[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27266-27267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2006-0019]


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: 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 be open to the 
public, with the exception of a one-hour administrative session.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in San 
Francisco, CA.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held in the Rita and Ava 
Room at the Clift Hotel, 495 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. 
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-2006-0019 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 D-3, Arlington, VA 22202.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Department 
of Homeland Security and DHS-2006-0019, the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will also 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 www.dhs.gov/privacy, including any personal information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy 
Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act 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 Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee (``Privacy Advisory Committee'') will be meeting on 
Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in the Rita and Ava Rooms at the Clift Hotel, 
495 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. The meeting will begin at 
8:30 a.m. and is anticipated to end at 5 p.m. Although most of the 
meeting is open to the public, there will be a closed session between 
12 p.m. and 1 p.m., in order to permit the Privacy Advisory Committee 
members to discuss administrative and planning items.
    At the meeting, the Acting Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom 
of Information Act 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 
expectations of privacy in public spaces and identity management. An 
agenda will be posted on the Privacy Committee Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy prior to the meeting.

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    The Committee is researching effective means to receive public 
comments during their public meetings. As an experiment, for the June 
7, 2006 meeting, comments will be accepted for a ``Public Comment 
Panel'' starting at or about 4 p.m. This panel will be made up of no 
more than four individuals; each will be allotted 15 minutes to speak. 
In order to be considered for the Public Comment Panel, individuals 
must provide a written request to Rebecca J. Richards via e-mail at 
[email protected] no later than Friday, May 26, 2006 with the 
following information:
    (1) A brief biographical description, including name and 
affiliation;
    (2) A list of the topic(s) that the potential panelist would like 
to address, and a one-paragraph summary of the potential panelist's 
unique perspective or knowledge of each such topic; and
    (3) Contact information, including a daytime telephone number, and 
e-mail address.
    The Executive Director, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair, 
and subcommittee Chairs of the Committee will choose the panelists 
based upon the written submissions. The Executive Director will notify 
the panelists chosen for the Public Comment Panel both via e-mail and 
through the Committee's Web site.
    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 12:00 p.m. EST, Friday, June 2, 2006, to Rebecca J. 
Richards 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 12:45 p.m. for the afternoon session.
    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: May 4, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
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