[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76354-76355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21752]


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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 three Privacy Impact Assessments on various programs 
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systems in the Department. These assessments were approved and 
published on the Privacy Office's Web site between November 1, 2006 and 
November 30, 2006.

DATES: The Privacy Impact Assessments will be available on the DHS Web 
site until February 20, 2007, after which they 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 November 1, 2006 and November 30, 
2006, the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) approved and published three 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 three 
separate DHS programs. Below is a short summary 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. CBP Automatic Targeting System

Customs and Border Protection

    November 22, 2006: Department of Homeland Security, Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP), has developed the Automated Targeting System 
(ATS). ATS is one of the most advanced targeting systems in the world. 
Using a common approach for data management, analysis, rules-based risk 
management, and user interfaces, ATS supports all CBP mission areas and 
the data and rules specific to those areas. This PIA was prepared in 
conjunction with the System of Records Notice that was published on 
November 2, 2006 in the Federal Register.

2. Global Enrollment System

Customs and Border Protection

    November 1, 2006: This is an update to the previous Global 
Enrollment System PIA, dated April 20, 2006. It was prepared in order 
to include a description and analysis of the Global On-Line Enrollment 
System, which is the new online application process for enrollment in 
Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler programs. With the new 
system, CBP will be able to offer an on-line enrollment process to 
prospective and existing members of GES programs.

3. United States Coast Guard ``Biometrics at Sea'' Mona Passage Proof 
of Concept

U.S. Coast Guard

    November 3, 2006: This PIA describes the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 
and U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) 
Program partnership. The partnership is in furtherance of the broader 
objective to develop mobile biometric capabilities for the Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS). The findings from this proof of concept 
will be used to develop and refine technologies needed for mobile 
biometrics collection and analysis capability at sea, along with other 
remote areas where DHS operates. The technologies developed through 
this proof of concept will assist in the apprehension and prosecution 
of illegal migrants and migrant smugglers. They will also deter unsafe 
and illegal maritime migration, which will help preserve life at sea. 
The USCG deployed the at-sea biometric capability during the 
operational Proof of Concept (POC) in November 2006.

    Dated: December 12, 2006.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21752 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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