[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13120-13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1329]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Privacy Office; 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 six (6) 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 January 1, 2007 and 
January 31, 2007.

DATES: The Privacy Impact Assessments will be available on the DHS Web 
site until May 21, 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, Mail Stop 0550, 601 S. 12th 
Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; by telephone (571) 227-3813, 
facsimile (866) 466-5370, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2007, the 
Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
approved and published six (6) Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on the 
DHS Privacy Office Web site, http://www.dhs.gov/privacy, under the link 
for ``Privacy Impact Assessments.'' Below is a short summary of each of 
those systems, 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.
    System: The Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress 
Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP).
    Component: Department-wide Programs.
    Date of approval: January 18, 2007.
    The DHS TRIP is a customer service web-based initiative developed 
as a voluntary program to provide a one-stop mechanism for individuals 
to request redress who believe they have been (1) denied or delayed 
boarding transportation due to DHS screening programs, (2) denied or 
delayed entry into or departure from the United States at a port of 
entry, or (3) identified for additional (secondary) screening at our 
Nation's transportation facilities, including airports, and seaports. 
DHS TRIP provides traveler redress intake and processing support while 
working with relevant DHS components to review and respond to requests 
for redress.

    System: Custom and Border Protection's Western Hemisphere Travel 
Initiative (WHTI).
    Component: Customs and Border Protection (CBP), DHS.
    Date of approval: January 23, 2007.
    CBP, in conjunction with the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the 
Department of State, published in the Federal Register a Final Rule to 
implement the WHTI requirements for air travel on November 24, 2006, at 
71 FR 68411. Under the WHTI final rule, effective January 23, 2007, 
affected travelers entering the United States from a Western Hemisphere 
country by air must present a passport, Air NEXUS card, or Merchant 
Mariner Document to CBP officials. This PIA reflects the WHTI

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requirements as set out in the final rule and follows the initial PIA 
for WHTI posted on August 11, 2006, at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy under 
the link for ``Privacy Impact Assessments'', in conjunction with the 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This updated PIA reflects changes 
made to WHTI based upon changes in policy and amendments to statutory 
authority as well as in response to comments on the WHTI NPRM.

    System: USCIS Naturalization Redesign Test Pilot.
    Component: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
    Date of approval: January 12, 2007.
    USCIS developed the Naturalization Redesign Test Pilot and 
redesigned the civics and language proficiency test that a lawful 
permanent resident must take in order to gain citizenship. This PIA is 
for this new test, which USCIS is currently implementing.

    System: Integrated Digitization Document Management Program 
(IDDMP).
    Component: USCIS.
    Date of approval: January 5, 2007.
    USCIS prepared a PIA for a series of systems comprising the IDDMP. 
Through the IDDMP, USCIS will digitize its paper-based Alien Files (A-
Files) so that the files may be shared more efficiently within the DHS 
and outside DHS, as appropriate.

    System: FEMA National Emergency Management Information System 
Mitigation Electronic Grants Management system.
    Component: FEMA.
    Date of approval: January 16, 2007.
    FEMA operates the National Emergency Management Information System 
(NEMIS) Mitigation (MT) Electronic Grants Management (eGrants) system. 
The eGrants system is an online grant application and grant management 
system. This PIA is being conducted because personally identifiable 
information may be included in grant applications made by states or 
local communities.

    System: Web Portal for the Center for Faith-based and Community 
Initiatives (CFBCI).
    Component: Preparedness.
    Date of approval: January 10, 2007.
    This project creates a web-based portal to enable individuals to 
register their names and email addresses in order to receive 
information about the activities of the CFBCI at DHS. The collection of 
contact information enables the CFBCI to disseminate information to 
interested parties. Because the contact information qualifies as 
personally identifiable information under the E-Government Act of 2002, 
this PIA has been conducted.

Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer.
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