Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 54182-54186 [2019-21585]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54182-54186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21585]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[CPCLO Order No. 009-2019]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a component within the United 
States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to modify an 
existing system of records notice titled The Next Generation 
Identification (NGI) System, JUSTICE/FBI-009. The FBI proposes to add 
iris images as another biometric in NGI, include fingerprints 
voluntarily submitted to NGI by individuals appealing firearms denials 
or seeking a review of their NGI identity records, include the testing 
environments of NGI, and clarify the biographic records in NGI.

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the public has 
30 days in which to comment on the routine uses, described below. 
Please submit any comments by November 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The public, OMB, and Congress are invited to submit any 
comments by mail to the United States Department of Justice, Office of 
Privacy and Civil Liberties, ATTN: Privacy Analyst, 145 N St. NE, Suite 
8W-300, Washington, DC 20530; by facsimile at 202-307-0693; or by email 
at [email protected]. To ensure proper handling, please 
reference the above CPCLO Order No. on your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxane M. Panarella, Privacy Attorney, 
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, 1000 Custer 
Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (202) 324-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGI SORN is being republished due to 
several changes since its last publication in May of 2016. The 
following updates are being made: (1) The inclusion of iris images as a 
biometric; (2) the inclusion of individuals who voluntarily provide 
fingerprints and associated information in order to appeal firearm 
denials; (3) the inclusion of individuals who voluntarily provide 
fingerprints and associated information in order to obtain their own 
identity history records; (4) the inclusion of data in the testing 
environments of NGI; and (5) the clarification that some identity 
records contain only biographic information.
    Iris images: As described in the previously published NGI SORN, one 
of the significant changes from the FBI's predecessor system, the 
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), was the 
implementation of NGI's additional biometric services. While IAFIS had 
been primarily a fingerprint system, NGI now offers the retention and 
searching of additional biometrics, such as facial images and palm 
prints. NGI continues to rely on ten-print fingerprints for positive 
identification but its identity records may contain multi-modal 
biometrics to augment those fingerprints and associated biographic 
information. For the past few years, the FBI has conducted a pilot to 
determine if iris images would be an appropriate and useful addition to 
the NGI operational environment. The FBI has coordinated with criminal 
justice and scientific partners to determine the efficacy of using iris 
images for biometric identification purposes. Based on the pilot 
findings, the FBI has determined that iris matching is highly accurate; 
therefore, the addition of iris images in the NGI operational 
environment would be of great value. The FBI plans to permit authorized 
users of NGI to enroll and search iris images in the near future. 
Although the May 2016 NGI SORN used the terms ``biometrics'' and 
``biometric images'' which would include iris images, in the interest 
of clarity, the FBI has decided to specifically add ``iris images'' to 
all appropriate categories of individuals and categories of records in 
this SORN.
    Firearms denials: In accordance with the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act of 1993, the FBI uses the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System (NICS) to conduct background checks on 
potential buyers of firearms. If the FBI denies the transfer of the 
firearm based on federal or state prohibiting criteria, the individual 
has a right, per federal statute, to request the reason for the denial 
and to appeal that denial. An individual may voluntarily provide 
fingerprints to the FBI in support of the appeal. The FBI has been 
conducting NICS background checks for decades; however, with the 
passage of the Fix NICS Act in 2018, it sought ways to expedite the 
appeal process. If an individual submits fingerprints, the FBI now 
conducts electronic searches of the fingerprints and associated 
biographic information in NGI to locate relevant criminal history. The 
fingerprints and other personally identifiable

