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the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief 

Freedom of Information Act Officer, 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia 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; 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 PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Basic information contained in this 

system is supplied by individuals 

covered by this system and other 

federal, state, local, tribal, or foreign 

governments; private citizens; and 

public and private organizations. 

ADIS data may be derived from 

records related to entry or exit data of 

foreign countries collected by foreign 

governments in support of their 

respective entry and exit processes. 

Generally, records collected from 

foreign governments relate to 

individuals who have entered or exited 

the United States at some time, but in 

some instances there is no pre-existing 

ADIS record for the individual. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from 5 U.S.C. 

552a(c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2), 

(e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(5), (e)(8); 

(f); and (g) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2). In addition, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has exempted 

portions of this system from 5 U.S.C. 

552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H); 

and (f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 

These exemptions apply only to the 

extent that records in the system are 

subject to exemption pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and (k)(2). 

Dated: May 16, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12390 Filed 5–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0038] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection–007–Border 

Crossing Information System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection proposes to update 

and reissue a current Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection–007—Border Crossing 

Information System of Records.’’ This 

system of records allows U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to collect and 

maintain records on border crossing 

information for all individuals who 

enter, are admitted or paroled into, 

and—where available—exit from the 

United States, regardless of method or 

conveyance. This border crossing 

information includes certain 

biographical information; a photograph; 

certain itinerary information mandated 

or provided on a voluntary basis by air, 

sea, bus, and rail carriers or any other 

forms of passenger transportation; and 

the time and location of the border 

crossing. 

This system of records notice was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43457). 

A Final Rule exempting portions of this 

system from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act was published on February 

3, 2010 (75 FR 5491). As part of DHS’s 

ongoing effort to increase transparency 

regarding its collection of information, 

DHS/CBP is updating (1) the categories 

of individuals to include persons 

entering Canada from the United States, 

(2) the categories of records to include 

border crossing data from Canada, (3) 

the sources of information to include 

data provided by the Canada Border 

Services Agency (CBSA), and (4) the 

routine uses to include the sharing of 

border crossing information with 

Canada. Additional routine uses were 

edited for clarity and for ease of use and 

understanding. In addition, DHS/CBP 

made non-substantive edits to the 

exemptions to ensure clarity. 

DHS/CBP is updating this system of 

records notice to provide notice of the 

Beyond the Border (BTB) Entry/Exit 

Program with Canada. Through the 

Entry/Exit, the United States and 

Canada will exchange border crossing 

information about certain third-country 

nationals, permanent residents of 

Canada, and lawful permanent residents 

of the United States, at all automated 

land border ports of entry. 

The exemptions for the existing 

system of records notice (July 25, 2008, 

73 FR 43457) will continue to apply for 

this updated system of records notice 

and DHS will include this system in its 

inventory of record systems. 

Dates and Comments: Submit 

comments on or before June 27, 2013. In 

particular, comments are requested 

concerning the application of the 

exemptions to the newly added 

categories of individuals, categories of 

records, routine uses, and sources of 

information for this system. This 

updated system will be effective June 

27, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2013–0038 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: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting 

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: 

Laurence E. Castelli (202–325–0280), 

Privacy Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20229. For privacy 

questions, please contact: Jonathan R. 

Cantor, (202) 343–1717, Acting Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

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

Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) proposes to 

update and reissue a current DHS 

system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/CBP– 

007—Border Crossing Information (BCI) 

System of Records.’’ 

The priority mission of CBP is to 

prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons 

from entering the country while 

facilitating legitimate travel and trade. 

To facilitate this mission, CBP 

maintains border crossing information 

for all individuals who enter, are 

admitted or paroled into, and—where 

available—exit from the United States, 

regardless of method or conveyance. 

This border crossing information 

includes certain biographical 

information; a photograph; certain 

itinerary information mandated or 

provided on a voluntary basis by air, 

sea, and rail carriers or any other forms 

of passenger transportation; and the 

time and location of the border crossing. 

This border crossing information resides 

on the TECS information technology 

platform. As part of DHS’s ongoing 

effort to increase transparency regarding 

its collection of information, DHS/CBP 

is updating this system of records to 

provide notice to the public about the 

update and expansion of the (1) 

categories of individuals, (2) categories 

of records, (3) sources of information for 

this system, and (4) routine uses. DHS/ 

CBP previously published this system of 

records notice in the Federal Register 

on July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43457). 

As part of DHS/CBP’s overall border 

security and enforcement missions, CBP 

is the agency responsible for collecting 

and reviewing border crossing 

information from travelers entering and 

departing the United States. Upon 

arrival in the United States, all 

individuals crossing the border are 

subject to CBP processing. As part of 

this clearance process, each traveler 

entering the United States must first 

establish his or her identity, nationality, 

and admissibility, as applicable, to the 

satisfaction of a CBP officer. 

