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SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2020–0051]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Science and Technology
Directorate, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) proposes to establish a new DHS
system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/Science
& Technology Directorate (S&T)-003
National Bioforensic Analysis Center
Laboratory Elimination Database System
of Records.’’ This system of records
describes DHS/S&T’s collection, use,
and maintenance of records on
SUMMARY:
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individuals who come into contact with
or are in proximity to the National
Bioforensic Analysis Center (NBFAC), a
center within one of DHS’s National
Laboratories, or NBFAC biological
samples or material. This newly
established system will be included in
DHS’s inventory of record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 10, 2021. This new system will be
effective upon publication. Routine uses
will be effective June 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2020–0051 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: Lynn Parker Dupree, Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528–0655.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number DHS–2020–0051. 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, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions, please contact: Maria
Petrakis, (202) 254–7748, STPrivacy@
hq.dhs.gov, S&T Privacy Officer, the
Science and Technology Directorate,
Mail Stop: 0205, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane
SW, Washington, DC 20528. For privacy
questions, please contact: Lynn Parker
Dupree, (202) 343–1717, Privacy@
hq.dhs.gov, Chief Privacy Officer,
Privacy Office, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528–0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Science & Technology Directorate
(S&T) proposes to establish a new DHS
system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/S&T–003
National Bioforensic Analysis Center
Laboratory Elimination Database System
of Records.’’ The National Bioforensic
Analysis Center (NBFAC) is a laboratory
within one of DHS’s National
Laboratories, the National Biodefense
Analysis and Countermeasures Center
(NBACC). DHS/S&T and the Department
of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of
Investigation Laboratory Division (FBI–
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LD) collaborate on NBACC operations
and management, including NBFAC.
DHS designated NBFAC to be the lead
federal facility to conduct and facilitate
the technical forensic analysis and
interpretation of materials recovered
following a biological attack. NBFAC
performs research, development, testing,
and evaluation (RDT&E) activities to
develop bioforensic capabilities and
casework analysis in support of FBI law
enforcement investigations requiring
bioforensic analytic capabilities.
DHS/S&T uses the NBFAC Laboratory
Elimination Database for contamination
detection and prevention. The NBFAC
Laboratory Elimination Database
provides the capability to ensure that
human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
sequences identified and reported in
NBFAC’s operational casework or
RDT&E activities are not the result of
accidental contamination by a person
who has been in contact with or in
proximity to NBFAC or its evidence, or
RDT&E samples or biological material
derived from the samples.
DHS/S&T establishes the database to
collect, organize, store, maintain, and
query information about laboratorybased or specimen-processing
individuals to determine whether a
contamination event may have occurred
and which individual or individuals
may be the source of an unintended
contaminant present within a controlled
environment, experiment, or scientific
process. DHS/S&T also will use the
database for contamination prevention
purposes to identify, correct, and
prevent the recurrence of the
nonconformity that led to the
contamination event. NBFAC compares
individuals’ information from the
database to identify the possible source
of a contaminant that may affect
NBFAC’s analytic results. NBFAC
collects information from individuals,
on a voluntary basis, who NBFAC has
determined may be in a position to
inadvertently contaminate samples or
the biological materials derived from
samples.
The database segregates data by core
function and tracing function. Core
function data consists of unique
NBFAC-assigned identifiers and
associated DNA. Tracing function data
includes biographic information on the
individual (e.g., name, institution,
position, contact information, biological
sex, or physical sample location),
enabling NBFAC to link core data to an
individual, as needed, pursuant to
NBFAC standard operating procedures.
DHS S&T creates this system of
records in accordance with the
authorities granted by 6 U.S.C. 182 for
conducting basic and applied research,
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development, demonstration, testing,
and evaluation activities that are
relevant to any or all elements of DHS,
through intramural and extramural
programs. In addition, National Security
Presidential Memorandum 14, Support
for National Biodefense, and the
National Biodefense Strategy serve as
the primary authorities for the
bioforensic work NBFAC performs in its
laboratories. NBFAC uses the
elimination database to ensure the
accuracy of analytic results and improve
laboratory procedures, as warranted, by
evaluating and remediating any
nonconformities that may have resulted
in contamination.
NBFAC has taken steps to minimize
the potential risks posed by the loss
and/or unauthorized access, use,
modification, destruction, or disclosure
of individuals’ information by adopting
administrative, technical, and physical
controls. NBFAC also takes steps to
ensure the quality of the data NBFAC
collects by collecting the information
directly from the individual. The data
S&T collects is the minimum relevant
data needed for the contamination
detection and prevention purposes of
this system of records.
