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• 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, trusted thirdparty identity service providers (which 

may use commercial identity 

verification information not accessed or 

maintained by DHS to perform 

knowledge-based authentication), 

public source data, other government 

agencies, or information already in other 

DHS records systems. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: July 31, 2014. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18703 Filed 8–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0038] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security Transportation 

Security Administration—002 

Transportation Security Threat 

Assessment System System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice to update an existing 

Privacy Act System of Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to update 

and reissue a current Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/Transportation Security 

Administration—002 Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System of 

Records.’’ This system of records allows 

the Department of Homeland Security/ 

Transportation Security Administration 

to collect and maintain records related 

to security threat assessments, 

employment investigations, and 

evaluations that the Transportation 

Security Administration conducts on 

certain individuals for security 

purposes. For example, individuals who 

apply for a Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential or a Hazardous 

Materials Endorsement must undergo a 

security threat assessment, and records 

associated with the assessment are 

covered by this system. 

TSA is making modifications to the 

‘‘Purposes’’ section of the system of 

records to reflect the Department of 

Homeland Security’s use of information 

to more readily and effectively carry out 

the Department of Homeland Security’s 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, and benefits missions. 

Also, two categories of records that were 

previously listed in the ‘‘Categories of 

individuals covered by the system’’ 

section are being moved to the 

‘‘Categories of records’’ section. Finally, 

this notice includes non-substantive 

changes to simplify the formatting and 

text of the previously published notice. 

Portions of this system are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2) as 

reflected in the final rule published in 

the Federal Register on June 25, 2004. 

This updated system will continue to 

be included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 10, 2014. This updated 

system will be effective September 10, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0038 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–343–4010. 

• Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, please visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: Peter 

Pietra, Privacy Officer, Transportation 

Security Administration, TSA–36, 601 

South 12th Street, Arlington, VA, 

20598–6036, or TSAprivacy@dhs.gov. 

For privacy issues please contact: Karen 

L. Neuman, (202) 343–1717, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) proposes to update and reissue a 

current DHS system of records notice 

titled, ‘‘DHS/TSA—002 Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System of 

Records.’’ 

TSA’s mission is to protect the 

nation’s transportation systems to 

ensure freedom of movement for people 

and commerce. To achieve this mission, 

TSA is required to develop and adapt its 

security programs to respond to 

evolving threats to transportation 

security. The Security Threat 

Assessment System contains records 

related to security threat assessments, 

employment investigations, and 

evaluations DHS/TSA conducts on 

certain individuals for security 

purposes. The information is collected 

to conduct security threat assessments 

on individuals to ensure they do not 

pose, and are not suspected of posing, 

a threat to transportation or national 

security. For example, individuals who 

apply for a Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential or a Hazardous 

Materials Endorsement must undergo a 

security threat assessment and are 

covered by this system. 

TSA is making the following 

modifications: 

• TSA is updating the Purpose(s) 

section to reflect the use of information 

by DHS to more readily and effectively 

carry out DHS’s national security, law 

enforcement, immigration, and benefits 

missions. 

• TSA is updating the Categories of 

Records section to include two 

categories of records that were 

previously listed in the ‘‘Categories of 

individuals covered by the system’’ 

section. These categories are records 

concerning the following individuals: (i) 

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Known or suspected terrorists identified 

in the Terrorist Screening Database 

(TSDB) of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation’s (FBI) Terrorist Screening 

Center (TSC); individuals identified by 

DHS/TSA to be included in the TSDB 

because they pose a threat to civil 

aviation or national security; and 

individuals in classified and 

unclassified governmental terrorist, law 

enforcement, immigration, or 

intelligence databases, including 

databases maintained by the Department 

of Defense, National Counterterrorism 

Center, or FBI; and (ii) individuals who 

have been or seek to be distinguished 

from individuals on a watchlist through 

a redress process, or other means. This 

update reflects a conclusion that these 

categories are more appropriately 

categories of records used in this 

system, rather than categories of 

individuals maintained in this system. 

Consistent with DHS’s informationsharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/TSA—002 Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System of 

Records may be shared with other DHS 

components that have a need to know 

the information to carry out their 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

homeland security functions. In 

addition, information may be shared 

with appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, territorial, or foreign government 

agencies consistent with the routine 

uses set forth in this system of records 

notice. 