Additionally, CBP creates a record of an 

individual admission or parole into the 

United States at a particular time and 

port of entry. CBP also collects 

information about individuals as they 

exit the United States for law 

enforcement purposes and to document 

the border crossing. 

To further CBP’s immigration and law 

enforcement missions, as well as 

facilitate cross-border travel, CBP is 

expanding the sharing of border 

crossing information collected from 

individuals as part of the Beyond the 

Border Entry/Exit Program. The program 

is divided into three phases. The first 

phase was a 90-day pilot program that 

tested the ability of DHS/CBP to match 

the data received from the Canada 

Border Services Agency (CBSA) to DHS/ 

CBP existing entry records. Following 

the completion of the data match, DHS/ 

CBP destroyed all data received through 

the pilot program. 

The Beyond the Border Entry/Exit 

program is now entering the second 

phase, during which both countries 

intend to exchange border crossing 

information for third-country nationals, 

permanent residents of Canada, and 

lawful permanent residents of the 

United States at all automated land 

border ports of entry. CBP will not share 

information for U.S. citizens, Canadian 

citizens, asylees, refugees, individuals 

who have obtained a T, U, or Violence 

Against Women Act (VAWA) visa, or 

when the individual’s citizenship is 

unknown. Individuals with a T, U, or 

VAWA visa fall under the U.S. 

government’s victim protection visa 

program, which includes victims of 

human trafficking and domestic 

violence. 

A future third phase is planned to 

allow CBP and CBSA to exchange entry 

data including U.S. citizens entering the 

U.S. and Canadian citizens entering 

Canada at any land port of entry 

between the U.S. and Canada. This 

exchange of border crossing entry 

information will assist both countries so 

that the record of an entry into one 

country establishes an exit record from 

the other, ultimately supporting each 

country in their immigration and law 

enforcement missions, as well as 

facilitating cross-border travel. 

CBP may collect the border crossing 

information stored in this system of 

records through a number of ways. For 

example, CBP may collect information 

from: (1) Travel documents, such as 

foreign passport, presented by the 

individual at CBP ports of entry when 

the individual provided no advance 

notice of the border crossing to CBP; (2) 

carriers who submit information in 

advance of travel through the Advance 

Passenger Information System (APIS) 

(DHS/CBP–005—Advance Passenger 

Information System (November 18, 

2008, (73 FR 68435)); (3) information 

stored in DHS/CBP–002—Global 

Enrollment System (GES) January 16, 

2013 (78 FR 3441), as part of a trusted 

or registered traveler program; (4) nonfederal governmental authorities that 

have issued valid travel documents 

approved by the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security, such 

as an Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL); 

(5) another Federal Agency that has 

issued a valid travel document, such as 

Department of State Visa, Passport 

including Passport Card, or Border 

Crossing Card data; or (6) the CBSA 

pursuant to the Beyond the Border 

Entry/Exit Program. When a traveler is 

admitted, paroled into, or departs from 

the United States, the traveler’s 

biographical information, photograph 

(when available), and crossing details 

(time and location) will be maintained 

in accordance with this BCI system of 

records. 

DHS/CBP is updating the categories of 

individuals to include persons entering 

Canada from the United States for all 

individuals who enter, are admitted or 

paroled into, and—where available— 

exit from the United States, regardless of 

method or conveyance. This border 

crossing information includes certain 

biographical information; a photograph; 

certain itinerary information mandated 

or provided on a voluntary basis by air, 

sea, and rail carriers or any other forms 

of passenger transportation; and the 

time and location of the border crossing. 

Consistent with DHS’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/CBP–007—Border Crossing 

Information (BCI) 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 function. In addition, 

information may be shared with 

appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

government agencies consistent with the 

routine uses set forth in this system of 

records notice (SORN). 

Through this updated SORN, DHS is 

requesting comment on the application 

of these exemptions to the newly added 

categories of individuals,≤ categories of 

records, sources of information, and 

routine uses for this system. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information practice 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 an 

individual to encompass U.S. citizens 

and lawful permanent residents. As a 

matter of policy, DHS extends 

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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/ 

CBP–007—Border Crossing Information 

(BCI) 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)/U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP)–007 

System Name: 

DHS/CBP–007—Border Crossing 

Information (BCI) 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified, Sensitive, For Official 

Use Only, Law Enforcement-Sensitive. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the CBP 

Headquarters in Washington, DC and 

field offices. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals covered by BCI consist of 

persons, including U.S. citizens, lawful 

permanent residents, and immigrant 

and non-immigrant aliens who lawfully 

cross the United States border by air, 

land, or sea, regardless of method of 

transportation or conveyance. This 

system also contains information about 

certain individuals, excluding known 

U.S. or Canadian citizens, who enter 

Canada from the United States. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