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information are not retained, and are permanently deleted from NGI, 
after the search is conducted. The FBI is updating the categories of 
individuals and categories of records in this SORN to include 
fingerprints voluntarily submitted to NGI for firearms appeals.
    Identity History Records: Pursuant to 28 CFR 16.30-16.34, issued in 
1973, an individual may seek a copy of his or her identification 
record, or the lack thereof, for the purposes of access and amendment. 
The relevant federal regulations require that an individual provide 
fingerprints and specific biographic information to the FBI in order to 
ensure positive identification and accurate record retrieval. The 
fingerprints and associated personal information are retained in NGI 
for a period of three years. In addition, 28 CFR 50.12 provides that 
individuals have a right to appeal the accuracy of their identification 
records. For the past several decades, the FBI has processed millions 
of these requests and appeals. In so doing, the FBI has offered a 
valuable service to the public, affording individuals the opportunity 
to review, correct, or update criminal history records or receive 
confirmation of the absence of criminal history records. The May 2016 
SORN included this population within Routine Use X; however, the FBI 
finds that this population is more appropriately placed within 
categories of individuals and categories of records. Therefore, the 
text has been removed from the Routine Uses and the appropriate updates 
are being made to the other sections of this SORN.
    Testing Environments: NGI permits its users to test its various 
services prior to participation in the NGI operational system. This 
allows users to prepare for technical changes, system upgrades, and new 
requirements. NGI has both operational and non-operational testing 
environments that ensure ongoing data and system security, access, and 
integrity. The ``operational testing environments'' use live data to 
test functions of the NGI system in limited access environments 
disconnected from the rest of the environments. This data is largely 
duplicative of the data in the NGI operational system. The ``non-
operational testing environments'' use simulated data to test functions 
of the NGI system in limited access environments disconnected from the 
rest of the environments. Testing data in both operational and non-
operational environments consists of the same types of biometric and 
biographic information contained in the NGI operational system. This 
SORN adds the NGI testing environments and the data contained within as 
part of the NGI system.
    Biographic Records: Although NGI is primarily a biometric system, 
in rare instances, the FBI may be unable to obtain fingerprints or 
other biometrics associated with an individual. This situation may 
occur with identities collected pursuant to the FBI's criminal and 
national security investigative missions, as well as some limited 
instances of identities submitted for background checks or clearances. 
In all instances, the FBI ensures that the biographic information is as 
accurate, complete, and up-to-date as reasonably possible and seeks to 
obtain fingerprints for the record. In the interest of transparency, 
the FBI is clarifying the presence of biographic-only records in this 
SORN.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), the Department has provided a 
report to OMB and Congress on this new system of records.

    Dated: September 30, 2019.
Peter A. Winn,
Acting Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, United States 
Department of Justice.
JUSTICE/FBI-009

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    The Next Generation Identification (NGI) System, JUSTICE/FBI-009.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Records described in this notice are maintained at the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services 
Division (CJIS), Clarksburg, WV. Some or all system information may be 
duplicated at other locations, including at FBI facilities, for 
purposes of system backup, emergency preparedness, and continuity of 
operations. Records may also be maintained in secure cloud computing 
environments. Cloud computing service providers may change. The cloud 
computing service provider on the date of this publication is the 
Amazon Web Services Commercial Cloud. For information about the current 
cloud computing service provider, please contact the Unit Chief, 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit, Office of the General Counsel, FBI, 
935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001; telephone 202-
324-3000.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, 
WV 26306.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Authorities for the maintenance of these records include 28 U.S.C. 
534; 34 U.S.C. 41101; 28 CFR 0.85(b) & (j), and Part 20.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The purposes for maintaining the NGI system include identification 
and criminal history information functions in order to perform non-
criminal justice background checks, to enforce criminal laws, to 
further national security, and to assist with humanitarian efforts. The 
NGI system maintains and disseminates relevant records to local, state, 
tribal, federal, foreign, and international criminal justice agencies, 
as well as non-criminal justice agencies and other entities where 
authorized by federal statute, state statute pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 
41101, Presidential executive order, or regulation of the Attorney 
General of the United States. In addition, identification assistance is 
provided in disasters and for other humanitarian purposes.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    A. Individuals fingerprinted as a result of a criminal inquiry, a 
lawful detention, an arrest, incarceration, or immigration or other 
civil law violation;
    B. Individuals fingerprinted for the purposes of employment, 
licensing, military service, or volunteer service;
    C. Individuals fingerprinted for the purposes of security 
clearances, suitability determinations, or other background checks;
    D. Individuals fingerprinted for the purposes of immigration 
benefits, alien registration and naturalization, or other governmental 
benefits;
    E. Individuals whose fingerprints or biographic information have 
been obtained pursuant to the FBI's authority to identify and 
investigate federal crimes and threats to the national security;
    F. Individuals whose fingerprints or other biometrics have been 
received from foreign countries or international organizations pursuant 
to sharing agreements;
    G. Individuals whose biometrics (e.g. palm prints, facial images, 
iris images) have been obtained as a result of a criminal inquiry, a 
lawful detention, an arrest, incarceration, or immigration or other 
civil law violation;
    H. Individuals who have provided biometrics (e.g. palm prints, 
facial images, iris images) for the purposes of employment, licensing, 
military service, or volunteer service;
    I. Individuals who have provided biometrics (e.g. palm prints, 
facial

