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III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at either 

http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/ 

index.htm, http://www.fda.gov/cber/ 

guidelines.htm, orhttp://www.fda.gov/ 

ohrms/dockets/default.htm. 

Dated: May 26, 2007. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. E7–10780 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

Periodically, the Health Resources 

and Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes abstracts of information 

collection requests under review by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 

the clearance requests submitted to 

OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports 

Clearance Office on (301) 443–1129. 

The following request has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 

Proposed Project: Scholarships for 

Disadvantaged Students Program— 

(OMB No. 0915–0149)—Reinstatement 

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged 

Students (SDS) Program has as its 

purpose the provision of funds to 

eligible schools to provide scholarships 

to full-time, financially needy students 

from disadvantaged backgrounds 

enrolled in health professions and 

nursing programs. 

To qualify for participation in the SDS 

program, a school must be carrying out 

a program for recruiting and retaining 

students from disadvantaged 

backgrounds, including students who 

are members of racial and ethnic 

minority groups (section 737(d)(1)(B) of 

the Public Health Service Act). A school 

must meet the eligibility criteria to 

demonstrate that the program has 

achieved success based on the number 

and/or percentage of disadvantaged 

students who graduate from the school. 

In awarding SDS funds to eligible 

schools, funding priorities must be 

given to schools based on the proportion 

of graduating students going into 

primary care, the proportion of 

underrepresented minority students, 

and the proportion of graduates working 

in medically underserved communities 

(section 737(c) of the PHS Act). 

The estimated response burden is as 

follows: 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total hour 

burden 

Application ....................................................................................................... 500 1 20 10,000 

Report .............................................................................................................. 500 1 1 500

Total .......................................................................................................... 500 ........................ ........................ 10,500 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 

Karen Matsuoka, Human Resources and 

Housing Branch, Office of Management 

and Budget, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503. 

Dated: May 24, 2007. 

Caroline Lewis, 

Associate Administrator for Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–10749 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2007–0027] 

Privacy Act; IDENT System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of updated Privacy Act 

system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security is republishing the Privacy Act 

system of records notice for the 

Automated Biometric Identification 

System in order (1) to add a category of 

records that comprises unique personal 

identifiers that links individuals with 

their encounters, biometrics, records, 

and other data elements and (2) to add 

a new routine use consistent with Office 

of Management and Budget 

Memorandum M–07–16, Attachment 2 

that permits DHS to be in the best 

position to respond in a timely and 

effective manner in the event of a data 

breach. This republished system of 

records notice will replace the 

previously published system of records 

notice for the Automated Biometric 

Identification System, Federal Register 

on July 27, 2006 (71 FR 42651). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DOCKET NUMBER DHS–

2007–0027 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–866–466–5370. 

• Mail: Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Miller, US–VISIT Acting Privacy 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. For 

privacy issues please contact: Hugo 

Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Privacy Act of 

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

Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing 

a revision to an existing Privacy Act 

system of records known as Automated 

Biometric Identification System 

(IDENT). The notice for these systems of 

records was last published in the 

Federal Register on July 27, 2006 (71 FR 

42651). 

DHS is republishing IDENT in order 

(1) to add a category of records that 

comprises unique personal identifiers 

that links individuals with their 

encounters, biometrics, records, and 

other data elements and (2) to add a new 

routine use consistent with Office of 

Management and Budget Memorandum 

M–07–16, Attachment 2 that permits 

DHS to be in the best position to 

respond in a timely and effective 


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manner in the event of a data breach. 

This republished system of records 

notice will replace the previously 

published system of records notice for 

the Automated Biometric Identification 

System, Federal Register on July 27, 

2006 (71 FR 42651). 

IDENT is the primary repository of 

biometric information held by DHS in 

connection with its several and varied 

missions and functions, including, but 

not limited to: The enforcement of civil 

and criminal laws (including the 

immigration and customs laws), 

including investigations, inquiries, and 

proceedings thereunder; and national 

security and intelligence activities. 