• Full name (First, Middle, and Last); 

• Date of birth; 

• Gender; 

• Travel document type (e.g., 

passport information, permanent 

resident card, Trusted Traveler Program 

card), number, issuing country or entity, 

and expiration date; 

• Photograph (when available); 

• Country of citizenship; 

• Radio Frequency Identification 

(RFID) tag number(s) (if land/sea border 

crossing); 

• Date/time of crossing; 

• Lane for clearance processing; 

• Location of crossing; 

• Secondary Examination Status, and 

• License Plate number (or Vehicle 

Identification Number (VIN), if no plate 

exists; only for land border crossings). 

When applicable, information derived 

from an associated APIS transmission, 

including: 

• airline carrier code; 

• flight number; 

• vessel name; 

• vessel country of registry/flag; 

• International Maritime Organization 

number or other official number of the 

vessel; 

• voyage number; 

• date of arrival/departure; 

• foreign airport/port where the 

passengers and crew members began 

their air/sea transportation to the United 

States; 

• for passengers and crew members 

destined for the United States, the 

location where the passenger and crew 

members will undergo customs and 

immigration clearance by CBP; 

• for passengers and crew members 

who are transiting through (and crew on 

flights over flying) the United States and 

not clearing CBP, the foreign airport/ 

port of ultimate destination, and status 

on board (whether an individual is crew 

or non-crew), and 

• for passengers and crew departing 

the United States, the final foreign 

airport/port of arrival. 

To the extent private aircraft operators 

and carriers operating in the land border 

environment may transmit APIS, either 

voluntarily or pursuant to a legal 

mandate, similar information may also 

be recorded in BCI by CBP with regard 

to such travel. 

In the land border environment for 

both arrival and departure (when 

departure information is available), CBP 

also collects the License Plate number of 

the conveyance (or VIN number when 

no plate exists). 

Under the Entry/Exist Program with 

Canada, records may also include 

border crossing data from the CBSA, 

including: 

• Name (First, Middle, Last); 

• Date of Birth; 

• Nationality (citizenship); 

• Gender; 

• Document Type; 

• Document Number; 

• Document Country of Issuance; 

• Port of entry location (Port code); 

• Date of entry, and 

• Time of entry. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Authority for BCI comes from the 

Enhanced Border Security and Visa 

Entry Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 

107–173, 116 Stat. 543 (2002); the 

Aviation and Transportation Security 

Act of 2001, Public Law 107–71, 115 

Stat. 597 (2001); the Intelligence Reform 

and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, 

Public Law 108–458, 118 Stat. 3638 

(2004); the Immigration and Nationality 

Act, as amended, including 8 U.S.C. 

1185 and 1354; and the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended, including 19 U.S.C. 

66, 1433, 1454, 1485, 1624 and 2071. 

PURPOSE(S): 

CBP collects and maintains this 

information to assist in screening 

persons arriving in or departing from 

the United States; to determine identity, 

citizenship, and admissibility; and to 

identify persons who may be or are 

suspected of being a terrorist or having 

affiliations to terrorist organizations, 

have active warrants for criminal 

activity, are currently inadmissible or 

have been previously removed from the 

United States, or have been otherwise 

identified as potential security risks or 

raise a law enforcement concern. For 

immigrant and non-immigrant aliens, 

the information is also collected and 

maintained in order to ensure that the 

information related to a particular 

border crossing is available for 

providing any applicable benefits 

related to immigration or other 

enforcement purposes. Lastly, CBP 

maintains this information in BCI to 

retain a historical record of persons 

crossing the border for law enforcement, 

counterterrorism, and benefits 

processing. 

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. 

552a(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. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

including U.S. Attorney Offices, 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 and one of the following is a 

party to the litigation or has an interest 

in such litigation: 

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 U.S. 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 

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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’ efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed 

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, international, or foreign 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 appropriate federal, state, tribal, 

local, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting the 

violations of, or for enforcing or 

implementing, a statute, rule, 

regulation, order, or license, when DHS 

believes the information would assist 

enforcement of applicable civil or 

criminal laws. 

I. To the Canada Border Services 

Agency for law enforcement and 

immigration purposes, as well as to 

facilitate cross-border travel, when an 

individual enters the United States from 

Canada. 

J. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations when DHS reasonably 

believes there to be a threat or potential 

threat to national or international 

security for which the information may 

be relevant in countering the threat or 

potential threat. 