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images, iris images) for the purposes of security clearances, 
suitability determinations, or other background checks;
    J. Individuals who have provided biometrics (e.g. palm prints, 
facial images, iris images) for the purposes of immigration benefits, 
alien registration and naturalization, or other governmental benefits;
    K. Individuals whose biometrics (e.g. palm prints, facial images, 
iris images) have been obtained pursuant to the FBI's authority to 
identify and investigate federal crimes and threats to the national 
security;
    L. Individuals whose fingerprints or other biometrics have been 
retrieved from locations, property, or persons associated with criminal 
or national security investigations;
    M. Missing persons, unidentified persons, or others whose 
fingerprints or other biometrics have been submitted in support of 
disaster response, humanitarian efforts, or similar purposes;
    N. Individuals whose fingerprints or other biometrics have been 
retained at their request or consent for personal identification 
purposes;
    O. Individuals whose biographic and/or biometric information may be 
retained due to their official duties associated with the processing of 
system records (e.g. system administrators, fingerprint collectors) or 
in their roles as authorized users of the system;
    P. Individuals who have provided fingerprints or biographic and/or 
supplementary information to request the reason for a firearm transfer 
denial or delay, appeal/challenge a denial of a firearm transfer, or 
otherwise inquire about a National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System transaction;
    Q. Individuals who have provided fingerprints and associated 
biographic and/or supplementary information to obtain identity history 
record information for access, amendment, or appeal;
    R. Individuals who have submitted biographic information for the 
purposes of federal employment, contract employment, security 
clearances, suitability determinations, or background checks;
    S. Individuals who have provided fingerprints, biometrics, and/or 
biographic information to the testing environments of the NGI system.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    A. Criminal fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, 
and criminal justice information;
    B. Civil fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, and 
noncriminal justice information;
    C. Fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, and event 
information maintained for the purposes of national security (e.g. 
known or appropriately suspected terrorists);
    D. Fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, and event 
information received from federal government agencies pursuant to the 
FBI's authority to identify and investigate federal crimes and threats 
to the national security;
    E. Fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, and event 
information received from foreign countries or international 
organizations pursuant to sharing agreements;
    F. Identity History Summary records that contain the criminal 
justice information associated with criminal fingerprints (i.e. ``rap 
sheets'') and/or the noncriminal justice information associated with 
civil fingerprints;
    G. A name index pertaining to all individuals whose criminal 
fingerprint images are maintained in the system (i.e. the Interstate 
Identification Index);
    H. Biometric images (e.g. palm prints, facial images, iris images) 
maintained for criminal, civil, and/or national security purposes;
    I. Latent fingerprints and palm prints and/or other latent 
biometric images maintained for criminal and/or national security 
purposes;
    J. Unknown facial images, iris images, and palm prints and/or other 
unknown biometric images maintained for criminal and/or national 
security purposes;
    K. Fingerprint images and/or other biometric images maintained in 
support of disaster response, humanitarian efforts, or similar 
purposes;
    L. Fingerprint images with related biographic, biometric, and event 
information maintained pursuant to an individual's request or consent;
    M. Fingerprint images or biographic and/or supplementary 
information submitted to request the reason for a firearm transfer 
denial or delay, appeal/challenge a denial of a firearm transfer, or 
otherwise inquire about a National Instant Criminal Background Check 
System transaction;
    N. Fingerprint images with associated biographic and/or 
supplementary information submitted to obtain identity history record 
information for access, amendment, or appeal;
    O. Identity records maintained for the purposes of federal 
employment, contract employment, security clearances, suitability 
determinations, and background checks;
    P. Identity records maintained pursuant to the FBI's authority to 
identify and investigate federal crimes and threats to the national 
security;
    Q. Identity records maintained for the purpose of operating the 
testing environments of the NGI system.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, and international agencies, 
and persons who voluntarily submit records for purposes such as 
firearms appeals, access and amendment, and humanitarian assistance.