NBFAC limits access to the
information by segregating the data into
a core function and a tracing function.
The core function is the data maintained
and used to monitor and control for
contamination purposes. NBFAC cannot
identify an individual based on the core
function data only. NBFAC would need
the tracing function biographic
information to be able to identify an
individual, when necessary. NBFAC
stores the tracing function data
separately. For example, if a match is
made between a DNA record from the
core function data and a suspected
contaminant, if needed, NBFAC may
retrieve additional information on the
individual (e.g., name, institution,
position, contact information, biological
sex, or physical sample location) from a
separate tracing function area in the
database, in accordance with NBFAC
the database standard operating
procedure.
Consistent with DHS’s information
sharing mission, information stored in
the DHS/S&T–003 National Bioforensic
Analysis Center Laboratory Elimination
Database 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, DHS/S&T may share
information with appropriate federal,
state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or
international government agencies
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
consistent with the routine uses set
forth in this system of records notice.
This newly established 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. Additionally, the Judicial
Redress Act (JRA) provides covered
persons with a statutory right to make
requests for access and amendment to
covered records, as defined by the JRA,
along with judicial review for denials of
such requests. In addition, the JRA
prohibits disclosures of covered records,
except as otherwise permitted by the
Privacy Act.
Below is the description of the DHS/
S&T–003 National Bioforensic Analysis
Center Laboratory Elimination Database
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 NAME AND NUMBER:
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)/Science & Technology
Directorate (S&T)-003 National
Bioforensic Analysis Center Laboratory
Elimination Database System of
Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified and Classified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are maintained at NBFAC
within NBACC at Ft. Detrick, MD.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director, Office of National
Laboratories, Science & Technology
Directorate, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Room #10–027,
S&T Division, Mail Stop: 0205, 245
Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC
20528–0205, (202)-254–8227.
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The Homeland Security Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–296, Sec. 302 (codified
at 6 U.S.C. 182); National Security
Presidential Memorandum 14, Support
for National Biodefense, and the
National Biodefense Strategy; the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law
108–458, 118 Stat. 3638, sec. 8306 (Dec.
2004), 6 U.S.C. 112 note, 6 CFR part 46,
and 42 U.S.C. 300v–1, and 45 CFR part
46, subpart A, to the extent an activity
meets the definition of research on
human subjects.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The purpose of this system is to
determine whether a contamination
event may have occurred related to
NBFAC’s operational casework or
RDT&E activities; and if so, which
individual or individuals may be the
source of an unintended contaminant
present within a controlled
environment, experiment, or scientific
process, and to prevent the recurrence
of the nonconformity that led to
contamination event.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
NBFAC personnel and non-NBFAC
personnel that have access to the
laboratory, including maintenance,
instrument service personnel and
visitors, and non-NBFAC personnel that
may have had contact with items prior
to the commencement of the controlled
activities.
The NBFAC individuals include: (1)
NBFAC evidence handlers, chain of
custody staff, technicians, principal
investigators, engineers, safety staff,
security staff, maintenance staff, and
internal auditors that handle evidence
items, or biological material derived
from evidence items, or access DNAsensitive NBFAC laboratories; and (2)
FBI staff that handle evidence items, or
biological material derived from
evidence items, or access DNA-sensitive
NBFAC laboratories.
Individuals external to NBFAC
include non-NBFAC personnel who are
evidence collectors and handlers and
casework technicians who handle
evidence or derived biological materials
prior to their arrival at NBFAC,
engineers and technicians that access
DNA-sensitive NBFAC laboratories to
install or maintain equipment, auditors/
inspectors that access DNA-sensitive
NBFAC laboratories, and visitors
granted access to DNA-sensitive NBFAC
laboratories.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
• Individual’s full name;
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• Unique NBFAC identifier for the
individual;
• An external partner’s personal
identifier for information about an
individual, other than a name, (e.g.,
employee identification number or
badge number);
• Institutional or organizational
affiliation;
• Institutional or organizational
position;
• Contact information including,
phone numbers, email addresses,
physical addresses;
• Individual’s biological sex;
• Individual’s collected DNA sample
and the sample’s physical location
information (stored and maintained in
the database); and
• Individual’s DNA sequence data,
but not the full genome sequence.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records are obtained from NBFAC
and non-NBFAC personnel. External
partner agencies may provide
information about their personnel who
have been in contact or proximity to
NBFAC DNA-sensitive laboratories or
its biological samples or material.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
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),
including the U.S. Attorneys Offices, or
other federal agencies conducting
litigation or proceedings before any
court, adjudicative, or administrative
body, when it is relevant or 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,
only when DOJ or DHS has agreed to
represent the employee; or
4. The United States or any agency
thereof.
