);
(b) Individuals who are foreign
nationals or lawful permanent resident
aliens and who are excludable from the
United States based on their familial
relationship, association, or connection
with a known or suspected terrorist as
described in Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
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Homeland Security Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135;
The Tariff Act of 1930, Public Law 71–
361, 46 Stat. 741, as amended; The
Immigration and Nationality Act; 49
U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40113, ch. 49 and
46105; Homeland Security Presidential
Directive/HSPD–6, ‘‘Integration and Use
of Screening Information to Protect
Against Terrorism’’ (Sept. 16, 2003);
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive/HSPD–11, ‘‘Comprehensive
Terrorist-Related Screening Procedures’’
(Aug. 27, 2004); National Security
Presidential Directive/NSPD–59/
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive/HSPD–24, ‘‘Biometrics for
Identification and Screening to Enhance
National Security’’ (June 5, 2008); E.O.
13388, ‘‘Further Strengthening the
Sharing of Terrorism Information to
Protect Americans,’’ 70 FR 62023 (Oct.
25, 2005); Intelligence Reform and
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Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,
Public Law 108–458, 118 Stat 3638;
National Security Act of 1947, Public
Law 235, 61 Stat. 495, as amended; and
28 U.S.C. 533.
PURPOSE(S):
DHS and its components collect, use,
maintain, and disseminate information
in the DHS Watchlist Service (WLS) to
facilitate DHS mission-related functions,
such as counterterrorism, law
enforcement, border security, and
inspection activities. TSDB data, which
includes personally identifiable
information (PII), is necessary for DHS
to effectively and efficiently assess the
risk or threat posed by a person for the
conduct of its mission.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
(FBI) Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)
provides a near real time, synchronized
version of the TSDB to DHS in order to
improve the timeliness and governance
of watchlist data exchanged between the
FBI’s TSC and DHS and its component
systems that currently use TSDB data.
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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 or 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:
A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ)/
FBI/TSC in order to receive
confirmations that the information has
been appropriately transferred and any
other information related to the
reconciliation process so that DHS is
able to maintain a synchronized copy of
the TSDB.
DHS will share information contained
in this system to components internal to
DHS pursuant to subsection 552a(b)(1)
of the Privacy Act, and subsequently
may be shared externally outside DHS at
the programmatic level pursuant to
routine uses described in the following
published system of records notices:
(1) DHS/TSA–002 Transportation
Security Threat Assessment System (T–
STAS), 79 FR 46862, Aug. 11, 2014;
(2) DHS/TSA–019 Secure Flight
Records, 80 FR 223, Jan. 5, 2015;
(3) DHS/CBP–011 TECS, 73 FR 77778,
Dec. 19, 2008;
(4) DHS/CBP–006, Customs and
Border Protection Automated Targeting
System, 77 FR 30297, May 22, 2012;
(5) DHS/US–VISIT–004, DHS
Automated Biometric Identification
System (IDENT), 72 FR 31080, June 5,
2007;
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(6) DHS/IA–001, Office of Intelligence
and Analysis (I&A) Enterprise Records
System, 73 FR 28128, May 15, 2008;
(7) DHS/ICE–009, ICE External
Investigations, 75 FR 404, Jan. 5, 2010;
and
(8) DHS/USCIS–006 Fraud Detection
and National Security Records, 77 FR
47411, Aug. 8, 2012.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
DHS stores records in this system
electronically or on paper in secure
facilities in a locked drawer behind a
locked door. The records are stored on
servers, magnetic disc, tape, digital
media, and CD–ROM.
RETRIEVABILITY:
DHS may retrieve records by name or
other personal identifier.
SAFEGUARDS:
DHS safeguards records in this system
in accordance with applicable rules and
policies, including all applicable DHS
automated systems security and 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:
The WLS maintains a near real time
feed of the TSDB, and does not retain
historical copies of the TSDB. The WLS
is synchronized with the TSDB. When
the FBI/TSC adds, modifies, or deletes
data from the TSDB, the WLS duplicates
these functions almost simultaneously,
and that information is then passed to
DHS and its authorized component
systems. DHS does not manipulate the
data within the TSDB feed received by
WLS. The authorized DHS component
that is screening individuals will
maintain, separate from the WLS, a
record of a match or possible match
with the TSDB and DHS will retain this
information in accordance with the DHS
component specific SORNs identified in
this notice.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Executive Director, Passenger Systems
Program Directorate, Office of
Information and Technology, U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection, 7400
Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153.
