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appropriate administrative, physical, 

and technical safeguards. These 

safeguards include: Restricting access to 

authorized personnel who have a ‘‘need 

to know;’’ using locks; and password 

protection identification features. 

Classified information is appropriately 

stored in accordance with applicable 

requirements. DHS file areas are locked 

after normal duty hours and the 

facilities are protected from the outside 

by security personnel. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are securely retained and 

disposed of in accordance with the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration’s General Records 

Schedule 24, section 6, ‘‘User 

Identification, Profiles, Authorizations, 

and Password Files.’’ Inactive records 

will be destroyed or deleted 6 years after 

the user account is terminated or 

password is altered, or when no longer 

needed for investigative or security 

purposes, whichever is later. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

The System Manager is the Chief 

Information Officer (CIO), Department 

of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the Headquarters’ 

or component’s FOIA Officer, whose 

contact information can be found at 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia under 

‘‘contacts.’’ If an individual believes 

more than one component maintains 

Privacy Act records concerning him or 

her, the individual may submit the 

request to the Chief Privacy Officer and 

Chief Freedom of Information Act 

Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive 

SW., Building 410, STOP–0655, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records, your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief 

Freedom of Information Act Officer, 

http://www.dhs.gov or 1–866–431–0486. 

In addition you should: 

• Explain why you believe the 

Department would have information on 

you; 

• Identify which component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; and 

• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DHS component agency may 

have responsive records. 

If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without the above information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information contained in this system 

is obtained from affected individuals/ 

organizations/facilities, public source 

data, other government agencies and/or 

information already in other DHS 

records systems. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: November 13, 2012. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28675 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974; Retirement of 

Department of Homeland Security 

Transportation Security Administration 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of retirement of one 

Privacy Act system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security is giving notice that 

it will retire the following Privacy Act 

system of records notice, Department of 

Homeland Security/Transportation 

Security Administration-012 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credentialing System (September 24, 

2004, 69 FR 57348), which was written 

to cover the Prototype Phase of the 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credentialing Program to authorize 

unescorted entry to secure 

transportation areas. These records were 

destroyed in accordance with the 

applicable records retention schedule, 

with the following exceptions: (1) 

Records for individuals who were an 

actual match to a government watchlist; 

and (2) records for individuals who 

were a close match but subsequently 

cleared as not posing a potential or 

actual threat to transportation. This 

notice reflects that these two categories 

of records from the Transportation 

Worker Identification Credentialing 

Prototype Phase must continue to be 

retained in accordance with the 

applicable records retention schedule, 

and will be maintained under the 

authority of the Department of 

Homeland Security/Transportation 

Security Administration-002 

Transportation Security Threat 

Assessment System System of Records 

(May 19, 2010, 75 FR 28046), which 

covers the Security Threat Assessment 

process associated with the 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credentialing and other Transportation 

Security Administration vetting 

programs. 

DATES: These changes will take effect 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions please contact: Peter 

Pietra, Privacy Officer, TSA–36, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6036; email: 

TSAPrivacy@dhs.gov. For privacy issues 

please contact: Jonathan Cantor, (202– 

343–1717), Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 

Privacy Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its 

ongoing integration and management 

efforts, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is retiring the system of 

records notice, DHS/Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA)–012 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credentialing (TWIC) System 

(September 24, 2004, 69 FR 57348), 

which was written to cover the 

Prototype Phase of the TWIC Program to 

authorize unescorted entry to secure 

transportation areas. The retirement of 


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this system of records is appropriate 

because the Prototype Phase is 

complete, and records from this system 

have been destroyed in accordance with 

the TSA Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing records retention 

schedule, with the following exceptions: 

(1) A small number of records for 

individuals who were an actual match 

to a government watchlist (which will 

be retained for 99 years); and (2) records 

for individuals who were a close match 

but subsequently cleared as not posing 

a potential or actual threat to 

transportation (which will be retained 

for 7 years). Records from the TWIC 

Prototype Phase not yet authorized for 

destruction will be retained under the 

authority of the DHS/TSA–002 

Transportation Security Threat 

Assessment System (T–STAS) System of 

Records (May 19, 2010, 75 FR 28046), 

which covers the Security Threat 

Assessment (STA) process associated 

with the TWIC and other TSA vetting 

programs. 

