[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 71837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27098]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Privacy Act of 1974: Revision to an Existing System of Records; 
Transportation Security Threat Assessment System (T-STAS)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice to alter an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: TSA is altering an existing system of records under the 
Privacy Act of 1974. The revisions affect the Transportation Security 
Threat Assessment System (T-STAS), DHS/TSA 002, and will update the 
``Categories of records in the system'' section.

DATES: This action will be effective upon publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa S. Dean, Privacy Officer, (571) 
227-3947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) is modifying the ``Categories of records in the system'' section 
of T-STAS, DHS/TSA 002 system of records, to include a new category of 
information in the system: military service history. This category 
includes, but is not limited to, what branch of the military an 
individual served in, their discharge date, and discharge type. T-STAS 
is a system of records that facilitates the performance of threat 
assessments and employment investigations on individuals who require 
special access to the transportation system. The military service 
history is necessary to allow TSA, during the course of a criminal 
history records check, to identify any criminal convictions that may 
have occurred while an individual served in the U.S. Military. T-STAS 
was most recently published in full on September 24, 2004. See 69 FR 
57348, 57349.
    Accordingly, TSA amends the ``Category of records in the system'' 
portion of T-STAS by revising category ``s'' and adding a new category 
``t'', at the end of the list of records to read as follows:
DHS/TSA 002

System name:
    Transportation Security Threat Assessment System (T-STAS).
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Categories of records in the system:
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    (s) The individual's level of access at an airport; and (t) the 
individual's military service history.
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    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 3, 2004.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27098 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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