[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69583-69584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22711]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2005-0047]


Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The notice announces the date, time, location, and agenda for 
the next meeting of the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy 
and Integrity Advisory Committee. This meeting will include a partially 
closed session.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in 
Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held in the Capitol 
Ballroom (E & F) at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
Washington, DC 20004. Persons wishing to make comments or who are 
unable to attend or speak at the meeting may submit comments at any 
time. Comments must be identified by DHS-2005-0047 and may be submitted 
by any one of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 571-227-4171.
     Mail: Ms. Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland 
Security, Mail Stop C-3, Arlington, VA 22202.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Department 
of Homeland Security and DHS-2005-0047, the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alternation at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or

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comments received by the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy, including any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy 
Officer, or Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland Security, 
Arlington, VA 22202 by telephone (571) 227-3813, by facsimile (571) 
227-4171, or by e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee (Committee) will be meeting on Tuesday December 6, 2005, in 
the Capitol Ballroom (E&F) at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, Washington, DC 20004. 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, there will be a closed session between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 
p.m., in order to permit the Privacy Advisory Committee members to 
discuss administrative and planning items, including future meetings 
and a timeline for possible subcommittee reports to the full Committee.
    At the meeting, the Acting Chief Privacy Officer will provide an 
update on the activities of the Privacy Office. The subcommittees will 
update the Committee on the work currently being conducted and plan to 
finalize the Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies, 
and Applications that was discussed at the September 28, 2005, Meeting 
in Bellingham, WA. This document can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy and the Committee is seeking comment on it. Finally, in the 
morning there will be a panel discussion on the uses of data analytics 
in the public sector.
    In the afternoon, there will be a panel presentation by various 
redress offices at DHS on policies and procedures for handling citizen 
concerns. This will be followed by a panel of international privacy 
commissioners discussing cross border cooperation.
    Public comments will be accepted during the meeting, between 4 p.m. 
and 4:30 p.m. All those who wish to testify during this time may 
register in advance or sign-up on the day of the meeting. In order to 
allow as many people as possible to testify, witnesses should limit 
their remarks to three minutes. Due to limited seating, any member of 
the public who wishes to attend the public session should provide his 
or her name no later than 12 p.m. EST, Thursday, December 1, 2005, to 
Rebecca J. Richards via e-mail at [email protected], or via 
telephone at (571) 227-3813.
    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 should be present and seated 
by 8:15 a.m. for the morning session and 1:15 p.m., for the afternoon 
session. Registration information required for attendance will be used 
for verification purposes on the day of the meeting. Attendance 
information, including names of members of the public attending, will 
be made public as part of the official meeting minutes.
    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.
    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.
    Basis for Closure: Portions of this Committee meeting for 
administrative and planning purposes which are referenced above are 
excluded from the Open Meetings requirement pursuant to the authority 
contained in 41 CFR part 102-3.160(b).

    Dated: November 2, 2005.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
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