[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Published Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web
AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of Publication of Privacy Impact Assessments.
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SUMMARY: The Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security is
making available five Privacy Impact Assessments on various programs
and systems in the Department. These assessments were approved and
published on the Privacy Office's Web site between October 1, 2006 and
October 31, 2006.
Dates: The Privacy Impact Assessment will be available on the DHS Web
site until February 20, 2007, after which it may be obtained by
contacting the DHS Privacy Office (contact information below).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; by
telephone (571) 227-3813, facsimile (866) 466-5370, or e-mail:
pia@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between October 1, 2006 and October 31,
2006, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) approved and published five Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on
the DHS Privacy Office Web site, http: //http://www.dhs.gov/privacy, under the
link for ``Privacy Impact Assessments.'' These PIAs cover five separate
DHS programs. Below is a short summary of each of those programs,
indicating the DHS component responsible for the system, and the date
on which the PIA was approved. Additional information can be found on
the Web site or by contacting the Privacy Office.
1. Background Check Service
Citizenship and Immigration Services
October 31, 2006: The United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) is developing the Background Check Service (BCS) to
help streamline the established USCIS background check process. As part
of the adjudication process, USCIS conducts three different background
checks on applicants/petitioners applying for USCIS benefits. These
include (1) a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprint Check,
(2) a FBI Name Check and (3) a Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Treasury Enforcement Communication System/Interagency Border Inspection
System (TECS/IBIS) Name Check. Prior to BCS, information relating to
the FBI Fingerprint Checks and the FBI Name Checks was stored in two
different systems. Information relating to the TECS/IBIS Name Checks
was not stored in any system. BCS will be the central repository for
all activity related to these background checks.
2. MAXHR Solution Component ePerformance System Update
Management
October 13, 3006: The update is to acknowledge a new version due to
a new DHS-specific System of Records Notice, MaxHR ePerformance
Management System DHS/OCHCO-001, that is being published in the Federal
Register in order to provide additional transparency to DHS employees
regarding the program.
3. Electronic Travel Document
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
October 17, 2006: The Electronic Travel Document System (eTD) will
maintain personal information regarding aliens who have been ordered
removed or have been removed from the United States. The eTD will also
maintain information on U.S. government employees and foreign consular
officials required to access the system. The eTD system will present
and share alien information with the foreign consular officials and
associated governments for their use in the expedited issuance of
travel documents.
4. Personal Identity Verification (PIV) HSPD 12
Management
October 13, 2006: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
(HSPD-12), issued on August 27, 2004, required the establishment of a
standard for identification of Federal Government employees and
contractors. HSPD-12 directs the use of a common identification
credential for both logical and physical access to federally controlled
facilities and information systems. This initiative is intended to
enhance security, increase efficiency, reduce identity fraud, and
protect personal privacy.
5. Natural Disaster Medical System
Federal Emergency Management Agency
October 13, 2006: The National Disaster Medical System Medical
Professional Credentials (NDMS) provides health services, health-
related social services, other appropriate human services, and
appropriate auxiliary services including mortuary and veterinary
medical services in times of national emergency. NDMS also allows
providers to respond to the needs of victims of a public health
emergency or other public emergency, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300hh-
11(b)(3)(A). The NDMS program collects and maintains personally
identifiable information in order to hire and retain qualified medical
professionals and other professionals that can be activated and
deployed in times of emergency.
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21751 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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