[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39947-39948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2004-18486]


Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records; Transportation Security 
Technology Testing System

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice to alter or establish systems of records; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: TSA is establishing one new system of records under the 
Privacy Act of 1974.

DATES: Comments due on August 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Address your comments to the Docket Management System, U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT), Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket number 
TSA-2004-18486 at the beginning of your comments, and you should submit 
two copies of your comments. If you wish to receive confirmation that 
TSA received your comments, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.
    You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Please be aware that anyone is able to search the 
electronic form of all comments received into any of these dockets by 
the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the 
comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor 
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in 
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; 
Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov. You may also 
review the public docket containing comments in person at the Dockets 
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Dockets Office is on the plaza level of the NASSIF 
Building at the Department of Transportation at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conrad Huygen, Privacy Act Officer, 
Office of Information Management Programs, TSA Headquarters, TSA-17, 
601 S. 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-1954; 
facsimile (571) 227-2906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA is establishing one new system of 
records under the Privacy Act of 1974, the Transportation Security 
Technology Testing System (DHS/TSA 016), which will be maintained to 
document the research, development, and testing of emerging 
transportation security technologies, to improve access control into 
transportation facilities and modes of transportation, to improve 
ticketing and baggage control for passengers and crew, to improve cargo 
tracking capabilities, and to improve transportation facility security 
plans.
DHS/TSA 016

System name:
    Transportation Security Technology Testing System.

Security classification:
    Unclassified.

System locations:
    Records will be maintained at TSA Headquarters in Arlington, 
Virginia, at various TSA field offices, at transportation facilities 
where technology testing takes place, and at digital safe sites 
operated by government contractors.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    TSA employees, contractors, transportation workers, and other 
individuals who participate in transportation security technology 
testing programs.

Categories of records in the system:
    Records may include (1) individual's name; (2) demographic data to 
include age, gender, primary language spoken, and ethnicity; (3) 
administrative identification codes; (4) systems identification codes; 
(5) company, organization, or affiliation; (6) issue date and other 
enrollment information; (7) physical descriptors, biometric data, and 
digital photograph; (8) facility access level information; (9) job 
title and function; (10) expiration date; and (11) access dates and 
times.

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Authorities for maintenance of the system:
    49 U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C. 44903; 49 U.S.C. 44912.

Purpose(s):
    The records are maintained to document the research, development, 
and testing of emerging transportation security technologies, to 
improve access control into transportation facilities and modes of 
transportation, to improve ticketing and baggage control for passengers 
and crew, to improve cargo tracking capabilities, and to improve 
transportation facility security plans.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    (1) To the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, 
foreign, or international agency responsible for investigating, 
prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or 
order, where TSA becomes aware of an indication of a violation or 
potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
    (2) To TSA contractors, agents, grantees, experts, consultants, or 
other like persons when necessary to perform a function or service 
related to this system of records for which they have been engaged. 
Such recipients are required to comply with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 
552a, as amended.
    (3) To airport operators, aircraft operators, and maritime and land 
transportation operators about individuals who are their employees, job 
applicants, or contractors, or persons to whom they issue 
identification credentials or grant clearances or access to secured 
areas in transportation facilities when relevant to such employment, 
application, contract, the issuance of such credentials or clearances, 
or access to such secure areas.
    (4) To a congressional office from the record of an individual in 
response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the 
request of the individual.
    (5) To the Department of Justice (DOJ) or other Federal agency in 
the review, settlement, defense, or prosecution of claims, complaints, 
and law suits involving matters over which TSA exercises jurisdiction 
or when conducting litigation or in proceedings before any court, 
adjudicative or administrative body, when: (a) TSA, or (b) any employee 
of TSA in his/her official capacity, or (c) any employee of TSA in his/
her individual capacity where DOJ or TSA has agreed to represent the 
employee, or (d) the United States or any agency thereof, is a party to 
the litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and TSA 
determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the 
litigation and the use of such records is compatible with the purpose 
for which TSA collected the records.
    (6) To the National Archives and Records Administration or other 
authorized Federal agency in records management inspections being 
conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    (7) To the United States Department of Transportation, its 
operating administrations, or the appropriate state or local agency 
when relevant or necessary to (a) ensure safety and security in any 
mode of transportation; (b) enforce safety-and security-related 
regulations and requirements; (c) assess and distribute intelligence or 
law enforcement information related to transportation security; (d) 
assess and respond to threats to transportation; (e) oversee the 
implementation and ensure the adequacy of security measures at airports 
and other transportation facilities; (f) plan and coordinate any 
actions or activities that may affect transportation safety and 
security or the operations of transportation operators; or (g) the 
issuance, maintenance, or renewal of a license, certificate, contract, 
grant, or other benefit.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Paper, bar code, magnetic stripe, optical memory stripe, disk, 
video, integrated circuit chip, and electronic media.

Retrievability:
    Data records contained within bar codes, magnetic stripe, optical 
memory stripe, disk, video, integrated circuit chip, and/or 
electronically stored may be retrieved by employee name, unique card 
number, or other personal identifier; paper records, where applicable, 
are retrieved alphabetically by name.

Safeguards:
    Information in this system is protected from unauthorized access 
through appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards. 
Unauthorized personnel are denied physical access to the location where 
records are stored. For computerized records, safeguards are in 
accordance with generally acceptable information security guidelines 
via use of security codes, passwords, Personal Identification Numbers 
(PINs), and other similar safeguards.

Retention and disposal:
    Record disposition authority for these records is pending National 
Archives and Records Administration approval.

System manager(s) and address:
    Office of Security Technology and Chief Technology Officer, TSA 
Headquarters, TSA-20, 601 S. 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

Notification procedure:
    To determine if this system contains a record relating to you, 
write to the system manager at the address indicated above and provide 
your full name, current address, date of birth, place of birth, and a 
description of information that you seek, including the time frame 
during which the record(s) may have been generated. You may also 
provide your Social Security Number or other unique identifier(s) but 
you are not required to do so. Individuals requesting access must 
comply with the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Act 
regulations on verification of identity (6 CFR 5.21(d)).

Record access procedure:
    Same as ``notification procedure,'' above.

Contesting record procedure:
    Same as ``notification procedure,'' above.

Record source categories:
    TSA obtains information in this system from the individuals who are 
covered by the system, their employers, or the participating 
transportation facility.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 23, 2004.
Susan T. Tracey,
Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-14876 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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