B. To a congressional office from the
record of an individual in response to
an inquiry from that congressional office
made at the request of the individual to
whom the record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) or
General Services Administration
pursuant to records management
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inspections being conducted under the
authority of 44 U.S.C. secs. 2904 and
2906.
D. To an agency or organization 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.
E. To appropriate agencies, entities,
and persons when (1) DHS suspects or
has confirmed that there has been a
breach of the system of records; (2) DHS
has determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed breach there is
a risk of harm to individuals, DHS
(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 DHS’s efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or
remedy such harm.
F. To another federal agency or
federal entity, when DHS 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.
G. To an appropriate federal, state,
tribal, local, international, or foreign law
enforcement agency or other appropriate
authority charged with investigating or
prosecuting a violation or enforcing or
implementing a law, rule, regulation, or
order, when a record, either on its face
or in conjunction with other
information, indicates a violation or
potential violation of law, which
includes criminal, civil, or regulatory
violations and such disclosure is proper
and consistent with the official duties of
the person making the disclosure.
H. 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.
I. To a federal agency for a statistical
or research purpose, including the
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development of methods or resources to
support statistical or research activities,
provided that the records support DHS
programs and activities that relate to the
purpose(s) stated in this SORN, and will
not be used in whole or in part in
making any determination regarding an
individual’s rights, benefits, or
privileges under federal programs, or
published in any manner that identifies
an individual.
J. To an appropriate federal, state,
tribal, local, international, or foreign law
enforcement agency or other appropriate
authority charged with investigating or
prosecuting a violation or enforcing or
implementing a law, when (1) the
NBACC has entered into an agreement
with such agency to process samples on
behalf of the agency, (2) either NBACC
or the partner agency has reason to
believe a contamination event has
occurred, and (3) the partner agency
demonstrates to NBACC that the
contamination event relates to or affects
a law enforcement investigation, and (4)
NBACC determines that release of the
records would assist in identifying and
resolving a contamination event.
K. To appropriate federal, state, local,
tribal, or foreign governmental agencies
or multilateral governmental
organizations, with the approval of the
Chief Privacy Officer, when DHS is
aware of a need to use relevant data,
that relate to the purpose(s) stated in
this SORN, for purposes of testing new
technology.
L. 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, when disclosure is
necessary to preserve confidence in the
integrity of DHS, or when disclosure is
necessary to demonstrate the
accountability of DHS’s officers,
employees, or individuals covered by
the system, except to the extent the
Chief Privacy Officer determines that
release of the specific information in the
context of a particular case would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
DHS/S&T typically stores records in
this system electronically or on paper in
secure facilities in a locked drawer
behind a locked door. The records may
be stored on magnetic disc, tape, and
digital media.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
DHS/S&T may retrieve records by
name, NBFAC identifier, or other
personal identifier.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
DHS/S&T has proposed a records
retention schedule to NARA. DHS/S&T
proposes a 20-year retention period for
(1) records generated for use in law
enforcement cases, with the potential
for appeal; and (2) records in research
and development files or projects, not
used in law enforcement cases, to allow
time to evaluate their historic
significance.
In some instances, DHS/S&T seeks
permanent retention for records in
significant law enforcement cases or
projects involving novel or complex
issues, public interest, media attention,
or congressional scrutiny and a five-year
retention period for records that
document compliance with
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 17025
requirements to carry out tests and/or
calibrations, including sampling.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
DHS/S&T safeguards records in this
system according to applicable rules
and policies, including all applicable
DHS automated systems security and
access policies. DHS/S&T has imposed
strict controls 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.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking access to and
notification of any record contained in
this system of records, or seeking to
contest its content, may submit a
request in writing to the Component
Privacy Officer or Component Freedom
of Information Act Officer, whose
contact information can be found at
https://www.dhs.gov/foia under ‘‘Contact
Information.’’ If an individual believes
more than one component maintains
Privacy Act records concerning him or
her, or if the request is for records
maintained at a DHS Headquarters
office, the individual may submit the
request to the Chief Privacy Officer and
Chief Freedom of Information Act
Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528–0655,
or electronically at https://
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the Privacy Act nor the Judicial Redress
Act provide a right of access, certain
records about you may be available
under the Freedom of Information Act.
