[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47581-47582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12036]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2024-0015]


Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity 
Advisory Committee: Request for Applicants for Appointment

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Request for applicants for appointment to the Department of 
Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks applicants for 
appointment to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.

DATES: Applications for membership must reach the Department of 
Homeland Security Privacy Office via email or fax within 45 days of the 
date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: To apply for membership, please submit the documents 
described below to Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal Officer, DHS 
Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, by either of the 
following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket Number 
(DHS-2024-0015) in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 343-4010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal 
Officer, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department 
of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Mail Stop 
0655, Washington, DC 20598-0655, by telephone (202) 343-1717, by fax 
(202) 343-4010, or by email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory 
Committee is an advisory committee established in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. The Committee 
was established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under 6 U.S.C. 
451. The Committee provides advice at the request of the Secretary and 
the Chief Privacy Officer on programmatic, policy, operational, 
security, administrative, and technological issues within DHS that 
relate to personally identifiable information (PII) and data integrity, 
transparency, and other privacy-related matters. The duties of the 
Committee are solely advisory in nature. In developing its advice and 
recommendations, the Committee may, consistent with FACA, conduct 
studies, inquiries, or briefings in consultation with individuals and 
groups in the private sector and/or other governmental entities. The 
Committee holds at least one public meeting per calendar year.
    Committee Membership: The DHS Privacy Office is seeking applicants 
for terms of three years from the date of appointment. Members are 
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security. Members must be specially qualified to 
serve on the Committee by virtue of their education, training, and 
experience in the fields of data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, 
and/or emerging technologies. Members are expected to actively 
participate in Committee and Subcommittee activities and to provide 
material input into Committee research and recommendations. Pursuant to 
the FACA, the Committee's Charter requires that Committee membership be 
balanced to include:
    1. Individuals currently working in higher education, state or 
local government, or not-for-profit organizations;
    2. Individuals currently working in for-profit organizations 
including at least one who shall be familiar with the data privacy-
related issues addressed by small- to medium-sized enterprises;
    3. Individuals currently working in for-profit organizations, 
including at least one who shall be familiar with data privacy-related 
issues addressed by large-sized and/or multinational enterprises; and
    4. Other individuals, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    Committee members serve as Special Government Employees (SGE) as 
defined in section 202(a) of title 18 U.S.C. As such, they are subject 
to Federal conflict of interest laws and government-wide standards of 
conduct regulations. Members must annually file a New Entrant 
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) for review and 
approval by Department ethics officials. DHS may not release these 
reports or the information in them to the public except under an order 
issued by a Federal court or as otherwise permitted under the Privacy 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 
552). Committee members are also required to obtain and retain at least 
a secret-level security clearance as a condition of their appointment. 
Members are not compensated for their service on the Committee; 
however, while attending meetings or otherwise engaged in Committee 
business, members may receive travel expenses and per diem in

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accordance with Federal travel regulations.
    Committee History and Activities: Individuals interested in 
applying for Committee membership should review the history of the 
Committee's work. The Committee's charter and current membership, 
transcripts of Committee meetings, and Committee reports and 
recommendations to the Department are posted on the Committee's web 
page on the DHS Privacy Office website (www.dhs.gov/privacy).
    Applying for Membership: To apply for membership on the DHS Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, please submit the following 
documents to Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal Officer, at the 
address provided below within 45 days of the date of this notice:
    1. A current resume and
    2. A letter that explains your qualifications for service on the 
Committee and describes in detail how your experience is relevant to 
the Committee's work.
    Your resume and letter will be weighed equally in the application 
review process. Please note that individuals who are registered as 
Federal lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal advisory 
committees in an individual capacity. See ``Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, and 
Commissions,'' 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014). If you are or were 
registered as a Federal lobbyist, you are not eligible to apply for 
membership on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee 
unless you have filed a bone fide de-registration, been de-listed by 
your employer as an active lobbyist reflecting the actual cessation of 
lobbying activities, or not appeared on a quarterly lobbying report for 
three consecutive quarters because of actual cessation of lobbying 
activities. Applicants selected for membership will be required to 
certify, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, that they are not currently 
registered as Federal lobbyists. Pursuant to the Committee's Charter, 
individuals who are not U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents of 
the United States are not eligible to serve on the DHS Data Privacy and 
Integrity Advisory Committee.
    Please send your documents to Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal 
Officer, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, by either 
of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected] or
     Fax: (202) 343-4010.

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. ch. 10; and the Privacy Act of 1974, 
5 U.S.C. 552a.
    Principal Purposes: When you apply for appointment to the DHS Data 
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, DHS collects your name, 
contact information, and any other personal information that you submit 
in conjunction with your application. DHS will use this information to 
evaluate your candidacy for Committee membership. If you are chosen to 
serve as a Committee member, your name will appear in publicly-
available Committee documents, membership lists, and Committee reports.
    Routine Uses and Sharing: In general, DHS will not use the 
information you provide for any purpose other than the principal 
purpose(s) for which it was provided 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-009 
Department of Homeland Security Advisory Committees System of Records 
Notice (October 3, 2008, 73 FR 57639).
    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 consider your application for 
appointment to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.
    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 submit a Privacy Act and FOIA request in 
writing to the DHS Chief FOIA Officer at [email protected]. Additional 
instructions are available at http://www.dhs.gov/foiaandintheDHS/ALL-009 Department of Homeland Security Advisory Committees System of 
Records Notice (October 3, 2008, 73 FR 57639) referenced above.

Mason C. Clutter,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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