IDENT is a centralized and dynamic 

DHS-wide biometric database that also 

contains limited biographic and 

encounter history information needed to 

place the biometric information in 

proper context. The information is 

collected by, on behalf of, in support of, 

or in cooperation with DHS and its 

components and may contain personally 

identifiable information collected by 

other federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, 

and international agencies. As part of an 

effort to more accurately identify 

individuals and ensure that all 

encounters are appropriately linked, 

IDENT will generate, store, and retrieve 

data by unique numbers or sequence of 

numbers and characters. This SORN 

update adds a category of records to 

IDENT to include these unique numbers 

or sequence of numbers and characters, 

also known as enumerators that link 

individuals with their encounters, 

biometrics, records, and other data 

elements. Additionally, this SORN adds 

a new routine consistent with Office of 

Management and Budget Memorandum 

M–07–16, Attachment 2 that permits 

DHS to be in the best position to 

respond in a timely and effective 

manner in the event of a data breach. 

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

DHS has provided a report of this 

system change to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

DHS/US–VISIT–001 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS Automated Biometric 

Identification System (IDENT). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

US–VISIT, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), Washington, DC 20528. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this notice consist of: 

A. Individuals whose biometrics are 

collected by, on behalf of, in support of, 

or in cooperation with DHS concerning 

operations that implement and/or 

enforce laws, regulations, treaties, or 

orders related to the mission of DHS. 

B. Individuals whose biometrics are 

collected by, on behalf of, in support of, 

or in cooperation with DHS as part of a 

background check or security screening 

in connection with their hiring, 

retention, performance of a job function, 

or the issuance of a license or 

credential. 

C. Individuals whose biometrics are 

collected by federal, state, local, tribal, 

foreign, or international agencies for 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other DHS 

mission-related functions, and who are 

the subjects of wants, warrants, or 

lookouts or any other subject of interest. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

IDENT contains biometric, biographic, 

unique machine-generated identifiers, 

and encounter-related data for 

operation/production, testing, and 

training environments. Biometric data 

includes, but is not limited to, 

fingerprints and photographs. 

Biographical data includes, but is not 

limited to, name, date of birth, 

nationality, and other personal 

descriptive data. The encounter data 

provides the context of the interaction 

with an individual including, but not 

limited to, location, document numbers, 

and reason fingerprinted. Unique 

machine-generated identifiers are 

identifiers that link individuals with 

their encounters, biometrics, records, 

and other data elements. Test data may 

be real or simulated biometric, 

biographic, encounter, or identifiers 

related data. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

6 U.S.C. 202, 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1158, 

1201, 1225, 1324, 1357, 1360, 1365a, 

1365b, 1379, and 1732; 19 U.S.C. 1589a. 

PURPOSE(S): 

This system of records is established 

and maintained to provide a DHS-wide 

repository of biometrics captures in 

DHS or law enforcement encounters. 

This will enable DHS to carry out its 

DHS national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, and other 

mission-related functions, and to 

provide associated testing, training, 

management reporting, planning and 

analysis, and other administrative uses, 

by allowing DHS to positively identify 

an individual whether the name 

information is the same or different 

based on biometrics. 

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 appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, foreign, or international agencies 

seeking information on the subjects of 

wants, warrants, or lookouts, or any 

other subject of interest, for purpose 

related to administering or enforcing the 

law, national security, immigration, or 

intelligence, where consistent with a 

DHS mission-related function as 

determined by DHS. 

B. To appropriate federal, state, local 

tribal, foreign, or international 

government agencies charged with 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other DHS 

mission-related functions in connection 

with the hiring or retention by such an 

agency of an employee, the issuance of 

a security clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of that employee (but only 

if the System of Records in which the 

investigatory files are maintained allows 

such disclosure), the letting of a 

contract, or the issuance of a license, 

grant, loan, or other benefit by the 

requesting agency. 

C. To an actual or potential party or 

to his or her attorney for the purpose of 

negotiation or discussion on such 

matters as settlement of the case or 

matter, or discovery proceedings. 

D. 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. 

E. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other Federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. Sections 2904 and 2906. 

F. To individual who are obligors or 

representatives of obligors of bonds 

posted. 