When an individual is seeking records
about himself or herself from this
system of records or any other
Departmental system of records, the
individual’s request must conform with
the Privacy Act regulations set forth in
6 CFR part 5. The individual must first
verify his/her identity, meaning that the
individual must provide his/her full
name, current address, and date and
place of birth. The individual must sign
the request, and the individual’s
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. An individual may
obtain more information about this
process at https://www.dhs.gov/foia. In
addition, the individual should,
whenever possible:
• Describe the records sought,
including any circumstances or reasons
why the Department would have
information being requested;
• Identify which component(s) of the
Department or Department Headquarters
Office he or she believes may have the
information;
• Specify the timeline when the
individual believes the records would
have been created; and
• Provide any other information that
will help the FOIA staff determine
which DHS Headquarters Office or
component agency may have responsive
records;
If the request is seeking records
pertaining to another living individual,
the request must include a statement
from the living individual verifying the
identity of the individual, as described
in the verification steps above, and
provide a statement from the living
individual certifying the individual’s
agreement that records concerning the
individual may be released to you.
Without the above information, the
component(s) may not be able to
conduct an effective search, and the
individual’s request may be denied due
to lack of specificity or lack of
compliance with applicable regulations.
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None. When this system receives a
record from another system 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7038–N–05]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Multifamily Insurance
Benefits Claims Package; OMB Control
No.: 2502–0418
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
For records covered by the Privacy
Act or covered JRA records, individuals
may make a request for amendment or
correction of a record of the Department
about the individual by writing directly
to the Department component that
maintains the record, unless the record
is not subject to amendment or
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correction. The request should identify
each particular record in question, state
the amendment or correction desired,
and state why the individual believes
that the record is not accurate, relevant,
timely, or complete. The individual may
submit any documentation that would
be helpful. If the individual believes
that the same record is in more than one
system of records, the request should
state that and be addressed to each
component that maintains a system of
records containing the record. Even if
neither the Privacy Act nor the Judicial
Redress Act provide a right of access,
individuals may seek to amend records
following the ‘‘access procedures’’
above. DHS/S&T, in its discretion, may
choose to make the requested
amendment. However, neither this
system of records notice, nor DHS/S&T’s
making a requested amendment, confers
to individuals any right to access,
contest, or amend records not covered
by the Privacy Act or Judicial Redress
Act.
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
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Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 12,
2021.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
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. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Multifamily Insurance Benefits Claims
Package.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0418.
OMB Expiration Date: 06/30/2021.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD–2741; HUD–
2742; HUD–2744–A; HUD–2744–B;
HUD–2744–C; HUD–2744–D; HUD–
2744–E; HUD–434; HUD–1044–D.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: A lender
with an insured multifamily mortgage
pays an annual insurance premium to
the Department. When and if the
mortgage goes into default, the lender
may elect to file a claim for FHA
Multifamily insurance benefits with the
Department. HUD needs this
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2020-0051]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to establish a new DHS
system of records titled, ``DHS/Science & Technology Directorate (S&T)-
003 National Bioforensic Analysis Center Laboratory Elimination
Database System of Records.'' This system of records describes DHS/
S&T's collection, use, and maintenance of records on
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individuals who come into contact with or are in proximity to the
National Bioforensic Analysis Center (NBFAC), a center within one of
DHS's National Laboratories, or NBFAC biological samples or material.
This newly established system will be included in DHS's inventory of
record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 10, 2021. This new system will
be effective upon publication. Routine uses will be effective June 10,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2020-0051 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: Lynn Parker Dupree, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-
0655.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number DHS-2020-0051. 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, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact:
Maria Petrakis, (202) 254-7748, ST[email protected], S&T Privacy
Officer, the Science and Technology Directorate, Mail Stop: 0205, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC
20528. For privacy questions, please contact: Lynn Parker Dupree, (202)
343-1717, [email protected], Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate
(S&T) proposes to establish a new DHS system of records titled, ``DHS/
S&T-003 National Bioforensic Analysis Center Laboratory Elimination
Database System of Records.'' The National Bioforensic Analysis Center
(NBFAC) is a laboratory within one of DHS's National Laboratories, the
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC). DHS/
S&T and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation
Laboratory Division (FBI-LD) collaborate on NBACC operations and
management, including NBFAC. DHS designated NBFAC to be the lead
federal facility to conduct and facilitate the technical forensic
analysis and interpretation of materials recovered following a
biological attack. NBFAC performs research, development, testing, and
evaluation (RDT&E) activities to develop bioforensic capabilities and
casework analysis in support of FBI law enforcement investigations
requiring bioforensic analytic capabilities.
