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Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 1,610. 

Estimated Time per Response: 14 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 376. 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2015–0008] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/United States 

Customs and Border Protection–016 

Nonimmigrant and Immigrant 

Information System 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security, Privacy Office. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

ongoing effort to review and update 

legacy system of record notices, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) proposes to update and reissue 

the following legacy record system, 

Department of Homeland Security/

United States Customs and Border 

Protection–016 Nonimmigrant 

Information System. This system of 

records notice has been updated to 

include system name, security 

classification, system location, 

purpose(s), storage, retention and 

disposal, and notification procedures. 

The previous final rule exempts this 

system from certain aspects of the 

Privacy Act, and will continue to do so. 

This notice also includes nonsubstantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice. This updated system 

will be included in DHS’s inventory of 

systems of records, located on the DHS 

Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/systemrecords-notices-sorns. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2015–0008 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 go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: John 

Connors, (202) 344–1610, Privacy 

Officer, United States Customs and 

Border Protection, Privacy and Diversity 

Office, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20229. For privacy 

questions, 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) United States 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

proposes to update and reissue a current 

DHS system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/

CBP–016 Nonimmigrant Information 

System System of Records.’’ 

DHS is updating and reissuing a DHS/ 

CBP system of records under the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) to reflect CBP’s 

current and future practices regarding 

the processing of foreign nationals 

entering the United States. CBP inspects 

all persons applying for admission to 

the United States. As part of this 

inspection process, CBP establishes the 

identity, nationality, and admissibility 

of persons crossing the border and may 

create a border crossing record, which 

would be covered by DHS/CBP–007 

Border Crossing Information System of 

Records Notice (78 FR 31958, published 

on May 28, 2013), or additional CBP 

records, which would be covered by the 

DHS/CBP–011 TECS System of Records 

Notice (73 FR 77799, published 

December 19, 2008) during this process. 

Similarly, CBP has authority to keep 

records of departures from the United 

States. 

In addition to information collected 

from the alien during the inspection 

process, CBP primarily uses two 

immigration forms to collect 

information from nonimmigrant aliens 

as they arrive in the United States: The 

I–94, Arrival/Departure Record; and the 

I–94W, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver 

Arrival/Departure Form (for aliens 

applying for admission under the visa 

waiver program (VWP)). Separately, 

Canadian nationals that travel to the 

U.S. as tourists or for business and 

Mexican nationals who possess a 

nonresident alien Mexican Border 

Crossing Card are not required to 

complete an I–94 upon arrival. 

However, their information is 

maintained in Nonimmigrant and 

Immigrant Information System (NIIS). 

Additionally, DHS/CBP implemented an 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) to permit 

nationals of VWP countries to submit 

their biographic and admissibility 

information online in advance of their 

travel to the United States. Applicants 

under this program will have access to 

their accounts so that they may check 

the status of their ESTA and make 

limited amendments. ESTA is covered 

by privacy documentation including the 

DHS/CBP Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization SORN (79 FR 65414, 

published on November 3, 2014). 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 and as part of DHS’s ongoing effort 

to review and update legacy system of 

record notices, DHS/CBP proposes to 

update and reissue the following system 

of records notice, DHS/CBP–016 

Nonimmigrant and Information System 

(73 FR 77739, published December 19, 

2008), as a DHS/CBP system of records 

notice titled, DHS/CBP–016 

Nonimmigrant and Immigrant 

Information System System of Records. 

DHS/CBP changed the system name to 

reflect changes to the system, changed 

the security classification to reflect 

storage of records on a classified 

network, changed the system location to 

reflect a new location, changed the 

purpose to allow for replication of data 

for analysis and vetting, updated the 

storage due to the change in security 

classification, updated the retention and 

disposal to reflect that records will 

follow the same retention schedule, and 

changed the notification procedure to 

reflect that DHS/CBP will now also 

review replicated records. 

Consistent with DHS’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/CBP–016 Nonimmigrant and 

Immigrant Information System 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, foreign, or 

international government agencies 

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consistent with the routine uses set 

forth in this system of records notice. 

Additionally, the exemptions for this 

system of records notice will remain in 

place. This updated system will be 

included in the DHS’s inventory of 

record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the 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 the individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass U.S. 

citizens and lawful permanent 

residents. 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 a description of the DHS/

CBP–016 Nonimmigrant and Immigrant 

Information System System of Records. 

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

report concerning this record system has 

been sent to the Office of Management 

and Budget and to the Congress. 

System of Records: 

Department of Homeland Security 

DHS/United States (U.S.) Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP)–016. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/CBP–016 Nonimmigrant and 

Immigrant Information System. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. The data may be 

retained on the classified networks but 

this does not change the nature and 

character of the data until it is combined 

with classified information. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained in the 

operational system at CBP Headquarters 

in Washington, DC and at CBP field 

offices. Records are replicated from the 

operational system and maintained on 

the DHS unclassified and classified 

networks. This computer database is 

located at the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) National Data Center. 