G. To contractors, grantees, experts, 

consultants, and others performing or 

working on a contract, service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, or other 

assignment for the Federal Government, 

when necessary to accomplish a DHS 

mission function related to this system 

of records. Such recipients are required 

to comply with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552a, as amended. 

H. To the Department of Justice (DOJ) 

or other Federal agency for purposes of 

conducting litigation or proceedings 


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before any court, adjudicative, or 

administrative body when (1) DHS; or 

(2) Any employee of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; or (3) Any employee of 

DHS in his/her individual capacity, 

where DOJ or DHS has agreed to 

represent the employee; or (4) The 

United States or any agency thereof is a 

party to the litigation or proceeding, or 

has an interest in such litigation or 

proceeding. 

I. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) it is suspected or 

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 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or ham 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 is 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons when 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. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Information can be stored in case file 

folders, cabinets, safes, or a variety of 

electronic or computer databases and 

storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by 

biometrics or select personal identifiers, 

including but not limited to names, 

identification numbers, date of birth, 

nationality, document number, and 

address. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

The system is protected through 

multi-layer security mechanisms. The 

protective strategies are physical, 

technical, administrative, and 

environmental in nature, and provide 

access to control to sensitive data, 

physical access control to DHS facilities, 

confidentiality of communications, 

authentication of sending parties, and 

personnel screening to ensure that all 

personnel with access to data are 

screened through background 

investigations commensurate with the 

level of access required to perform their 

duties. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The following proposal for retention 

and disposal is pending approval with 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA): 

Records that are stored in an 

individual’s file will be purged 

according to the retention and 

disposition guidelines that relate to the 

individual’s file in DHS/US–VISIT–001, 

IDENT. 

Testing and training data will be 

purged when the data is no longer 

required (GRS 20). Electronic records for 

which the statute of limitations has 

expired for all criminal violations or 

that are older than 75 years will be 

purged. Fingerprint cards, created for 

the purpose of entering records in the 

database, will be destroyed after data 

entry. Work Measurement Reports and 

Statistical Reports will be maintained 

within the guidelines set forth in NCI–

95–78–5/2 and NCI–85–78–1/2 

respectively. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

System Manager, IDENT Program 

Management Office, US–VISIT Program, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528, USA. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

To determine whether this system 

contains records relating to you, write to 

the US–VISIT Privacy Officer, US–VISIT 

Program, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, 245 Murray Lane, SW., 

Washington, DC 20528, USA. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

The major part of this system is 

exempted from this requirement 

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

(k)(2). A determination as to the 

granting or denial of access shall be 

made at the time a request is received. 

Requests for access to records in this 

system must be in writing, and should 

be addressed to the US–VISIT Privacy 

Officer at the address in the Notification 

procedure section above. Such request 

may be submitted either by mail or in 

person. The envelope and letter shall be 

clearly marked ‘‘Privacy Officer—

Access/Redress Request.’’ To identify a 

record, the record subject should 

provide his or her full name, date and 

place of birth; if appropriate, the date 

and place of entry into or departure 

from the United States; verification of 

identity by submitting a copy of 

fingerprints if appropriate (in 

accordance with 8 CFR 103.21(b) and/or 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, make a 

dated statement under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization), 

and any other identifying information 

that may be of assistance in locating the 

record. The requestor shall also provide 

a return address for transmitting the 

records to be released. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The major part of this system is 

exempted from this requirement 

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

A determination as to the granting or 

denial of a request shall be made at the 

time a request is received. An 

individual requesting amendment of 

records maintained in this system 

should direct his or her request to the 

System Manager noted above. The 

request should state clearly what 

information is being contested, the 

reasons for contesting it, and the 

proposed amendment to the 

information. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Basic information contained in this 

system is supplied by individuals 

covered by this system, and from 

Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign 

governments; private citizens; and 

public and private organizations. 

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) and 

(e)(8); (f)(2) through (5); 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), 

and (e)(4)(H) 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 25, 2007. 

Hugo Teufel III, 

Chief Privacy Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2007–0039] 

Privacy Act; Background Check 

Services System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Updated Privacy Act 

system of records notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Updated Privacy 

Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, is updating 

the Background Check Service system of 

records to include a new category of 


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