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 and its components 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 the
Headquarters or component 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, Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive
SW., Building 410, STOP–0655,
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) may not be able to
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conduct an effective search, and your
request may be denied due to lack of
specificity or lack of compliance with
applicable regulations.
In addition, if individuals are
uncertain what agency handles the
information, they may seek redress
through the DHS Traveler Inquiry
Redress Program (DHS TRIP), 72 FR
2294, Jan. 18, 2007. Individuals who
believe they have been improperly
denied entry, refused boarding for
transportation, or identified for
additional screening by DHS may
submit a redress request through DHS
TRIP. The DHS TRIP is a single point of
contact for individuals who have
inquiries or seek resolution regarding
difficulties they experienced during
their travel screening at transportation
hubs such as airports and train stations
or crossing U.S. borders. Redress
requests should be sent to: DHS Traveler
Redress Inquiry Program, 601 South
12th Street, TSA–901, Arlington, VA
20598 or online at https://www.dhs.gov/
trip and at https://www.dhs.gov.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records are received from the FBI’s
Terrorist Screening Center, specifically
records covered by DOJ/FBI–019
Terrorist Screening Records System, 72
FR 47073, Aug. 22, 2007.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
The Secretary of Homeland Security
has exempted this system from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act,
subject to the limitations set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (c)(4); (d); (e)(1),
(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I),
(e)(5), (e)(8); (f); and (g) pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). Additionally, the
Secretary of Homeland Security has
exempted this system from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act,
subject to the limitation set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
(e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f) pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2).
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Karen L. Neuman,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5909–N–01]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Notice of Application for
Designation as a Single Family
Foreclosure Commissioner
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@
SUMMARY:
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5533.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on November 17,
2015 at 80 FR 71823.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Notice
of Application for Designation As a
Single Family Foreclosure
Commissioner (SF Mortgage Foreclosure
Act of 1994).
OMB Control Number: 2510–0012.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Under
the Single Family Mortgage Foreclsoure
Act of 1994, HUD may exercise a
nonjudicial Power of Sale of single
family HUD-held mortgages and may
appoint Foreclsoure Commissioners to
do this. HUD needs the Notice and
resulting appliations for compliance
with the Act’s requirements that
commissioners be qualified. Most
respondents will be attorneys, but
anyone may apply.
Members of affected public: Business
or Other For-Profit and Individuals or
Households.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
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from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
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information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2016-0002]
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-030 Use
of the Terrorist Screening Database System of Records
AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security.
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 (DHS) proposes to update and reissue a current
Department-wide system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland
Security(DHS)/ALL-030 Use of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB)
System of Records,'' 76 FR 39408, July 6, 2011. This system of records
allows the DHS to maintain a synchronized copy of the Department of
Justice's (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB), which includes categories of individuals
covered by DOJ/FBI-019, ``Terrorist Screening Records Center System,''
72 FR 77846, Dec. 14, 2011. DHS maintains a synchronized copy to
automate and simplify the transmission of information in the Terrorist
Screening Database to DHS and its components. With this updated notice,
DHS is adding two new consumers, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Automated Targeting System (ATS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS)
Directorate, to the ``DHS Watchlist Service.'' The DHS Watchlist
Service is the technological mechanism used to transmit Terrorist
Screening Database information from the Department of Justice to the
Department of Homeland Security, and to DHS components thereafter. DHS
is also clarifying an existing category of individuals, adding two new
categories of individuals, and clarifying the categories of records
maintained in this system. Additionally, this notice includes non-
substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the
previously published notice.
DHS is also issuing a new notice of proposed rulemaking to cover
the exemptions applied to these new categories of individuals covered
by this system of records notice. The notice of proposed rulemaking
will be published concurrently with this notice. The existing Final
Rule for Privacy Act exemptions will continue to apply until the new
Final Rule is published. This updated system will be included in DHS's
inventory of record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 22, 2016. This updated
system will be effective February 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2016-0002 by one of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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Fax: 202-343-4010.
Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-0655.
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 and privacy
issues please contact: Karen L. Neuman (202-343-1717), Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, 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) proposes to update and reissue
the current system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/ALL-030 Use of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) System of
Records.'' DHS maintains a synchronized copy of the Department of
Justice's (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB), which includes individuals covered by DOJ/
FBI-019, ``Terrorist Screening Records Center System,'' 72 FR 77846,
Dec. 14, 2011, via a technological mechanism called the ``DHS Watchlist
Service (WLS).'' The DHS WLS disseminates received TSDB records to
authorized DHS components.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6), issued in
September 2003, called for the establishment and use of a single,
consolidated watchlist to improve the identification and screening of
known or suspected terrorists and their supporters. The FBI's Terrorist
Screening Center (TSC) maintains and distributes TSDB as the U.S.