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

agency, other appropriate entity or 

individual, or foreign governments, in 

order to provide relevant information 

related to intelligence, 

counterintelligence, or antiterrorism 

activities authorized by U.S. law, 

Executive Order, or other applicable 

national security directive. 

L. To an organization or individual in 

either the public or private sector, either 

foreign or domestic, when there is a 

reason to believe that the recipient is or 

could become the target of a particular 

terrorist activity or conspiracy, or when 

the information is relevant and 

necessary to the protection of life or 

property. 

M. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations for the purposes of 

protecting the vital interests of a data 

subject or other persons, including to 

assist such agencies or organizations in 

preventing exposure to or transmission 

of a communicable or quarantinable 

disease, to combat other significant 

public health threats, or to provide 

appropriate notice of any identified 

health threat or risk. 

N. To a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal 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 response to a 

subpoena, or in connection with 

criminal law proceedings. 

O. To third parties during the course 

of a law enforcement investigation to 

the extent necessary to obtain 

information pertinent to the 

investigation. 

P. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations when DHS is aware of a 

need to use relevant data for purposes 

of testing new technology and systems 

designed to enhance BCI. 

Q. 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: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer behind a 

locked door. The records may be stored 

on magnetic disc, tape, digital media, 

and CD–ROM. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by name or 

other personal identifiers listed in the 

categories of records, above. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded 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 stored. Access to the 

computer system containing the records 

in this system is limited 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: 

CBP is working with NARA to 

develop the appropriate retention 

schedule based on the information 

below. For persons CBP determines to 

be U.S. Citizens (USC) and Lawful 

Permanent Residents (LPR), information 

in BCI that is related to a particular 

border crossing is maintained for fifteen 

years from the date when the traveler 

was admitted or paroled into or 

departed the U.S., at which time it is 

deleted from BCI. For non-immigrant 

aliens, the information will be 

maintained for seventy-five (75) years 

from the date of admission/parole into 

or departure from the United States in 

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order to ensure that the information 

related to a particular border crossing is 

available for providing any applicable 

benefits related to immigration or for 

other law enforcement purposes. For 

non-immigrant aliens who become 

USCs or LPRs following a border 

crossing that leads to the creation of a 

record in BCI, the information related to 

border crossings prior to that change in 

status will follow the 75-year retention 

period. All information regarding border 

crossing by such persons following their 

change in status will follow the 15-year 

retention period applicable to USCs and 

LPRs. For all travelers, however, BCI 

records linked to active law 

enforcement lookout records, DHS/CBP 

matches to enforcement activities, and/ 

or investigations or cases will remain 

accessible for the life of the primary 

records of the law enforcement activities 

to which the BCI records may relate, to 

the extent retention for such purposes 

exceeds the normal retention period for 

such data in BCI. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Automated 

Systems, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection Headquarters, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20229. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

DHS allows persons (including 

foreign nationals) to seek administrative 

access under the Privacy Act to 

information maintained in BCI. 

However, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security has exempted portions of this 

system from the notification, access, and 

amendment procedures of the Privacy 

Act because it is a law enforcement 

system. DHS/CBP, however, will 

consider individual requests to 

determine whether or not information 

may be released. Thus, 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 CBP 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 Lane 

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/foia 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; 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 PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The system contains certain data 

received from individuals who arrive in, 

depart from, or transit through the 

United States. This system also contains 

information collected from carriers that 

operate vessels, vehicles, aircraft, and/or 

trains that enter or exit the United 

States, including private aircraft 

operators. The system also contains 

border crossing information received 

from CBSA. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

No exemption shall be asserted with 

respect to border crossing information 

about an individual maintained in the 

system. In addition to the disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, information 

in the system may be shared with law 

enforcement and/or intelligence 

agencies pursuant to the above routine 

uses. The Privacy Act requires DHS to 

maintain an accounting of the 

disclosures made pursuant to all 

routines uses. Disclosing the fact that a 

law enforcement or intelligence agency 

has sought particular records may affect 

ongoing law enforcement activities. The 

Secretary of Homeland Security, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), 

exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act: 

Sections (c)(3), (e)(8), and (g) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, as is 

necessary and appropriate to protect 

this information. Further, DHS has 

exempted section (c)(3) of the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) as is necessary and 

appropriate to protect this information. 

Dated: May 16, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12388 Filed 5–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–1066] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), requesting approval for the 

following collection of information: 

1625-new, Various International 

Agreement Certificates and Documents. 

Our ICR describes the information we 

seek to collect from the public. Review 

and comments by OIRA ensure we only 

impose paperwork burdens 

commensurate with our performance of 

duties. 

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard and OIRA on or before June 27, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Coast Guard docket 

number [USCG–2012–1066] to the 

Docket Management Facility (DMF) at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT) and/or to OIRA. To avoid 

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