Portions of this system are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2). In 

addition, to the extent a record contains 

information from other exempt systems 

of records, DHS/TSA will rely on the 

exemptions claimed for those systems as 

reflected in the final rule published on 

June 25, 2004, 69 FR 35536. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which Federal Government agencies 

collect, maintain, use, and disseminate 

individuals’ records. The Privacy Act 

applies to information that is 

maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ A 

‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

from which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. The Privacy Act defines 

‘‘individual’’ as a United States citizen 

or a lawful permanent resident. As a 

matter of policy, DHS extends 

administrative Privacy Act protections 

to all individuals when systems of 

records maintain information on U.S. 

citizens, lawful permanent residents, 

and visitors. Below is the description of 

the DHS/TSA—002 Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System 

System of Records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

System of Records 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA)—002 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/TSA—002 Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System 

(T–STAS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Classified, Sensitive. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) Headquarters, 601 South 12th 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598 and TSA 

field offices. Records may also be 

maintained at the offices of TSA 

contractors. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals who undergo a security 

threat assessment, employment 

investigation, or other evaluation 

performed for security purposes or in 

order to obtain access to the following: 

Transportation infrastructure or assets, 

such as terminals, facilities, pipelines, 

railways, mass transit, vessels, aircraft, 

or vehicles; restricted airspace; 

passenger baggage; cargo; shipping 

venues; or other facilities or critical 

infrastructure over which DHS exercises 

authority; Sensitive Security 

Information or Classified information 

provided in connection with 

transportation security matters; or 

transportation-related instruction or 

training (such as flight training). This 

includes, but is not limited to, the 

following individuals: 

(a) Individuals who require or seek 

access to airports, or maritime or surface 

transportation facilities, or facilities 

over which DHS exercises authority. 

(b) Individuals who have or are 

seeking responsibility for screening 

individuals or carry-on baggage, and 

those persons serving as immediate 

supervisors and the next supervisory 

level to those individuals, other than 

employees of the DHS/TSA who 

perform or seek to perform these 

functions. 

(c) Individuals who have or are 

seeking responsibility for screening 

checked baggage or cargo, and their 

immediate supervisors, and the next 

supervisory level to those individuals, 

other than employees of the DHS/TSA 

who perform or seek to perform these 

functions. 

(d) Individuals who have or are 

seeking the authority to accept checked 

baggage for transport on behalf of an 

aircraft operator that is required to 

screen passengers. 

(e) Pilots, copilots, flight engineers, 

flight navigators, and airline personnel 

authorized to fly in the cockpit, relief or 

deadheading crewmembers, cabin crew, 

and other flight crew for an aircraft 

operator or foreign air carrier that is 

required to adopt and carry out a 

security program. 

(f) Flight crews and passengers who 

request waivers of temporary flight 

restrictions (TFR) or other restrictions 

pertaining to airspace. 

(g) Other individuals who are 

connected to the transportation industry 

for whom DHS/TSA conducts security 

threat assessments to ensure 

transportation security. 

(h) Individuals who have or are 

seeking unescorted access to cargo in 

the transportation system. 

(i) Individuals who are owners, 

officers, or directors of an indirect air 

carrier or a business seeking to become 

an indirect air carrier. 

(j) Aliens or other individuals 

designated by DHS/TSA who apply for 

flight training or recurrent training. 

(k) Individuals transported on allcargo aircraft, including aircraft operator 

or foreign air carrier employees and 

their family members and persons 

transported for the flight. 

(l) Individuals seeking to become, or 

qualified as, known shippers or 

Certified Cargo Screening Program 

validators. 

(m) Individuals who are owners, 

operators, or directors of any 

transportation mode facilities, services, 

or assets. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

DHS/TSA’s system may contain any, 

or all, of the following information 

regarding individuals covered by this 

system: 

(a) Name (including aliases or 

variations of spelling). 

(b) Gender. 

(c) Current and historical contact 

information (including, but not limited 

to, address information, telephone 

number, and email). 

(d) Government-issued licensing or 

identification information (including, 

but not limited to, Social Security 

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number; pilot certificate information, 

including number and country of 

issuance; current and past citizenship 

information; immigration status; alien 

registration numbers; visa information; 

and other licensing information for 

modes of transportation). 

(e) Date and place of birth. 