Government's consolidated terrorist watchlist system. DHS and the FBI/
TSC developed the WLS in order to automate and simplify the method for
transmitting TSDB records from the FBI/TSC to DHS and its authorized
components.
The WLS supports an automated and centralized data transmission of
TSDB data to DHS and its components. The WLS replaced multiple data
feeds from the FBI/TSC to DHS and its components, which were documented
by information sharing agreements. The WLS is a system-to-system secure
connection with no direct user interface.
DHS and its components are authorized to access TSDB records via
the WLS pursuant to the terms of information sharing agreements with
FBI/TSC. DHS is updating this SORN and has published privacy impact
assessments to provide additional transparency into how DHS has
implemented WLS. DHS will review and update this SORN no less than
every two years as new DHS systems are interconnected with the WLS and
are approved, consistent with the terms of agreements with FBI/TSC.
There are currently six DHS systems authorized to receive TSDB data
directly from the FBI/TSC via WLS, including two systems new to this
SORN. The following systems have existing SORNs that permit the use of
the TSDB:
(1) Transportation Security Administration (TSA): ``DHS/TSA-002
Transportation Security Threat Assessment System (T-STAS),'' 79 FR
46862, Aug. 11, 2014;
(2) TSA Secure Flight Program: ``DHS/TSA-019 Secure Flight
Records,'' 80 FR 233 Jan. 5, 2015;
(3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Passenger Systems
Program, as included in TECS: ``DHS/CBP-011 TECS'', 73 FR 77778, Dec.
19, 2008;
(4) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), as included in
the DHS Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT): DHS/US-
VISIT-004, ``DHS Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT),''
72 FR 31080, June 5, 2007.
DHS is expanding the use of the WLS within the Department to
include two new systems with existing SORNs that cover the use of the
TSDB:
(5) CBP, DHS/CBP-006, ``Customs and Border Protection Automated
Targeting System'', 77 FR 30297, May 22, 2012;
(6) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud
Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate, as included in the
FDNS-Data System, ``DHS/USCIS-006 Fraud Detection and National Security
Records'' 77 FR 47411, Aug. 8, 2012.
Two other DHS components are authorized to receive TSDB data via
the WLS in the form of a computer readable extract. The components' use
of the TSDB data is covered by existing SORNs:
(1) DHS/IA-001, ``Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
Enterprise Records System,'' 73 FR 28128, May 15, 2008; and
(2) DHS/ICE-009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE)
``ICE External Investigations,'' 75 FR 404, Jan. 5, 2010.
Transactional Information stored in the WLS may be shared with the
FBI/TSC in order to ensure that DHS and the FBI/TSC can reconcile any
differences in the database and ensure DHS has the most up-to-date and
accurate version of TSDB records, such as through automated response
messages from WLS to TSC. All other sharing will be conducted pursuant
to the programmatic system of records notices.
DHS is also updating this system of records to clarify one category
of individuals and add two new categories of individuals whose
information is currently included in, or is contemplated for inclusion
in, the TSDB. These categories of information have been included in the
TSDB to in support of the White House's ``Strategy to Combat
Transnational Organized Crime'' (July 19, 2011), and National Security
Presidential Directive-59/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-24,
``Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National
Security'' (June 5, 2008). These executive strategies are relevant to
DHS's vetting and screening operations.
DHS is clarifying the category of individuals to explicitly include
relatives, associates, or others closely connected with a known or
suspected terrorist who are excludable from the United States based on
these relationships by virtue of Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and do not otherwise
satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the TSDB.
DHS is adding two new categories of individuals to include: (1)
Individuals who were officially detained during military operations,
but not as enemy prisoners of war, and who have been identified as
possibly posing a threat to national security, and who do not otherwise
satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the TSDB (``military
detainees''), consistent with E.O. 12333 (or successor order) and the
DOJ/FBI-019; and (2) individuals who may pose a threat to national
security because they are (a) known or suspected to be or have been
engaged in conduct constituting, in aid of, or related to transnational
organized crime, thereby posing a possible threat to national security,
and (b) do not otherwise satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the
TSDB (``transnational organized crime actors''), consistent with E. O.
12333 (or successor order) (``national security threats'') and in
support of the White House's ``Strategy to Combat
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Transnational Organized Crime'' (July 19, 2011), and National Security
Presidential Directive-59/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-24,
``Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National
Security'' (June 5, 2008).
