[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7790-7791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2048]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2006-0007]


Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 an 
administrative session, which will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in 
Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held in the Polaris Room 
at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 
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-2006-0007 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. Toby Levin, Acting 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-2006-0007, the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
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 Toby Levin, Acting 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, March 7, 2006, in the 
Polaris Room at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
Center, 1300 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 2:30 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 on 
Emerging Applications and Technology, Data Sharing and Usage, 
Framework, and Screening will update the Committee on the work 
currently being conducted. In the morning and afternoon sessions, 
invited speakers will discuss how to foster information sharing while 
protecting privacy. An agenda will be posted on the Privacy Committee 
Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy prior to the meeting.
    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. For those wishing to make written 
comments, please follow the procedure noted above.
    Public attendance is encouraged. Any member of the public who 
wishes to attend the public session is requested to provide his or her 
name no later than 12 p.m. e.s.t., Thursday, March 2, 2006, to Toby 
Levin via e-mail at [email protected], or via telephone at 571-
227-3813. This will assist with the preparation of meeting materials 
and seating arrangements. Everyone who plans to attend is respectfully 
requested to be present and seated by 8:15 a.m. for the morning session 
and by 2:15 p.m. for the afternoon session.

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    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: A portion of this Committee meeting will be 
closed for administrative and planning purposes that are referenced 
above. The closed portion is excluded from the Open Meetings 
requirement, pursuant to the authority contained in 41 CFR 102-
3.160(b).

    Dated: February 2, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
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