[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58524-58525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0076]


DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will 
meet on October 5, 2011, in Arlington, VA. The meeting will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will meet 
on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that 
the meeting may end early if the Committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Navy League Building, 2300 
Wilson Boulevard (corner of North Adams Street), Arlington, VA 22201 
(Courthouse Metro Station). For information on facilities or services 
for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at 
the meeting, contact Martha K. Landesberg, Executive Director, DHS Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we invite public comment on the 
issues to be considered by the Committee as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. A public comment period will be held during 
the meeting from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and speakers are requested to 
limit their comments to 3 minutes. If you would like to address the 
Committee at the meeting, we request that you register in advance by 
contacting Martha K. Landesberg at the address provided

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below or sign up at the registration desk on the day of the meeting. 
The names and affiliations, if any, of individuals who address the 
Committee are included in the public record of the meeting. Please note 
that the public comment period may end before the time indicated, 
following the last call for comments. Written comments and requests to 
have a copy of your materials distributed to each member of the 
Committee prior to the meeting should be sent to Martha K. Landesberg, 
Executive Director, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, 
by September 30, 2011. Persons who wish to submit comments and who are 
not able to attend or speak at the meeting may submit comments at any 
time. All submissions must include the Docket Number (DHS-2011-0076) 
and may be submitted by any one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the Docket 
Number (DHS-2011-0076) in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (703) 483-2999.
     Mail: Martha K. Landesberg, Executive Director, Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland 
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Department 
of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee'' 
and the Docket Number (DHS-2011-0076). Comments received will be posted 
without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    If you wish to attend the meeting, please plan to arrive at the 
Navy League Building by 12:45 p.m. The DHS Privacy Office encourages 
you to register for the meeting in advance by contacting Martha K. 
Landesberg, Executive Director, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee, at [email protected]. Advance registration is 
voluntary. The Privacy Act Statement below explains how DHS uses the 
registration information you may provide and how you may access or 
correct information retained by DHS, if any.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha K. Landesberg, Executive 
Director, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department 
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528, by telephone (703) 235-
0780, by fax (703) 235-0442, or by e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 The DHS Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee provides advice at the request 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer 
on programmatic, policy, operational, administrative, and technological 
issues within the DHS that relate to personally identifiable 
information, as well as data integrity and other privacy-related 
matters. The committee was established by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 451.

Agenda

    During the meeting, the Chief Privacy Officer will provide the 
Committee an update on the activities of the DHS Privacy Office. The 
Committee will also receive updates on DHS FOIA operations by the 
Deputy Chief FOIA Officer and on Advanced Imaging Technology by the 
Transportation Security Administration's Privacy Officer. In addition, 
the Subcommittees will report on their work in support of the 
Committee's planned guidance on privacy protections for information 
sharing within DHS. The agenda will be posted in advance of the meeting 
on the Committee's Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy. Please note 
that the meeting may end early if all business is completed.

Privacy Act Statement: DHS's Use of Your Information

    Authority: DHS requests that you voluntarily submit this 
information under its following authorities: the Federal Records 
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; the FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. 2; and the Privacy Act 
of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

    Principal Purposes: When you register to attend a DHS Data Privacy 
and Integrity Advisory Committee meeting, DHS collects your name, 
contact information, and the organization you represent, if any. We use 
this information to contact you for purposes related to the meeting, 
such as to confirm your registration, to advise you of any changes in 
the meeting, or to assure that we have sufficient materials to 
distribute to all attendees. We may also use the information you 
provide for public record purposes such as posting publicly available 
transcripts and meeting minutes.
    Routine Uses and Sharing: In general, DHS will not use the 
information you provide for any purpose other than the Principal 
Purposes, and will not share this information within or outside the 
agency. In certain circumstances, DHS may share this information on a 
case-by-case basis as required by law or as necessary for a specific 
purpose, as described in the DHS/ALL-002 Mailing and Other Lists System 
of Records Notice (November 25, 2008, 73 FR 71659).
    Effects of Not Providing Information: You may choose not to provide 
the requested information or to provide only some of the information 
DHS requests. If you choose not to provide some or all of the requested 
information, DHS may not be able to contact you for purposes related to 
the meeting.
    Accessing and Correcting Information: If you are unable to access 
or correct this information by using the method that you originally 
used to submit it, you may direct your request in writing to the DHS 
Deputy Chief FOIA Officer at [email protected]. Additional instructions are 
available at http://www.dhs.gov/foia and in the DHS/ALL-002 Mailing and 
Other Lists System of Records referenced above.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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