[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14476-14477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2005-0018]


Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, location, and agenda for 
the inaugural meeting of the Department of Homeland Security Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, in 
Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Mayflower 
Hotel Colonial Ballroom, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nuala O'Connor Kelly, Chief Privacy 
Officer, or Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC 20528 by telephone (202) 772-9848 or facsimile (202) 
772-5036 or by e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The inaugural meeting of the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee 
(Privacy Advisory Committee) will be on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 
the Mayflower Hotel Colonial Ballroom, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue 
until 4:30 p.m. Although most of the meeting is open to the public, the 
sessions between 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. will be closed in order to 
permit the Privacy Advisory Committee members to receive administrative 
briefings concerning travel, ethics and security matters that pertain 
to their membership.
    At this first meeting, the Chief Privacy Officer of DHS will 
welcome and introduce the members of the Privacy Advisory Committee. 
DHS component offices will provide an overview of information about the 
Department for the benefit of the Privacy Advisory Committee members 
and the general public. The Privacy Advisory Committee will then 
discuss areas of focus for its initial work on privacy issues within 
DHS.
    At the end of the meeting, between 3:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., public 
comments will be accepted. All those who wish to testify must register 
and, in order to allow as many people as possible to testify, should 
limit their remarks to two minutes. For security purposes, any member 
of the public who wishes to attend the public session should provide 
his or her name no later than 5 p.m. e.s.t., Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 
to Rebecca J. Richards via e-mail at [email protected], or via 
telephone at (202) 772-9848. Photo identification will be required for 
entry on the day of the meeting to verify those individuals who have 
registered for the public session, and everyone who plans to attend 
must be present and seated by 8:15 a.m. (or 2 p.m., if only attending 
the afternoon sessions). Registration information required for 
attendance will

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only be used for verification purposes on the day of the meeting.
    Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should 
indicate this in their admittance request and are encouraged to 
indicate anticipated special needs as early as possible.
    Although every effort will be made to accommodate all members of 
the public, seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, 
first-served basis.
    Persons who are unable to attend or speak at the meeting may submit 
comments, identified by docket number DHS-2005-0018, by one of the 
following methods:
     EPA Federal Partner EDOCKET Web site: http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
    The Department of Homeland Security has joined the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) online public docket and comment system on its 
Partner Electronic Docket System (Partner EDOCKET). The Department of 
Homeland Security and its agencies (excluding the United States Coast 
Guard and Transportation Security Administration) will use the EPA 
Federal Partner EDOCKET system. The USCG and TSA [legacy Department of 
Transportation (DOT) agencies] will continue to use the DOT Docket 
Management System until full migration to the electronic rulemaking 
federal docket management system in 2005.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 772-5036.
     Mail: Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland 
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    All comments received will be posted without change to www.epa.gov/feddocket, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. You may also 
access the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

Basis for Closure

    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, 86 Stat. 770, the Secretary has 
determined that portions of this Privacy Advisory Committee meeting, 
which are referenced above as ``administrative briefings,'' are 
excluded from the Open Meetings requirement pursuant to the authority 
contained in 41 CFR 102-3.160(b).

    Dated: March 16, 2005.
Michael Chertoff,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-5583 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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