Department of Homeland Security February 23, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in coordination with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), is sponsoring a two-day public workshop in Washington DC on marine technology and standards. This public workshop will provide a unique opportunity for classification societies, industry groups, standards development organizations, government organizations, and other interested members of the public to come together for a professional exchange of information on topics ranging from the technological impact on the marine industry, corresponding coverage in related codes and standards, and government regulations. A related workshop was held in Arlington, VA, on June 3-4, 2008 (73 FR 25756, May 7, 2008), and this workshop will build upon many of the topics discussed there.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1871-DR), dated February 2, 2010, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-1872-DR), dated February 4, 2010, and related determinations.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue a Department-wide system of records notice titled, Department of Homeland Security-2004- 0004 Oral History Program: The History of the Department of Homeland Security System of Records. The updated system of records is being renamed Department of Homeland Security/ALL-027 The History of the Department of Homeland Security System of Records and will consist of information that is created and used by the Department's Historian, and component historians. As a result of the biennial review of this system, updates have been made reflecting a new name to better describe records covered; added system classification of classified, sensitive, and unclassified information; system location to reflect the move of the History Office from the Office of Public Affairs to the Office of Policy; expanded categories of individuals and the categories of records covered by the system to include those used by components, as the Department proposes that this be a Department-wide system; routine uses to better reflect the needs of the History Office including sharing with appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when there is a compromise or risk to the system (Routine Use D), to 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 (Routine Use F), to audiences attending a particular event, location, or meeting where the history of the Department is exhibited or presented (Routine Use I), and to scholars (historians and other disciplines) or any other interested individuals for research in writing dissertations, articles, books, and other documents for government, commercial, and nonprofit publication or developing material for other media use (Routine Use J); storage, retrievability and safeguards to reflect changes made by the Office transfer; retention and disposal to manage new records added to the system as the Department proposes that this be a Department-wide system; record source categories to reflect that individuals who are interviewed for records must sign and are provided a notice under the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a; and added exemptions necessary for records within the Department's history files, that will be reviewed, on a case by case basis, for exemption from the Privacy Act. The system will allow the Department's Historian, and component historians, to store and retrieve information pertaining to Department employees and former employees, including political appointees, civilian and military personnel assigned or detailed to the Department, individuals who are formally or informally associated with the Department, including advisory committee members, employees of other agencies and departments in the federal government, and other individuals in the private and public sector who contribute to the history of the Department. This updated system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.

The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will meet on March 18, 2010, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue Department of Homeland Security/ALL023 Personnel Security Management System of Records to include record systems within the Federal Protective Service and records of federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement personnel who apply for and/or are granted authority to enforce federal laws on behalf of the Department. Categories of individuals, categories of records, purpose, and routine uses of this system have been reviewed and updated to reflect the personnel security management record systems of the Department, including the Federal Protective Service. The activities performed by the Department's personnel security program often overlap with other security-related activities such as access control and investigatory records. Accordingly, data within each of the categories of individuals, categories of records, purpose and routine uses may have similarities with other security-related systems of records, but each system is distinct based on its purpose.

The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of a newly established system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration-023 Workplace Violence Prevention Program System of Records and this proposed rulemaking. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of the system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.