DHS is updating this system of records to clarify and expand the
categories of records maintained by the Department. These categories of
records are types of data elements included in the TSDB and are shared
with DHS and have been deemed relevant to supporting DHS's vetting and
screening operations.
1. Identifying biographic information, such as name, date of birth,
place of birth, passport or driver's license information, and any other
available identifying particulars used to compare the identity of an
individual being screened with a subject in the TSDB;
2. Biometric information, such as photographs, fingerprints, or
iris images, and associated biographic and contextual information;
3. References to, or information from, other government law
enforcement and intelligence databases, or other relevant databases
that may contain terrorism and/or national security information, such
as unique identification numbers used in other systems;
4. Information collected and compiled to maintain an audit trail of
the activity of authorized users of WLS information systems; and
5. System-generated information, including metadata, archived
records and record histories from WLS.
DHS is planning future enhancements to the WLS that will provide
for a central mechanism to receive information from DHS components when
they encounter a potential match to the TSDB and send this information
to the FBI/TSC. DHS will update this SORN to reflect such enhancements
to the WLS once that capability is implemented. All encounter-related
information sharing from DHS to the FBI/TSC will be conducted pursuant
to the programmatic system of records notices outlined above.
DHS previously published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to
exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy
Act at 75 FR 55335, Dec. 29, 2011. DHS is publishing a new notice of
proposed rulemaking to cover the exemptions that will now be applied to
these new categories of individuals covered within this system of
records. The existing Final Rule for Privacy Act exemptions continues
to apply until the new Final Rule is published. This updated system
will be included in DHS's inventory of record systems.
II. Privacy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair information practice 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 from which information is retrieved by the
name of an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other
identifying particular assigned to the individual. In the Privacy Act,
an individual is defined to encompass U.S. citizens and lawful
permanent residents. As a matter of policy, DHS extends administrative
Privacy Act protections to all individuals when systems of records
maintain information on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and
visitors.
Below is the description of the DHS/ALL-030 Use of the Terrorist
Screening Database (TSDB) System of Records.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 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)/ALL-030.
System name:
DHS/ALL-030 Use of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) System
of Records.
Security classification:
Unclassified.
System location:
Records are maintained at DHS and Component Headquarters in
Washington, DC and field offices.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Categories of individuals covered by this system include:
(a) Individuals known or suspected to be or have been engaged in
conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to
terrorism (``known or suspected terrorists'');
(b) Individuals who are foreign nationals or lawful permanent
resident aliens and who are excludable from the United States based on
their familial relationship, association, or connection with a known or
suspected terrorist as described in Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (``INA exceptions'');
(c) Individuals who were officially detained during military
operations, but not as Enemy Prisoners of War, and who have been
identified to pose an actual or possible threat to national security
(``military detainees''); and
(d) Individuals known or suspected to be or have been engaged in
conduct constituting, in aid of, or related to transnational organized
crime, thereby posing a possible threat to national security
(``transnational organized crime actors.'')
Categories of records in the system:
Categories of records in this system include:
1. Identifying biographic information, such as name, date of birth,
place of birth, passport and/or driver's license information, and other
available identifying particulars used to compare the identity of an
individual being screened with a subject in the TSDB;
2. Biometric information, such as photographs, fingerprints, or
iris images, and associated biographic and contextual information;
3. References to or information from other government law
enforcement and intelligence databases, or other relevant databases
that may contain terrorism or national security information, such as
unique identification numbers used in other systems;
4. Information collected and compiled to maintain an audit trail of
the activity of authorized users of WLS information systems; and
5. System-generated information, including metadata, archived
records and record histories from WLS.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135;
The Tariff Act of 1930, Public Law 71-361, 46 Stat. 741, as amended;
The Immigration and Nationality Act; 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40113, ch.
49 and 46105; Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-6,
``Integration and Use of Screening Information to Protect Against
Terrorism'' (Sept. 16, 2003); Homeland Security Presidential Directive/
HSPD-11, ``Comprehensive Terrorist-Related Screening Procedures'' (Aug.
27, 2004); National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD-59/Homeland
Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-24, ``Biometrics for
Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security'' (June 5,
2008); E.O. 13388, ``Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism
Information to Protect Americans,'' 70 FR 62023 (Oct. 25, 2005);
Intelligence Reform and
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Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108-458, 118 Stat 3638;
National Security Act of 1947, Public Law 235, 61 Stat. 495, as
amended; and 28 U.S.C. 533.