(f) Name and information, including 

contact information and identifying 

number (if any) of the airport, aircraft 

operator, indirect air carrier, maritime 

or land transportation operator, or other 

employer or entity that is employing the 

individual, submitting the individual’s 

information, or sponsoring the 

individual’s background check/threat 

assessment. 

(g) Physical description, fingerprint 

and/or other biometric identifier, and 

photograph. 

(h) Date, place, and type of flight 

training or other instruction. 

(i) Control number or other unique 

identification number assigned to an 

individual or credential. 

(j) Information necessary to assist in 

tracking submissions, payments, and 

transmission of records. 

(k) Results of any analysis performed 

for security threat assessments and 

adjudications. 

(l) Other data as required by Form FD 

258 (fingerprint card) or other standard 

fingerprint cards used by the Federal 

Government. 

(m) Information provided by 

individuals covered by this system in 

support of their application for an 

appeal or waiver. 

(n) Flight information, including crew 

status on board. 

(o) Travel document information 

(including, but not limited to, passport 

information, including number and 

country of issuance; and current and 

past citizenship information and 

immigration status, any alien 

registration numbers, and any visa 

information). 

(p) Criminal history records. 

(q) Data gathered from foreign 

governments or entities that is necessary 

to address security concerns in the 

aviation, maritime, or land 

transportation systems. 

(r) Other information provided by 

federal, state, and local government 

agencies or private entities. 

(s) The individual’s level of access at 

an airport or other transportation 

facility, including termination or 

expiration of access. 

(t) Military service history. 

(u) Suitability testing and results of 

such testing. 

(v) The individual’s status as a known 

or suspected terrorist identified in the 

Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) of 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 

(FBI) Terrorist Screening Center (TSC); 

an individual identified by DHS/TSA to 

the TSDB because he or she poses a 

threat to civil aviation or national 

security; and an individual in classified 

and unclassified governmental terrorist, 

law enforcement, immigration, or 

intelligence databases, including 

databases maintained by the Department 

of Defense, National Counterterrorism 

Center, or Federal Bureau of 

Investigation. 

(w) The individual who has or seeks 

to be distinguished from individuals on 

a watch list through a redress process, 

or other means. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

49 U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40103(b)(3), 

40113(a), 44903(b), 44936, 44939, and 

46105. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purposes of this system are: 

(a) Performance of security threat 

assessments, employment 

investigations, and evaluations 

performed for security purposes that 

federal statutes and/or DHS/TSA 

regulations authorize for the individuals 

identified in ‘‘Categories of individuals 

covered by the system,’’ above. 

(b) To assist in the management and 

tracking of the status of security threat 

assessments, employment 

investigations, and evaluations 

performed for security purposes. 

(c) To permit the retrieval of the 

results of security threat assessments, 

employment investigations, and 

evaluations performed for security 

purposes; including criminal history 

records checks and searches in other 

governmental, commercial, and private 

data systems, performed on the 

individuals covered by this system. 

(d) To permit the retrieval of 

information from other terrorist-related, 

law enforcement, immigration and 

intelligence databases on the 

individuals covered by this system. 

(e) To track the fees incurred, and 

payment of those fees, by the airport 

operators, aircraft operators, maritime 

and land transportation operators, flight 

students, and others, when appropriate, 

for services related to security threat 

assessments, employment 

investigations, and evaluations 

performed for security purposes. 

(f) To facilitate the performance of 

security threat assessments and other 

investigations that DHS/TSA may 

conduct. 

(g) To enable DHS to carry out DHS’s 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

homeland security functions. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

522a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 522a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

including offices of U.S. Attorneys, or 

other federal agency conducting 

litigation or in proceedings before any 

court, adjudicative, or administrative 

body, when it is relevant or necessary to 

the litigation or proceedings and one of 

the following is a party to the litigation 

or proceedings or has an interest in such 

litigation or proceedings: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee or former employee 

of DHS in his/her official capacity; 

3. Any employee or former employee 

of DHS in his/her individual capacity 

when DOJ or DHS has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of the individual to 

whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) or 

General Services Administration 

pursuant to records management 

inspections being conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency or organization for 

the purpose of performing audit or 

oversight operations as authorized by 

law, but only such information as is 

necessary and relevant to such audit or 

oversight function. 

E. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. DHS has determined that as a result 

of the suspected or confirmed 

compromise, there is a risk of identity 

theft or fraud, harm to economic or 

property interests, harm to an 

individual, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by 

DHS or another agency or entity) that 

rely upon the compromised 

information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

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compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for DHS, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to DHS 

officers and employees. 

G. To an appropriate federal, state, 

tribal, local, territorial, or foreign 

government law enforcement agency, or 

other appropriate authority charged 

with investigating or prosecuting a 

violation or enforcing or implementing 

a law, rule, regulation, or order, when 

a record, either on its face or in 

conjunction with other information, 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, which includes 

criminal, civil, or regulatory violations 

and such disclosure is proper and 

consistent with the official duties of the 

person making the disclosure. 

H. To the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, its operating 

administrations, or the appropriate state 

or local agency, when relevant or 

necessary to: 

1. Ensure safety and security in any 

mode of transportation; 

2. Enforce safety- and security-related 

regulations and requirements; 

3. Assess and distribute intelligence 

or law enforcement information related 

to transportation security; 

4. Assess and respond to threats to 

transportation; 

5. Oversee the implementation and 

ensure the adequacy of security 

measures at airports and other 

transportation facilities; 

6. Plan and coordinate any actions or 

activities that may affect transportation 

safety and security or the operations of 

transportation operators; or 

7. Issue, maintain, or renew a license, 

endorsement, certificate, contract, grant, 

or other benefit. 

I. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, or foreign agency 

regarding individuals who pose, or are 

suspected of posing, a risk to 

transportation or national security. 

J. To a federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign agency, when such 

agency has requested information 

relevant to or necessary for the hiring or 

retention of an individual; or the 

issuance of a security clearance, license, 

endorsement, contract, grant, waiver, 

credential, or other benefit. 

K. To a federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign agency, if 

necessary to obtain information relevant 

to a DHS/TSA decision concerning the 

initial or recurrent security threat 

assessment; the hiring or retention of an 

employee; the issuance of a security 

clearance, license, endorsement, 

contract, grant, waiver, credential, or 

other benefit; and to facilitate any 

associated payment and accounting. 

L. To foreign governmental and 

international authorities, in accordance 

with law and formal or informal 

international agreement. 

M. To third parties during the course 

of a security threat assessment, 

employment investigation, or 

adjudication of a waiver or appeal 

request, to the extent necessary to obtain 

information pertinent to the assessment, 

investigation, or adjudication. 

N. To airport operators, aircraft 

operators, maritime and surface 

transportation operators, indirect air 

carriers, and other facility operators 

about individuals who are their 

employees, job applicants or 

contractors, or persons to whom they 

issue identification credentials or grant 

clearances to secured areas in 

transportation facilities when relevant 

to such employment, application, 

contract, training, or the issuance of 

such credentials or clearances. 

O. To a former employee of DHS, in 

accordance with applicable regulations, 

for purposes of responding to an official 

inquiry by a federal, state, or local 

government entity or professional 

licensing authority; or facilitating 

communications with a former 

employee that may be necessary for 

personnel-related or other official 

purposes when the Department requires 

information or consultation assistance 

from the former employee regarding a 

matter within that person’s former area 

of responsibility. 

P. To a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal when a federal 

agency is a party to the litigation or 

administrative proceeding in the course 

of presenting evidence, including 

disclosures to opposing counsel or 

witnesses in the course of civil 

discovery, litigation, or settlement 

negotiations or in connection with 

criminal law proceedings. 

Q. To the appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

order, license, or treaty, when DHS/TSA 

determines that the information would 

assist in the enforcement of civil or 

criminal laws. 

R. To the news media and the public, 

with the approval of the Chief Privacy 

Officer in consultation with counsel, 

when there exists a legitimate public 

interest in the disclosure of the 

information or when disclosure is 

necessary to preserve confidence in the 

integrity of DHS or is necessary to 

demonstrate the accountability of DHS’s 

officers, employees or individuals 

covered by the system, except to the 

extent it is determined that release of 

the specific information in the context 

of a particular case would constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

DHS/TSA stores records in this 

system electronically or on paper in 

secure facilities in a locked drawer 

behind a locked door. The records may 

be stored on magnetic disc, tape or 

digital media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

DHS/TSA may retrieve records by 

name, Social Security number, 

identifying number of the submitting or 

sponsoring entity, other case number 

assigned by DHS/TSA or other entity/

agency, biometric, or a unique 

identification number, or any other 

identifying particular assigned or 

belonging to the individual. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