Eliminating the system of records 

notice DHS/TSA–012 TWIC will have 

no adverse impact on individuals, but 

will promote the overall streamlining 

and management of DHS Privacy Act 

record systems. Records for individuals 

who participated in the Prototype Phase 

have been destroyed, except as 

identified above. Individuals whose 

records continue to be retained pending 

disposition under the records retention 

schedule may seek access or correction 

to their records under DHS/TSA–002 T– 

STAS. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28678 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974; Retirement of 

Department of Homeland Security 

Transportation Security Administration 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of retirement of one 

Privacy Act system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security is giving notice that 

it will retire the following Privacy Act 

system of records notice, Department of 

Homeland Security/Transportation 

Security Administration-015 Registered 

Traveler Operations Files (November 8, 

2005, 69 FR 67735), which was written 

to establish a new system of records that 

governs information related to the 

Registered Traveler pilot program. The 

program is no longer in operation 

within the Transportation Security 

Administration and associated records 

have been destroyed in accordance with 

records disposition schedules approved 

by the National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

DATES: These changes will take effect 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: Peter 

Pietra, Director, Privacy Policy and 

Compliance, TSA–36, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6036; 

email: TSAPrivacy@dhs.gov. For privacy 

issues, please contact: Jonathan Cantor, 

(202–343–1717), Acting Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its 

ongoing integration and management 

efforts, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is retiring the system of 

records notice, DHS/Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA)–015 

Registered Traveler (RT) Operations File 

Files (November 8, 2005, 69 FR 67735), 

which was written to establish a new 

system of records that governs records 

related to the Registered Traveler pilot 

program. The program was designed to 

positively identify certain travelers who 

volunteered to participate in the 

program; expecting to expedite the preboarding process and improve 

allocation of TSA resources. 

Eliminating the system of records 

notice DHS/TSA–015 (RT) will have no 

adverse impact on individuals, but will 

promote the overall streamlining and 

management of DHS Privacy Act record 

systems. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28677 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974; Retirement of 

Department of Homeland Security 

Transportation Security Administration 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of retirement of one 

Privacy Act system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security is giving notice that 

it will retire the following Privacy Act 

system of records notice, DHS/TSA–017 

Secure Flight Test Records (June 22, 

2005, 70 FR 36320), which was written 

to cover the testing phase of the Secure 

Flight program, from its inventory of 

record systems. The Department of 

Homeland Security will rely upon 

Department of Homeland Security/ 

Transportation Security 

Administration–019, Secure Flight 

Records (November 9, 2007, 72 FR 

63711) to cover the operational phase of 

the Secure Flight program. 

DATES: These changes will take effect 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions please contact: Peter 

Pietra, Director, Privacy Policy and 

Compliance, TSA–36, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6036; 

email: TSAPrivacy@dhs.gov. For privacy 

issues please contact: Jonathan Cantor, 

(202–343–1717), Acting Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its 

ongoing integration and management 

efforts, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is retiring the system of 

records notice, DHS/Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA)–017 

Secure Flight Test Records (June 22, 

2005, 70 FR 36320), from its inventory 

of record systems. TSA published DHS/ 

TSA–017, Secure Flight Test Records, to 

cover the testing phase of the Secure 

Flight program, which was designed to 

assist TSA in preventing individuals 

known or suspected to be engaged in 

terrorist activity from boarding domestic 

passenger flights. TSA also conducted a 

separate test of the use of commercial 

data to determine its effectiveness in 

identifying passenger information that is 


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