DHS/S&T uses the NBFAC Laboratory Elimination Database for
contamination detection and prevention. The NBFAC Laboratory
Elimination Database provides the capability to ensure that human
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences identified and reported in
NBFAC's operational casework or RDT&E activities are not the result of
accidental contamination by a person who has been in contact with or in
proximity to NBFAC or its evidence, or RDT&E samples or biological
material derived from the samples.
DHS/S&T establishes the database to collect, organize, store,
maintain, and query information about laboratory-based or specimen-
processing individuals to determine whether a contamination event may
have occurred and which individual or individuals may be the source of
an unintended contaminant present within a controlled environment,
experiment, or scientific process. DHS/S&T also will use the database
for contamination prevention purposes to identify, correct, and prevent
the recurrence of the nonconformity that led to the contamination
event. NBFAC compares individuals' information from the database to
identify the possible source of a contaminant that may affect NBFAC's
analytic results. NBFAC collects information from individuals, on a
voluntary basis, who NBFAC has determined may be in a position to
inadvertently contaminate samples or the biological materials derived
from samples.
The database segregates data by core function and tracing function.
Core function data consists of unique NBFAC-assigned identifiers and
associated DNA. Tracing function data includes biographic information
on the individual (e.g., name, institution, position, contact
information, biological sex, or physical sample location), enabling
NBFAC to link core data to an individual, as needed, pursuant to NBFAC
standard operating procedures.
DHS S&T creates this system of records in accordance with the
authorities granted by 6 U.S.C. 182 for conducting basic and applied
research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation
activities that are relevant to any or all elements of DHS, through
intramural and extramural programs. In addition, National Security
Presidential Memorandum 14, Support for National Biodefense, and the
National Biodefense Strategy serve as the primary authorities for the
bioforensic work NBFAC performs in its laboratories. NBFAC uses the
elimination database to ensure the accuracy of analytic results and
improve laboratory procedures, as warranted, by evaluating and
remediating any nonconformities that may have resulted in
contamination.
NBFAC has taken steps to minimize the potential risks posed by the
loss and/or unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction, or
disclosure of individuals' information by adopting administrative,
technical, and physical controls. NBFAC also takes steps to ensure the
quality of the data NBFAC collects by collecting the information
directly from the individual. The data S&T collects is the minimum
relevant data needed for the contamination detection and prevention
purposes of this system of records.
NBFAC limits access to the information by segregating the data into
a core function and a tracing function. The core function is the data
maintained and used to monitor and control for contamination purposes.
NBFAC cannot identify an individual based on the core function data
only. NBFAC would need the tracing function biographic information to
be able to identify an individual, when necessary. NBFAC stores the
tracing function data separately. For example, if a match is made
between a DNA record from the core function data and a suspected
contaminant, if needed, NBFAC may retrieve additional information on
the individual (e.g., name, institution, position, contact information,
biological sex, or physical sample location) from a separate tracing
function area in the database, in accordance with NBFAC the database
standard operating procedure.
Consistent with DHS's information sharing mission, information
stored in the DHS/S&T-003 National Bioforensic Analysis Center
Laboratory Elimination Database 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, DHS/
S&T may share information with appropriate federal, state, local,
tribal, territorial, foreign, or international government agencies
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consistent with the routine uses set forth in this system of records
notice. This newly established 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. Additionally, the Judicial Redress Act (JRA)
provides covered persons with a statutory right to make requests for
access and amendment to covered records, as defined by the JRA, along
with judicial review for denials of such requests. In addition, the JRA
prohibits disclosures of covered records, except as otherwise permitted
by the Privacy Act.