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), all or a portion of the records or information contained in 
this system of records may be disclosed as a routine use pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) under the circumstances or for the purposes described 
below, to the extent such disclosures are compatible with the purposes 
for which the information was collected:
    A. To local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement or criminal 
justice agencies (to include the police, prosecution, penal, probation, 
parole, and the judiciary) or other authorized federal agencies where 
such disclosure: (a) May assist the recipient in the performance of its 
law enforcement, criminal justice, or national security functions, to 
include the screening of employees or applicants for employment (b) may 
assist the FBI in performing a law enforcement or national security 
function (c) may promote, assist, or otherwise serve the mutual efforts 
of the law enforcement, criminal justice, and national security 
communities, such as site security screening of visitors to criminal 
justice facilities and military installations; or (d) may serve a 
compatible civil law enforcement purpose;
    B. To state or local agencies for the purpose of background 
investigations of applicants for noncriminal justice employment or 
licensing purposes, or other entities, if authorized by a federal 
statute (e.g. The National Child Protection Act of 1993, Volunteers for 
Children Act, Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006) or a 
state statute pursuant to Public Law 92-544. Examples include: Those 
caring for or in contact with vulnerable populations (children, the 
elderly, the disabled); nursing and home healthcare professionals; non-
profit volunteers; foster/adoptive parents; private security officers; 
providers of medical services/

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supplies; employees of federal chartered/insured banking institutions; 
mortgage loan originators; pari-mutuel wagering/racing licensees; and 
firearms or explosives permits/licenses;
    C. To authorized police departments of railroads and of private 
colleges and universities performing the administration of criminal 
justice;
    D. To officials of tribal agencies for the purpose of Indian 
childcare, Indian gaming, or pursuant to a Public Law 92-544 state 
statute;
    E. To officials of civil or criminal courts for use in domestic 
violence or stalking cases;
    F. To noncriminal justice governmental agencies performing criminal 
justice dispatching functions or data processing/information services 
for criminal justice agencies;
    G. To private contractors for the purpose of providing services for 
the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a specific agreement 
(which must incorporate a Security Addendum approved by the Attorney 
General of the United States) with a criminal justice agency or a 
noncriminal justice governmental agency performing criminal justice 
dispatching functions or data processing/information services for 
criminal justice agencies;
    H. To private contractors pursuant to specific outsourcing 
agreements with noncriminal justice agencies to provide noncriminal 
justice administrative functions such as electronic fingerprint 
submission and response; tracking missing dispositions; and archival, 
storage, or destruction of criminal history record information;
    I. To authorized foreign governments or international agencies 
where such disclosure: (a) May assist the recipient in the performance 
of its law enforcement, criminal justice, or national security 
functions (b) may assist the FBI in performing a law enforcement or 
national security function (c) may promote, assist, or otherwise serve 
the mutual efforts of the international community or (d) may serve a 
compatible civil law enforcement purpose;
    J. To the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of 
Transportation, Office of Personnel Management, Central Intelligence 
Agency, or other statutorily authorized federal agency for the purpose 
of determining the eligibility of a person for access to classified 
information or assignment to or retention in sensitive national 
security positions, the Armed Forces, or positions of public trust or 
other critical or sensitive positions, or other suitability 
determinations;
    K. To federal agencies for use in background investigations of 
present and prospective federal employees and contractors;
    L. To federal agencies for any official duty required by their 
agency rules, regulations, Executive Order, or statute;
    M. To regulatory agencies authorized by federal statute (e.g. the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission);
    N. To the Department of State for the purpose of determining the 
eligibility of visa applicants;
    O. To the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of 
Agriculture for the purpose of conducting security risk assessments of 
individuals handling biological agents or toxins;
    P. To the Department of Homeland Security and its components for 
use in background investigations of individuals with access to secure 
areas of airports, aircraft, ports, and vessels; commercial drivers of 
hazardous materials; applicants for aircraft training; those 
responsible for screening airport passengers and property; those with 
security functions related to baggage and cargo; and other statutorily 
authorized populations;
    Q. To the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children when 
acting within its statutory duty to support law enforcement agencies 
and to governmental social service agencies when acting within their 
duties to investigate or respond to reports of child abuse, neglect, or 
exploitation or other legally mandated duties;
    R. To public housing authorities for the purpose of conducting 
background checks of applicants for, or tenants of, public housing and 
to Indian Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities for the 
purpose of conducting background checks of adult applicants for 
employment or housing;
    S. To authorized local, state, and federal agencies for the 
purposes of emergency child placement or emergency disaster response;
    T. To authorized local, state, tribal, federal, foreign, or 
international agencies for humanitarian purposes;
    U. To a designated point of contact at a criminal justice agency 
for the purpose of background checks under the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System (NICS);
    V. To local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies for the 
investigation of and issuance of firearms and explosives permits;
    W. To government employees, contractors, grantees, experts, 
consultant, students, or others for research conducted or training 
performed in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, 
including parts 22 and 46 of title 28 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations;
    X. To a former employee of the Department for purposes of: 
Responding to an official inquiry by a federal, state, or local 
government entity or professional licensing authority, in accordance 
with applicable Department regulations; or facilitating communications 
with a former employee that may be necessary for personnel-related or 
other official purposes where the Department requires information and/
or consultation assistance from the former employee regarding a matter 
within that person's former area of responsibility;
    Y. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the 
Department suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of 
the system of records; (2) the Department has determined that as a 
result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to 
individuals, DOJ (including its information systems, programs, and 
operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the 
disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably 
necessary to assist in connection with the Department's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm.
    Z. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the Department 
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to 
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or 
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations), 
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a 
suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system are stored in paper and/or electronic 
format.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system are typically retrieved by fingerprints, 
biometrics, individual name, and other identifying data, including 
unique identifying numbers assigned by the FBI or other government 
agencies. Positive identification is effected only by comparison of 
fingerprint impressions submitted for search against the fingerprints 
maintained within the

