[Infowarrior] - Published DHS Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web

[Richard Forno]

http://cryptome.org/dhs122006.htm

23 December 2006

Two notices.

[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)]

[Notices]          
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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 at 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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[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 three Privacy Impact Assessments on various programs
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systems in the Department. These assessments were approved and
published on the Privacy Office's Web site between November 1, 2006 and
November 30, 2006.

DATES: The Privacy Impact Assessments will be available on the DHS Web
site until February 20, 2007, after which they 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 at dhs.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between November 1, 2006 and November 30,
2006, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) approved and published three Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on
the DHS Privacy Office Web site, http://www.dhs.gov/privacy, under the

link for ``Privacy Impact Assessments.'' These PIAs cover three
separate DHS programs. Below is a short summary 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. CBP Automatic Targeting System

Customs and Border Protection

    November 22, 2006: Department of Homeland Security, Customs and
Border Protection (CBP), has developed the Automated Targeting System
(ATS). ATS is one of the most advanced targeting systems in the world.
Using a common approach for data management, analysis, rules-based risk
management, and user interfaces, ATS supports all CBP mission areas and
the data and rules specific to those areas. This PIA was prepared in
conjunction with the System of Records Notice that was published on
November 2, 2006 in the Federal Register.

2. Global Enrollment System

Customs and Border Protection

    November 1, 2006: This is an update to the previous Global
Enrollment System PIA, dated April 20, 2006. It was prepared in order
to include a description and analysis of the Global On-Line Enrollment
System, which is the new online application process for enrollment in
Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler programs. With the new
system, CBP will be able to offer an on-line enrollment process to
prospective and existing members of GES programs.

3. United States Coast Guard ``Biometrics at Sea'' Mona Passage Proof
of Concept

U.S. Coast Guard

    November 3, 2006: This PIA describes the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
and U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT)
Program partnership. The partnership is in furtherance of the broader
objective to develop mobile biometric capabilities for the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS). The findings from this proof of concept
will be used to develop and refine technologies needed for mobile
biometrics collection and analysis capability at sea, along with other
remote areas where DHS operates. The technologies developed through
this proof of concept will assist in the apprehension and prosecution
of illegal migrants and migrant smugglers. They will also deter unsafe
and illegal maritime migration, which will help preserve life at sea.
The USCG deployed the at-sea biometric capability during the
operational Proof of Concept (POC) in November 2006.

    Dated: December 12, 2006.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21752 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]

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