[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75752-75753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21465]


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PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD


Watch List Redress Request for Public Comment

AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, The White House.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, established 
by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. 
L. 108-458, December 17, 2004), advises the President and other senior 
executive branch officials to ensure that concerns about privacy and 
civil liberties are appropriately considered in the implementation of 
laws, regulations, and executive branch policies related to efforts to 
protect the Nation against terrorism. This includes advising on whether 
adequate guidelines, supervision, and oversight exist to protect the 
important legal rights of all Americans.
    Processes currently exist to redress errors and ameliorate false 
positives associated with the use of watch list data for aviation and 
other security screening purposes. Efforts to address, enhance, 
conform, and potentially streamline these procedures are ongoing 
throughout the Federal Government, and the Board is assisting relevant 
executive branch departments and agencies in those efforts. The Board 
seeks any comments, suggestions or other information from members of 
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public who have knowledge on this subject. Comments may be forwarded 
via the Board's Web site at http://www.PrivacyBoard.gov. While there is 
no specific deadline for the submission, the Board is interested in 
receiving public comments soon. The Board is unable to respond to 
individual comments and cannot assist individual redress requests. 
Information gathered will be used solely to assist the Board in 
understanding the effects of policy and program operations on 
Americans' civil liberties.

DATES: While there is no specific deadline for the submission, the 
Board is interested in receiving public comments soon.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be e-mailed to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Wood, 202-456-1240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6, 
dated September 16, 2003, requires that the Attorney General establish 
an organization to consolidate the Federal Government's approach to 
terrorism screening and provide for the appropriate and lawful use of 
terrorist information in screening processes. Pursuant to this 
directive, the Secretaries of State, Defense, the Treasury, and 
Homeland Security along with the Attorney General and the Director of 
Central Intelligence established by a memorandum of understanding the 
Terrorist Screening Center (TSC). Under TSC's supervision, the 
Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) was created to compile the most 
thorough, accurate and current information possible about individuals 
known or suspected to be or to have been engaged in conduct advancing 
terrorism. This database consolidates the Federal Government's 
terrorism screening databases into a single integrated database and 
provides for its appropriate and lawful use in screening processes 
administered by Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities.

    Authority:  Pub. L. 108-408 Sec. 1061 et seq. (Dec. 17, 2004).

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Mark Robbins,
Executive Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-21465 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
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