Below is the description of the DHS/S&T-003 National Bioforensic
Analysis Center Laboratory Elimination Database 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 NAME AND NUMBER:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Science & Technology
Directorate (S&T)-003 National Bioforensic Analysis Center Laboratory
Elimination Database System of Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified and Classified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are maintained at NBFAC within NBACC at Ft. Detrick, MD.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director, Office of National Laboratories, Science & Technology
Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Room #10-027, S&T
Division, Mail Stop: 0205, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528-
0205, (202)-254-8227.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, Sec. 302
(codified at 6 U.S.C. 182); National Security Presidential Memorandum
14, Support for National Biodefense, and the National Biodefense
Strategy; the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,
Public Law 108-458, 118 Stat. 3638, sec. 8306 (Dec. 2004), 6 U.S.C. 112
note, 6 CFR part 46, and 42 U.S.C. 300v-1, and 45 CFR part 46, subpart
A, to the extent an activity meets the definition of research on human
subjects.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The purpose of this system is to determine whether a contamination
event may have occurred related to NBFAC's operational casework or
RDT&E activities; and if so, which individual or individuals may be the
source of an unintended contaminant present within a controlled
environment, experiment, or scientific process, and to prevent the
recurrence of the nonconformity that led to contamination event.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
NBFAC personnel and non-NBFAC personnel that have access to the
laboratory, including maintenance, instrument service personnel and
visitors, and non-NBFAC personnel that may have had contact with items
prior to the commencement of the controlled activities.
The NBFAC individuals include: (1) NBFAC evidence handlers, chain
of custody staff, technicians, principal investigators, engineers,
safety staff, security staff, maintenance staff, and internal auditors
that handle evidence items, or biological material derived from
evidence items, or access DNA-sensitive NBFAC laboratories; and (2) FBI
staff that handle evidence items, or biological material derived from
evidence items, or access DNA-sensitive NBFAC laboratories.
Individuals external to NBFAC include non-NBFAC personnel who are
evidence collectors and handlers and casework technicians who handle
evidence or derived biological materials prior to their arrival at
NBFAC, engineers and technicians that access DNA-sensitive NBFAC
laboratories to install or maintain equipment, auditors/inspectors that
access DNA-sensitive NBFAC laboratories, and visitors granted access to
DNA-sensitive NBFAC laboratories.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual's full name;
Unique NBFAC identifier for the individual;
An external partner's personal identifier for information
about an individual, other than a name, (e.g., employee identification
number or badge number);
Institutional or organizational affiliation;
Institutional or organizational position;
Contact information including, phone numbers, email
addresses, physical addresses;
Individual's biological sex;
Individual's collected DNA sample and the sample's
physical location information (stored and maintained in the database);
and
Individual's DNA sequence data, but not the full genome
sequence.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Records are obtained from NBFAC and non-NBFAC personnel. External
partner agencies may provide information about their personnel who have
been in contact or proximity to NBFAC DNA-sensitive laboratories or its
biological samples or material.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND 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), including the U.S. Attorneys
Offices, or other federal agencies conducting litigation or proceedings
before any court, adjudicative, or administrative body, when it is
relevant or 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, only when DOJ or DHS has agreed to represent the employee; or
4. The United States or any agency thereof.
B. To a congressional office from the record of an individual in
response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the
request of the individual to whom the record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or
General Services Administration pursuant to records management
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inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. secs. 2904
and 2906.
D. To an agency or organization 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.
E. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) DHS
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (2) DHS has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DHS (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 DHS's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
F. To another federal agency or federal entity, when DHS 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.
G. To an appropriate federal, state, tribal, local, international,
or foreign law enforcement agency or other appropriate authority
charged with investigating or prosecuting a violation or enforcing or
implementing a law, rule, regulation, or order, when a record, either
on its face or in conjunction with other information, indicates a
violation or potential violation of law, which includes criminal,
civil, or regulatory violations and such disclosure is proper and
consistent with the official duties of the person making the
disclosure.
H. 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.
I. To a federal agency for a statistical or research purpose,
including the development of methods or resources to support
statistical or research activities, provided that the records support
DHS programs and activities that relate to the purpose(s) stated in
this SORN, and will not be used in whole or in part in making any
determination regarding an individual's rights, benefits, or privileges
under federal programs, or published in any manner that identifies an
individual.
J. To an appropriate federal, state, tribal, local, international,
or foreign law enforcement agency or other appropriate authority
charged with investigating or prosecuting a violation or enforcing or
implementing a law, when (1) the NBACC has entered into an agreement
with such agency to process samples on behalf of the agency, (2) either
NBACC or the partner agency has reason to believe a contamination event
has occurred, and (3) the partner agency demonstrates to NBACC that the
contamination event relates to or affects a law enforcement
investigation, and (4) NBACC determines that release of the records
would assist in identifying and resolving a contamination event.