DHS/TSA safeguards records in this 

system in accordance with applicable 

rules and policies, including all 

applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. DHS/

TSA limits access to the computer 

system containing the records in this 

system to those individuals who have a 

need to know the information for the 

performance of their official duties and 

who have appropriate clearances or 

permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

In accordance with National Archives 

and Records Administration approved 

retention and disposal policy N1–560– 

06, for individuals who were not 

identified as possible security threat, 

records will be destroyed one year after 

DHS/TSA is notified that access based 

on security threat assessment is no 

longer valid; when an individual was 

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identified as a possible security threat 

and subsequently cleared, records will 

be destroyed seven years after 

completion of the security threat 

assessment or one year after being 

notified that access based on the 

security threat assessment is no longer 

valid, whichever is longer; and when 

the individual is an actual match to a 

watchlist, records will be destroyed 99 

years after the security threat 

assessment or seven years after DHS/

TSA is notified the individual is 

deceased, whichever is shorter. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Assistant Director for Compliance, 

Office of Intelligence & Analysis, TSA– 

10, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 20598. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

DHS/TSA will consider individual 

requests to determine whether or not 

information may be released. Thus, 

individuals seeking notification and 

access to any record contained in the 

system of records, or seeking to contest 

its content, may submit a request in 

writing to the DHS/TSA’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, 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 by calling 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; 

• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DHS component agency may 

have responsive records; and 

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 PROCEDURE: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are obtained from individuals 

subject to a security threat assessment, 

employment investigation, or other 

security analysis; from aviation, 

maritime, and land transportation 

operators, flight schools, or other 

persons sponsoring the individual; and 

any other persons, including 

commercial entities that may have 

information that is relevant or necessary 

to the assessment or investigation. 

Information about individuals is also 

used or collected from domestic and 

international intelligence sources and 

other governmental, private, and public 

databases. The sources of information in 

the criminal history records obtained 

from the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

are set forth in the Privacy Act system 

of records notice Department of Justice 

Federal Bureau of Investigation—009 

Fingerprint Identification Records 

System (64 FR 52347, September 28, 

1999). 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and 

(k)(2), has exempted this system from 

the following provisions of the Privacy 

Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), 

(e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f). 

When a record received from another 

system has been exempted in that 

source system under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), 

DHS will claim the same exemptions for 

those records that are claimed for the 

original primary systems of records from 

which they originated and claims any 

additional exemptions set forth here. 

Dated: July 28, 2014. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18699 Filed 8–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0602] 

Notice of Review and Update of the 

New York/New Jersey Area 

Contingency Plan 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard Captain of 

the Port, New York, as Chair of the New 

York/New Jersey Area Committee, 

announces the review of the New York/ 

New Jersey Area Contingency Plan (NY/ 

NJ ACP) and is seeking public comment 

on the NY/NJ ACP. The NY/NJ ACP is 

a plan prepared by the New York/New 

Jersey Area Committee to define roles, 

responsibilities, resources and 

procedures necessary to respond to a 

myriad of spill response evolutions. The 

New York/New Jersey Area Committee 

is composed of experienced 

environmental/response representatives 

from federal, state and local government 

agencies with definitive responsibilities 

for the area’s environmental integrity. 

Other interested stakeholders, such as 

industry and environmental groups, also 

compose the NY/NJ Area Committee. 

The NY/NJ Area Committee is 

responsible for developing the NY/NJ 

ACP. This notice solicits comments and 

suggestions for updating the NY/NJ 

ACP. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must either be submitted to our online 

docket via http://www.regulations.gov 

on or before October 10, 2014 or reach 

the Docket Management Facility by that 

date. 

ADDRESSES: The current NY/NJ ACP is 

the ‘‘Port of NY/NJ ACP 2011 Revision’’ 

and is available at http://

homeport.uscg.mil/newyork in the 

‘‘Safety and Security’’ block on the 

lower right of the page. Submit 

comments using one of the listed 

methods, and see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for more information on 

public comments. 

• Online—http://www.regulations.gov 

following Web site instructions. 

• Fax—202–493–2251. 

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