[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary


Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of removal of two Privacy Act systems of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to remove two 
systems of records from its inventory of record systems because they 
have become obsolete.

DATES: Effective Date: April 13, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 601 S. 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202, by telephone (571) 227-3813 or facsimile (571) 
227-4171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its ongoing integration and 
management efforts, the Department of Homeland Security is removing two 
obsolete systems of records from its inventory of record systems.
    The first one is currently being maintained by United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services and was formerly maintained by the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). This legacy record system 
is entitled ``Designated Entity Information Management System 
(DEIMS),'' last published in the Federal Register as ``JUSTICE/INS-
021,'' (62 FR 39256), when the INS was still a part of the United 
States Department of Justice. The system became part of the DHS 
inventory of record systems upon creation of DHS and the merger with 
INS.
    This system was originally established in order to maintain records 
concerning individuals who applied for and received certification from 
INS to serve as designated fingerprint service providers. The record 
system is no longer needed, however, because the INS--and now DHS--no 
longer uses the services of designated fingerprint service providers. 
Instead, aliens applying for immigration benefits must have their 
fingerprints taken by DHS, by state and local law enforcement agencies, 
by consular offices of the Department of State, or by Department of 
Defense offices authorized to perform fingerprinting services. 
Therefore, JUSTICE/INS-021, the ``Designated Entity Information 
Management System (DEIMS)'' is obsolete and the Department of Homeland 
Security is removing this system from its inventory of Privacy Act 
systems.
    For similar reasons, DHS proposes to remove another legacy system 
of records that is now being maintained by the Bureau of Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, but which was formerly maintained by INS when 
it was part of the Department of Justice. This legacy record system is 
entitled ``Job Exchange System (JOBX).'' and it was last published as 
JUSTICE/INS-009 in the Federal Register on September 7, 2001 (66 FR 
46815. JOBX was originally established in order to enable INS employees 
meeting specific criteria to trade like positions with other INS 
employees upon supervisor approval. The record system has become 
obsolete, however, as DHS no longer authorizes job swapping among 
employees. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security is also 
removing JUSTICE/INS-009 from its inventory of Privacy Act systems.
    Eliminating these two systems will have no adverse impacts on 
individuals, but will promote the overall streamlining and management 
of DHS Privacy Act record systems.

    Dated: April 4, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-5350 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
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