K. To appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, or foreign
governmental agencies or multilateral governmental organizations, with
the approval of the Chief Privacy Officer, when DHS is aware of a need
to use relevant data, that relate to the purpose(s) stated in this
SORN, for purposes of testing new technology.
L. 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, when
disclosure is necessary to preserve confidence in the integrity of DHS,
or when disclosure is necessary to demonstrate the accountability of
DHS's officers, employees, or individuals covered by the system, except
to the extent the Chief Privacy Officer determines that release of the
specific information in the context of a particular case would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
DHS/S&T typically stores records in this system electronically or
on paper in secure facilities in a locked drawer behind a locked door.
The records may be stored on magnetic disc, tape, and digital media.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
DHS/S&T may retrieve records by name, NBFAC identifier, or other
personal identifier.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
DHS/S&T has proposed a records retention schedule to NARA. DHS/S&T
proposes a 20-year retention period for (1) records generated for use
in law enforcement cases, with the potential for appeal; and (2)
records in research and development files or projects, not used in law
enforcement cases, to allow time to evaluate their historic
significance.
In some instances, DHS/S&T seeks permanent retention for records in
significant law enforcement cases or projects involving novel or
complex issues, public interest, media attention, or congressional
scrutiny and a five-year retention period for records that document
compliance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
17025 requirements to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including
sampling.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
DHS/S&T safeguards records in this system according to applicable
rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated systems
security and access policies. DHS/S&T has imposed strict controls 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.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking access to and notification of any record
contained in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content,
may submit a request in writing to the Component Privacy Officer or
Component Freedom of Information Act Officer, whose contact information
can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/foia under ``Contact Information.''
If an individual believes more than one component maintains Privacy Act
records concerning him or her, or if the request is for records
maintained at a DHS Headquarters office, the individual may submit the
request to the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information
Act Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528-0655, or electronically at https://
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www.dhs.gov/dhs-foia-privacy-act-request-submission-form. Even if
neither the Privacy Act nor the Judicial Redress Act provide a right of
access, certain records about you may be available under the Freedom of
Information Act.
When an individual is seeking records about himself or herself from
this system of records or any other Departmental system of records, the
individual's request must conform with the Privacy Act regulations set
forth in 6 CFR part 5. The individual must first verify his/her
identity, meaning that the individual must provide his/her full name,
current address, and date and place of birth. The individual must sign
the request, and the individual's 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. An
individual may obtain more information about this process at https://www.dhs.gov/foia. In addition, the individual should, whenever
possible:
Describe the records sought, including any circumstances
or reasons why the Department would have information being requested;
Identify which component(s) of the Department or
Department Headquarters Office he or she believes may have the
information;
Specify the timeline when the individual believes the
records would have been created; and
Provide any other information that will help the FOIA
staff determine which DHS Headquarters Office or component agency may
have responsive records;
If the request is seeking records pertaining to another living
individual, the request must include a statement from the living
individual verifying the identity of the individual, as described in
the verification steps above, and provide a statement from the living
individual certifying the individual's agreement that records
concerning the individual may be released to you.
Without the above information, the component(s) may not be able to
conduct an effective search, and the individual's request may be denied
due to lack of specificity or lack of compliance with applicable
regulations.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
For records covered by the Privacy Act or covered JRA records,
individuals may make a request for amendment or correction of a record
of the Department about the individual by writing directly to the
Department component that maintains the record, unless the record is
not subject to amendment or correction. The request should identify
each particular record in question, state the amendment or correction
desired, and state why the individual believes that the record is not
accurate, relevant, timely, or complete. The individual may submit any
documentation that would be helpful. If the individual believes that
the same record is in more than one system of records, the request
should state that and be addressed to each component that maintains a
system of records containing the record. Even if neither the Privacy
Act nor the Judicial Redress Act provide a right of access, individuals
may seek to amend records following the ``access procedures'' above.
DHS/S&T, in its discretion, may choose to make the requested amendment.
However, neither this system of records notice, nor DHS/S&T's making a
requested amendment, confers to individuals any right to access,
contest, or amend records not covered by the Privacy Act or Judicial
Redress Act.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
See ``Record Access Procedures'' above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None. When this system receives a record from another system
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.
HISTORY:
N/A.
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Lynn Parker Dupree,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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