Purpose(s):
DHS and its components collect, use, maintain, and disseminate
information in the DHS Watchlist Service (WLS) to facilitate DHS
mission-related functions, such as counterterrorism, law enforcement,
border security, and inspection activities. TSDB data, which includes
personally identifiable information (PII), is necessary for DHS to
effectively and efficiently assess the risk or threat posed by a person
for the conduct of its mission.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening
Center (TSC) provides a near real time, synchronized version of the
TSDB to DHS in order to improve the timeliness and governance of
watchlist data exchanged between the FBI's TSC and DHS and its
component systems that currently use TSDB data.
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 or
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:
A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ)/FBI/TSC in order to receive
confirmations that the information has been appropriately transferred
and any other information related to the reconciliation process so that
DHS is able to maintain a synchronized copy of the TSDB.
DHS will share information contained in this system to components
internal to DHS pursuant to subsection 552a(b)(1) of the Privacy Act,
and subsequently may be shared externally outside DHS at the
programmatic level pursuant to routine uses described in the following
published system of records notices:
(1) DHS/TSA-002 Transportation Security Threat Assessment System
(T-STAS), 79 FR 46862, Aug. 11, 2014;
(2) DHS/TSA-019 Secure Flight Records, 80 FR 223, Jan. 5, 2015;
(3) DHS/CBP-011 TECS, 73 FR 77778, Dec. 19, 2008;
(4) DHS/CBP-006, Customs and Border Protection Automated Targeting
System, 77 FR 30297, May 22, 2012;
(5) DHS/US-VISIT-004, DHS Automated Biometric Identification System
(IDENT), 72 FR 31080, June 5, 2007;
(6) DHS/IA-001, Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
Enterprise Records System, 73 FR 28128, May 15, 2008;
(7) DHS/ICE-009, ICE External Investigations, 75 FR 404, Jan. 5,
2010; and
(8) DHS/USCIS-006 Fraud Detection and National Security Records, 77
FR 47411, Aug. 8, 2012.
Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
None.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
DHS stores records in this system electronically or on paper in
secure facilities in a locked drawer behind a locked door. The records
are stored on servers, magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and CD-ROM.
Retrievability:
DHS may retrieve records by name or other personal identifier.
Safeguards:
DHS safeguards records in this system in accordance with applicable
rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated systems
security and 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:
The WLS maintains a near real time feed of the TSDB, and does not
retain historical copies of the TSDB. The WLS is synchronized with the
TSDB. When the FBI/TSC adds, modifies, or deletes data from the TSDB,
the WLS duplicates these functions almost simultaneously, and that
information is then passed to DHS and its authorized component systems.
DHS does not manipulate the data within the TSDB feed received by WLS.
The authorized DHS component that is screening individuals will
maintain, separate from the WLS, a record of a match or possible match
with the TSDB and DHS will retain this information in accordance with
the DHS component specific SORNs identified in this notice.
System Manager and address:
Executive Director, Passenger Systems Program Directorate, Office
of Information and Technology, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 7400
Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153.
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 and its components
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 the
Headquarters or component 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,
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive SW., Building 410,
STOP-0655, 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) may not be able to
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conduct an effective search, and your request may be denied due to lack
of specificity or lack of compliance with applicable regulations.
In addition, if individuals are uncertain what agency handles the
information, they may seek redress through the DHS Traveler Inquiry
Redress Program (DHS TRIP), 72 FR 2294, Jan. 18, 2007. Individuals who
believe they have been improperly denied entry, refused boarding for
transportation, or identified for additional screening by DHS may
submit a redress request through DHS TRIP. The DHS TRIP is a single
point of contact for individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution
regarding difficulties they experienced during their travel screening
at transportation hubs such as airports and train stations or crossing
U.S. borders. Redress requests should be sent to: DHS Traveler Redress
Inquiry Program, 601 South 12th Street, TSA-901, Arlington, VA 20598 or
online at https://www.dhs.gov/trip and at https://www.dhs.gov.
Record access procedures:
See ``Notification procedure'' above.
Contesting record procedures:
See ``Notification procedure'' above.
Record source categories:
Records are received from the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center,
specifically records covered by DOJ/FBI-019 Terrorist Screening Records
System, 72 FR 47073, Aug. 22, 2007.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
The Secretary of Homeland Security has exempted this system from
the following provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to the limitations
set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (c)(4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2),
(e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), (e)(8); (f); and (g)
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). Additionally, the Secretary of
Homeland Security has exempted this system from the following
provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to the limitation set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and
(f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2).
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Karen L. Neuman,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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