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system. Another means of retrieval is through name indices, which 
contain names of the individuals, their birth data, other physical 
descriptors, and unique identifying numbers, if such have been 
assigned.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system will be retained and disposed of in 
accordance with the records schedule approved by the National Archives 
and Records Administration. In general, fingerprints and associated 
biometric and biographic information will be destroyed when the 
subjects attain 110 years of age or 7 years after notification of death 
with biometric confirmation. Criminal history records and transaction 
logs are to be permanently retained.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    All records are maintained in a secure government facility with 
access limited to only authorized personnel or authorized and escorted 
visitors. Disclosure of information from the system is made only to 
authorized recipients upon authentication and verification of the right 
to access the system by such persons and agencies. The physical 
security and maintenance of information within the system is provided 
by FBI rules, regulations, and procedures.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    All requests for access to records must be in writing and should be 
addressed to the FBI, Record/Information Dissemination Section, Attn: 
FOIPA Request, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843. The 
envelope and letter should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act Access 
Request.'' The request must describe the records sought in sufficient 
detail to enable Department personnel to locate them with a reasonable 
amount of effort. The request must include a general description of the 
records sought and must include the requester's full name, current 
address, and date and place of birth. The request must be signed and 
either notarized or submitted under penalty of perjury. Some 
information may be exempt from the access provisions as described in 
the ``EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM'' paragraph, below. An 
individual who is the subject of a record in this system of records may 
access those records that are not exempt from access. A determination 
whether a record may be accessed will be made at the time a request is 
received.
    Although no specific form is required, you may obtain forms for 
this purpose from the FOIA/Privacy Act Mail Referral Unit, United 
States Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20530, or on the Department of Justice website at https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-request.html.
    More information regarding the Department's procedures for 
accessing records in accordance with the Privacy Act can be found at 28 
CFR part 16 Subpart D, ``Protection of Privacy and Access to Individual 
Records Under the Privacy Act of 1974.''

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to contest or amend records maintained in this 
system of records must direct their requests to the address indicated 
in the ``RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES'' paragraph, above. All requests to 
contest or amend records must be in writing and the envelope and letter 
should be clearly marked ``Privacy Act Amendment Request.'' All 
requests must state clearly and concisely what record is being 
contested, the reasons for contesting it, and the proposed amendment to 
the record. Some information may be exempt from the amendment 
provisions as described in the ``EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE 
SYSTEM'' paragraph, below. An individual who is the subject of a record 
in this system of records may contest or amend those records that are 
not exempt. A determination of whether a record is exempt from the 
amendment provisions will be made after a request is received.
    More information regarding the Department's procedures for amending 
or contesting records in accordance with the Privacy Act can be found 
at 28 CFR 16.46, ``Requests for Amendment or Correction of Records.''

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals may be notified if a record in this system of records 
pertains to them when the individuals request information utilizing the 
same procedures as those identified in the ``RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES'' 
paragraph, above.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    The Attorney General has exempted this system from subsections 
(c)(3) and (4); (d)(1), (2), (3) and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), (4)(G), (H) 
and (I), (5) and (8); (f) and (g) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552a(j) and/or (k) subsections. The exemptions will be applied 
only to the extent that the information in the system is subject to 
exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) and/or (k) subsections. Rules 
have been promulgated in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 
553(b), (c) and (e), and have been published in the Federal Register.

HISTORY:
    Next Generation Identification System, 81 FR 27284 (May 5, 2016); 
82 FR 24151, 156 (May 25, 2017).

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