Computer terminals are located at 

customhouses, border ports of entry, 

airport inspection facilities under the 

jurisdiction of the Department of 

Homeland Security and other locations 

at which DHS authorized personnel may 

be posted to facilitate DHS’s mission. 

Terminals may also be located at 

appropriate facilities for other 

participating government agencies that 

have obtained system access pursuant to 

a Memorandum of Understanding. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THIS

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system are nonimmigrant aliens 

entering and departing the United 

States. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THIS SYSTEM: 

The Nonimmigrant and Immigrant 

Information System (NIIS) is a dataset 

residing on the CBP Information 

Technology (IT) platform and in paper 

form. It contains arrival and departure 

information collected from foreign 

nationals entering and departing the 

United States on such forms as the I–94 

and I–94W, or through interviews with 

CBP officers. This information consists 

of the following data elements, as 

applicable: 

• Full Name (first, middle, and last); 

• Date of birth; 

• Email address, as required; 

• Travel document type (e.g., 

passport information, permanent 

resident card), number, issuance date, 

expiration date and issuing country; 

• Country of citizenship; 

• Date of crossing both into and out 

of the United States; 

• Scanned images linked through the 

platform; 

• Airline and flight number; 

• City of embarkation; 

• Address while visiting the United 

States; 

• Admission number received during 

entry into the United States; 

• Whether the individual has a 

communicable disease, physical or 

mental disorder, or is a drug abuser or 

addict; 

• Whether the individual has been 

arrested or convicted for a moral 

turpitude crime, drugs, or has been 

sentenced for a period longer than five 

years; 

• Whether the individual has engaged 

in espionage, sabotage, terrorism, or 

Nazi activity between 1933 and 1945; 

• Whether the individual is seeking 

work in the United States; 

• Whether the individual has been 

excluded or deported, or attempted to 

obtain a visa or enter the United States 

by fraud or misrepresentation; 

• Whether the individual has ever 

detained, retained, or withheld custody 

of a child from a U.S. citizen granted 

custody of the child; 

• Whether the individual has ever 

been denied a U.S. visa or entry into the 

U.S., or had a visa cancelled (if yes, 

when and where); 

• Whether the individual has ever 

asserted immunity from prosecution; 

and 

• Any change of address while in the 

United States. 

Authority for Maintenance of the System: 

The legal authority for NIIS comes 

from the Immigration and Nationality 

Act, 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1184, 1354; the 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 

108–458; the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–296; 5 U.S.C. 301; 

and the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3101. 

PURPOSE(S): 

NIIS is a repository of records for 

persons arriving in or departing from 

the United States as nonimmigrant 

visitors and is used for entry screening, 

admissibility, and benefits purposes. 

The system provides a central repository 

of contact information for such aliens 

while in the United States and also 

captures arrival and departure 

information for determination of future 

admissibility. 

DHS maintains a replica of some or all 

of the data in the operating system on 

the unclassified and classified DHS 

networks to allow for analysis and 

vetting consistent with the above stated 

purposes and this published notice. 

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 Offices of the United States 

Attorney 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 United States or any agency 

thereof. 

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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. The Department 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 

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 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. 

I. To third parties during the course 

of a law enforcement investigation to 

the extent necessary to obtain 

information pertinent to the 

investigation, provided disclosure is 

appropriate to the proper performance 

of the official duties of the officer 

making the disclosure. 

J. 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, to the 

extent the information is relevant to the 

protection of life or property. 

K. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, foreign, or international 

agency, if the information is relevant 

and necessary to a requesting agency’s 

decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an individual, or issuance 

of a security clearance, license, contract, 

grant, or other benefit, or if the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

a DHS decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an employee, the issuance 

of a security clearance, the reporting of 

an investigation of an employee, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance of 

a license, grant, or other benefit and 

when disclosure is appropriate to the 

proper performance of the official duties 

of the person making the request. 

L. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations, for the purpose of 

protecting the vital interests of a data 

subject or other persons, (e.g., to assist 

such agencies or organizations in 

preventing exposure to or transmission 

of a communicable or quarantinable 

disease or to combat other significant 

public health threats; appropriate notice 

will be provided of any identified health 

threat or risk). 

M. To federal and foreign government 

intelligence or counterterrorism 

agencies or components when CBP 

becomes aware of an indication of a 

threat or potential threat to national or 

international security, or when such use 

is to assist in anti-terrorism efforts and 

disclosure is appropriate to the proper 

performance of the official duties of the 

person making the disclosure. 

