DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, 74973-74974 [2024-20821]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74973-74974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20821]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2024-0032]


DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Committee management; notice of open Federal advisory committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will 
meet on Thursday, October 17, 2024, via virtual conference. The meeting 
will be open to the public. There will be a listening session related 
to the November 2023 tasking to the Committee.

DATES: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will 
conduct a meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m. EDT. The virtual meeting may end early if the Committee has 
completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via a virtual forum (conference 
information will be posted on the Privacy Office website in advance of 
the meeting at www.dhs.gov/privacy-advisory-committee, or call (202) 
343-1717, to obtain the information). The Data Privacy and Integrity 
Advisory Committee is committed to ensuring all participants have equal 
access regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable 
accommodations due to a disability to fully participate, please email 
Ms. Sandra L. Taylor at [email protected] or call (202) 343-
1717 as soon as possible.
    To facilitate the listening session, if you would like to address 
the Committee, please register in advance by contacting Sandra L. 
Taylor at the address provided below. The names and affiliations of 
individuals who address the Committee will be included in the public 
record of the meeting. Advanced written comments or comments for the 
record, including persons who wish to submit comments and who are 
unable to participate or speak at the meeting, should be sent to Sandra 
L. Taylor, Designated Federal Official, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity 
Advisory Committee, [email protected] by September 30, 2024. 
All submissions must include the Docket Number (DHS-2024-0032) and may 
be submitted by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the Docket 
Number (DHS-2024-0032) in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal Official, Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland 
Security, 2707 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE, Mail Stop 0655, 
Washington, DC 20598.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department 
of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee'' 
and the Docket Number (DHS-2024-0032). Comments received will be posted 
without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. You may wish to review the Privacy & 
Security Notice found via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.
    The DHS Privacy Office encourages you to register for the meeting 
and listening session in advance by contacting Sandra L. Taylor, 
Designated Federal Official, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee, at [email protected]. Advance registration is 
voluntary. The Privacy Act Statement below explains how DHS uses the 
registration information you provide and how you may access or correct 
information retained by DHS, if any.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for docket 
number DHS-2024-0032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal 
Official, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department 
of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE, Mail Stop 
0655, Washington, DC 20598, by telephone (202) 343-1717, or by email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The DHS Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee provides advice at the request of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer on 
programmatic, policy, operational, administrative, and technological 
issues within DHS that relate to personally identifiable information, 
as well as data integrity, transparency, information sharing, and other 
privacy-related matters. The

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Committee was established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under 6 
U.S.C. 451.

Agenda

    The Acting Chief Privacy Officer will make an introduction and 
provide the Committee with an update on DHS Privacy Office activities 
and discuss priorities. The Chairs of the Policy and Technology 
subcommittees will provide a progress update. In addition, the 
Committee will hold an open listening session for members of the public 
to provide insight and feedback on the office's authorities, resources, 
efficacy, and mission to meet the department's missions over the next 
twenty years. This listening session is in response to the November 7, 
2023, tasking issued by former Chief Privacy Officer Mason Clutter and 
can be found here: www.dhs.gov/dhs-data-privacy-and-integrity-advisory-committee-meeting-information. Specifically, we would like members of 
the public to consider:
    (1) How important is it for government agencies to have a dedicated 
office for privacy concerns?
    (2) What privacy issues do you think will be most important for the 
government to address over the next twenty years?
    (3) How do you believe the role of the Privacy Office should evolve 
as technology continue to advance?
    (4) What emerging technologies do you think the Privacy Office 
should focus on regulating or monitoring?
    (5) What actions could the Privacy Office take to increase your 
confidence in their ability to safeguard your privacy?
    (6) In what ways could the Privacy Office better engage with the 
public to understand their privacy concerns?
    (7) Any specific actions or policies issued by the Privacy Office 
that have impacted your community?
    (8) What steps should the Privacy Office take to ensure that 
privacy protections keep pace with future developments?
    (9) What specific privacy concerns would you like to see addressed 
by the Privacy Office over the next two decades?
    (10) How important is public input in shaping the policies and 
activities of the DHS Privacy Office?
    If you wish to submit written comments, you may do so in advance or 
post-meeting by submitting them to Docket Number (DHS-2024-0032) at 
www.regulations.gov or by forwarding them to the Committee at the 
locations listed under the ADDRESSES section. The final agenda and a 
copy of the tasking will be posted on or before September 30, 2024, on 
the Committee's website at www.dhs.gov/dhs-data-privacy-and-integrity-advisory-committee-meeting-information.

Privacy Act Statement: DHS's Use of Your Information

    Authority: DHS requests that you voluntarily submit information 
under the following authorities: The Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 
3101; the FACA, 5 U.S.C. chapter 10; and the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 
U.S.C. 552a.
    Principal Purposes: When you register to attend a DHS Data Privacy 
and Integrity Advisory Committee meeting, DHS collects your name, 
contact information, and the organization you represent, if any. DHS 
uses this information to contact you for purposes related to the 
meeting, such as to confirm your registration, to advise you of any 
changes to the meeting, or to assure that DHS has sufficient materials 
to distribute to all attendees. DHS may also use the information you 
provide for public record purposes such as posting publicly available 
transcripts and meeting minutes.
    Routine Uses and Sharing: In general, DHS will not use the 
information you provide for any purpose other than the Principal 
Purposes above and will not share this information within or outside 
the agency. In certain circumstances, DHS may share this information on 
a case-by-case basis as required by law or as necessary for a specific 
purpose, as described in the DHS/ALL-002 Mailing and Other Lists System 
of Records Notice (November 25, 2008, 73 FR 71659).
    Effects of Not Providing Information: You may choose not to provide 
the requested information or to provide only some of the information 
DHS requests. If you choose not to provide some or all of the requested 
information, DHS may not be able to contact you for purposes related to 
the meeting.
    Accessing and Correcting Information: If you are unable to access 
or correct the information provided by using the method that you 
originally used to submit it, you may direct your request in writing to 
the DHS Deputy Chief FOIA Officer at [email protected]. Additional 
instructions are available at https://www.dhs.gov/foia and in the DHS/
ALL-002 Mailing and Other Lists System of Records referenced above.

Deborah Fleischaker,
Chief Privacy Officer (A), Department of Homeland Security.
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