[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 76354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21751]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Published Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of Publication of Privacy Impact Assessments.

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SUMMARY: The Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security is 
making available five Privacy Impact Assessments on various programs 
and systems in the Department. These assessments were approved and 
published on the Privacy Office's Web site between October 1, 2006 and 
October 31, 2006.

Dates: The Privacy Impact Assessment will be available on the DHS Web 
site until February 20, 2007, after which it may be obtained by 
contacting the DHS Privacy Office (contact information below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; by 
telephone (571) 227-3813, facsimile (866) 466-5370, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between October 1, 2006 and October 31, 
2006, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) approved and published five Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on 
the DHS Privacy Office Web site, http://www.dhs.gov/privacy, under the 
link for ``Privacy Impact Assessments.'' These PIAs cover five separate 
DHS programs. Below is a short summary of each of those programs, 
indicating the DHS component responsible for the system, and the date 
on which the PIA was approved. Additional information can be found on 
the Web site or by contacting the Privacy Office.

1. Background Check Service

Citizenship and Immigration Services

    October 31, 2006: The United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services (USCIS) is developing the Background Check Service (BCS) to 
help streamline the established USCIS background check process. As part 
of the adjudication process, USCIS conducts three different background 
checks on applicants/petitioners applying for USCIS benefits. These 
include (1) a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprint Check, 
(2) a FBI Name Check and (3) a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
Treasury Enforcement Communication System/Interagency Border Inspection 
System (TECS/IBIS) Name Check. Prior to BCS, information relating to 
the FBI Fingerprint Checks and the FBI Name Checks was stored in two 
different systems. Information relating to the TECS/IBIS Name Checks 
was not stored in any system. BCS will be the central repository for 
all activity related to these background checks.

2. MAXHR Solution Component ePerformance System Update

Management

    October 13, 3006: The update is to acknowledge a new version due to 
a new DHS-specific System of Records Notice, MaxHR ePerformance 
Management System DHS/OCHCO-001, that is being published in the Federal 
Register in order to provide additional transparency to DHS employees 
regarding the program.

3. Electronic Travel Document

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    October 17, 2006: The Electronic Travel Document System (eTD) will 
maintain personal information regarding aliens who have been ordered 
removed or have been removed from the United States. The eTD will also 
maintain information on U.S. government employees and foreign consular 
officials required to access the system. The eTD system will present 
and share alien information with the foreign consular officials and 
associated governments for their use in the expedited issuance of 
travel documents.

4. Personal Identity Verification (PIV) HSPD 12

Management

    October 13, 2006: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 
(HSPD-12), issued on August 27, 2004, required the establishment of a 
standard for identification of Federal Government employees and 
contractors. HSPD-12 directs the use of a common identification 
credential for both logical and physical access to federally controlled 
facilities and information systems. This initiative is intended to 
enhance security, increase efficiency, reduce identity fraud, and 
protect personal privacy.

5. Natural Disaster Medical System

Federal Emergency Management Agency

    October 13, 2006: The National Disaster Medical System Medical 
Professional Credentials (NDMS) provides health services, health-
related social services, other appropriate human services, and 
appropriate auxiliary services including mortuary and veterinary 
medical services in times of national emergency. NDMS also allows 
providers to respond to the needs of victims of a public health 
emergency or other public emergency, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300hh-
11(b)(3)(A). The NDMS program collects and maintains personally 
identifiable information in order to hire and retain qualified medical 
professionals and other professionals that can be activated and 
deployed in times of emergency.

    Dated: December 12, 2006.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21751 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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