N. 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 national security or 

identify other violations of law. 

O. 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 the Chief Privacy 

Officer determines 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/CBP stores records in this 

system electronically in the operational 

system as well as on the unclassified 

and classified network or on paper in 

secure facilities in a locked drawer 

behind a locked door. DHS/CBP stores 

the records on magnetic disc, tape, 

digital media, and CD–ROM. The data is 

stored electronically at the CBP and 

DHS Data Center for current data and 

offsite at an alternative data storage 

facility for historical logs, system 

backups, and in paper form. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

These records may be searched on a 

variety of data elements including 

name, addresses, place and date of entry 

or departure, or country of citizenship 

as listed in the travel documents used 

at the time of entry to the United States. 

An admission number, issued at each 

entry to the United States to track the 

particular admission, may also be used 

to identify a database record. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All NIIS records are protected from 

unauthorized access through 

appropriate administrative, physical, 

and technical safeguards. These 

safeguards include all of the following: 

restricting access to those with a ‘‘need 

to know’’; using locks, alarm devices, 

and passwords; compartmentalizing 

databases; auditing software; and 

encrypting data communications. 

NIIS information is secured in full 

compliance with the requirements of the 

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DHS IT Security Program Handbook. 

This handbook establishes a 

comprehensive program, consistent 

with federal law and policy, to provide 

complete information security, 

including directives on roles and 

responsibilities, management policies, 

operational policies, and application 

rules, which will be applied to 

component systems, communications 

between component systems, and at 

interfaces between component systems 

and external systems. 

One aspect of the DHS comprehensive 

program to provide information security 

involves the establishment of rules of 

behavior for each major application, 

including NIIS. These rules of behavior 

require users to be adequately trained 

regarding the security of their systems. 

These rules also require a periodic 

assessment of technical, administrative, 

and managerial controls to enhance data 

integrity and accountability. System 

users must sign statements 

acknowledging that they have been 

trained and understand the security 

aspects of their systems. System users 

must also complete annual privacy 

awareness training to maintain current 

access. 

NIIS transactions are tracked and can 

be monitored. This allows for oversight 

and audit capabilities to ensure that the 

data is being handled consistent with all 

applicable federal laws and regulations 

regarding privacy and data integrity. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

NIIS data is subject to a retention 

requirement. The information collected 

and maintained in NIIS is used for entry 

screening, admissibility, and benefits 

purposes and is retained for seventy-five 

(75) years from the date obtained. 

However, NIIS records that are linked to 

active law enforcement lookout records, 

CBP matches to enforcement activities, 

and/or investigations or cases will 

remain accessible for the life of the law 

enforcement activities to which they 

may become related. The current 

disposition for paper copy is 180 days 

from date of departure. Records 

replicated on the unclassified and 

classified networks will follow the same 

retention schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Information Technology, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection Headquarters, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20229. 

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 CBP’s FOIA 

Officer, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20229. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

CBP 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 Director, Disclosure and FOIA, 

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 this bulleted information 

CBP 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. 

In processing requests for access to 

information in this system, CBP will 

review not only the records in the 

operational system but also the records 

that were replicated on the unclassified 

and classified networks, and based on 

this notice provide appropriate access to 

the information. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The system contains certain data 

received on individuals, passengers and 

crewmembers that 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 

and from the individuals upon crossing 

the U.S. border. 

Basic information is obtained from 

individuals, the individual’s attorney/

representative, CBP officials, and other 

federal, state, local, and foreign 

agencies. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

No exemption shall be asserted with 

respect to information maintained in the 

system that is collected from a person or 

submitted on behalf of a person, if that 

person, or his or her agent, seeks access 

or amendment of such information. 

This system, however, may contain 

information related to an ongoing law 

enforcement investigation because the 

information regarding a person’s travel 

and border crossing was disclosed to 

appropriate law enforcement in 

conformance with the above routine 

uses. As such pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2) and (k)(2), DHS will claim 

exemption from (c)(3); (e)(8); and (g) of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, as 

is necessary and appropriate to protect 

this information. 

Dated: February 27, 2015. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0145] 

Cooperative Research and 

Development Agreement—Coast 

Guard Response Boat-Medium Data 

Recorder 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

its intent to enter into a Cooperative 

Research and Development Agreement 

(CRADA) with Vector Controls, Inc. 

(Vector) to develop changes to the 

response boat-medium (RB–M) onboard 

engine data bus that will convert 

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 

J1939 format to the National Marine 

Electronics Association (NMEA) 0183/

2000 data format. A test schedule has 

been proposed in which Vector will 

develop and install the required RB–M 

control system software upgrades and 

relevant additional equipment; a Coast 

Guard field unit will operate the RB–M 

in normal operations; and the Coast 

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