[Infowarrior] - Announcement: DHS Privacy Compliance Meeting

[Richard Forno]

1 May 2008

[Federal Register: May 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 85)]

[Notices]          
[Page 24078-24079]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

 
Public Workshop: Privacy Compliance Fundamentals--PTAs, PIAs, and
SORNs

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

ACTION: Notice announcing public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office will host a
public workshop, ``Privacy Compliance Fundamentals--PTAs, PIAs, and
SORNs.''

DATES: The workshop will be held on May 23, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the auditorium at the DHS
Offices at the GSA Regional Headquarters Building located at 7th and D
Streets, SW., Washington, DC, 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Baker, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; by telephone
703-235-0780; by facsimile 703-235-0442; or by e-mail at
privacyworkshop at dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Privacy Office is holding a public workshop that will provide in-depth
training on the privacy compliance process at DHS, and specifically how
to write privacy impact assessments (PIAs)

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and systems of records notices (SORNs). A case study will be used to
illustrate a step-by-step approach to researching, preparing, and
writing these documents. The workshop will highlight the Privacy Impact
Assessments: Official Guidance and introduce the System of Records
Notices: Official Guidance for DHS.
    The workshop is open to the public and there is no fee for
attendance.
    Registration and Security: In order to facilitate security
requirements of the GSA facility, attendees must register in advance
for this workshop. Registration closes at 9 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008.
To register, please send an e-mail to privacyworkshop at dhs.gov, with the
name of the workshop (``Privacy Compliance Fundamentals--PTAs, PIAs,
and SORNs'') in the subject line, and your full name and organizational
affiliation in the body of the email. Alternatively, you may call 703-
235-0780 to register and to provide the Privacy Office with your full
name and organizational affiliation.
    All attendees who are employed by a federal agency will be required
to show their federal agency employee photo identification badge to
enter the building. Attendees who do not possess a federal agency
employee photo identification badge will need to show a form of
government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license, in
order to verify their previously-provided registration information.
This is a security requirement of the facility.
    The Privacy Office will only use your name for the security
purposes of this specific workshop and to contact you in the event of a
change to the workshop.
    Special Assistance: Persons with disabilities who require special
assistance should indicate this in their admittance request and are
encouraged to identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.

John W. Kropf,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-9519 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]

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