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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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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 

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individuals, which is other individuals 

over the age of 18 residing in a 

prospective adoptive parent’s household 

pursuant to 8 CFR 204.3 (herein referred 

to as ‘‘other individuals’’). Additionally, 

DHS is adding 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 Background Check 

System, Federal Register on December 

4, 2006 (71 FR 070413). 

DATES: The established system of 

records will be effective July 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number DHS–

2007–0039 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: For 

system related questions please contact: 

Greg Collett, Branch Chief of 

Application Support for Office of Field 

Operations, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

For privacy issues please contract: Hugo 

Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) is 

congressionally tasked with processing 

all immigration benefit applications and 

petitions. In order to assist in this tasks, 

USCIS established a system of records 

that consolidates all background check 

requests and results on immigration 

benefit applicants/petitioners. This 

system of records is called the 

Background Check Service (BCS). At 

this time, USCIS is updating this system 

of records notice to add the following 

category of individuals to the 

Background Check System: Other 

individuals over the age of 18 residing 

in a prospective adoptive parent’s 

household pursuant to 8 CFR 204.3 

(herein referred to as ‘‘other 

individuals’’). Additionally, USCIS is 

adding 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. 

USCIS conducts four different 

background checks on applicants/ 

petitioners applying for USCIS benefits: 

(1) A Federal Bureau of Investigation 

(FBI) fingerprint check, (2) a FBI name 

check, (3) a Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) Treasury Enforcement 

Communication System/Interagency 

Border Inspection System (TECS/IBIS) 

name check, and (4) US–VISIT IDENT 

fingerprint check. BCS will maintain the 

requests and results of all background 

check activity for USCIC. 

As a centralized repository containing 

all background check activity, BCS 

provides the status and results of 

background checks required for 

completion of immigration eligibility 

petitions and application 

determinations from one web-based 

system to geographically dispersed field 

offices. This system supports USCIS’s 

initiatives to reduce immigration 

benefit/petition case backlog and 

provide significant efficiencies in 

vetting and resolving the background 

checks that are required for USCIS 

benefits. Prior to BCS, information 

relating to the US–VISIT IDENT 

fingerprint checks, FBI fingerprint 

checks and the FBI name checks were 

stored in the FD–258 system and FBI 

Query system respectively. Information 

relating to the TECS/IBIS name checks 

was not stored in any system. 

The information maintained in BCS is 

initially collected and maintained in 

one of the following USCIS case 

management systems and then it is 

transferred to BCS: 

• Computer-Linked Application 

Information Management System 

(CLAIMS) 3, which is used to process 

applications including, but not limited 

to, an Adjustment of Status (Green Card) 

and Temporary Protective Status (TPS); 

• CLAIMS 4, which is used to process 

applications for Naturalization; 

• Refugee Asylum Parole System 

(RAPS), which is used to process 

Asylum applications; and 

• Marriage Fraud Assurance System 

(MFAS), which is used for processing 

information relating to investigations of 

marriage fraud. 

The benefit applicant/petitioner and 

other individuals do not have direct 

interaction with BCS. 

The above systems will send 

necessary and relevant information to 

BCS in order to generate a Name Check 

Request for both the FBI name check 

and TECS/IBIS name check. Both the 

requests and results will be stored in 

BCS. 

Applicants and other individuals 

submit information at the time the 

fingerprints are taken in order to 

conduct the FBI fingerprint check and 

the US–VISIT IDENT fingerprint check. 

Fingerprints are taken electronically at 

USCIS Application Support Centers 

(ASC) or taken from hard copy 

fingerprint cards (FD–258) that are 

submitted for those applicants and other 

individuals who are unable to go to an 

ASC. The fingerprints are currently 

stored in the Benefit Biometric Support 

System (BBSS), which interfaces 

directly with FBI’s Integrated 

Automated Fingerprint Identification 

System (IAFIS). The FBI provides 

responses to the FBI fingerprint check 

electronically and responses are stored 

in BCS. US–VISIT IDENT fingerprint 

check provides responses to BCS. 

All information is currently collected 

as part of the established USCIS 

application/petition process and is 

required to verify the applicant/ 

petitioner’s eligibility for the benefit 

being sought. The FBI fingerprint check 

consists of a search of the FBI’s Criminal 

Master File via IAFIS. This search will 

identify applicants/petitioners and other 

individuals who have an arrest record. 

The FBI Name Check consists of a 

search of the FBI’s Universal Index that 

includes administrative, applicant, 

criminal, personnel, and other files 

compiled for law enforcement purposes. 

The TECS/IBIS Name Check consists of 

a search of a multi-agency database 

containing information from 26 different 

agencies. The information in TECS/IBIS 

includes records of known and 

suspected terrorists, sex offenders, and 

other individuals that may be of interest 

to the law enforcement community. 

USCIS will use TECS/IBIS to access 

National Crime Information Center 

(NCIC) records on wanted persons, 

criminal histories, and previous federal 

inspections. The information in US–

VISIT IDENT links information on 

individuals with their encounters, 

biometrics, records, and other data 

elements. 

The information collected in BCS as 

part of the background check process 

provides USCIS with information about 

an applicant/petitioner and other 

individuals that have national security 

or public safety implications or indicia 

of fraud. Collecting this information and 

taking action to prevent potentially 

undesirable and often dangerous people 

from staying in this country clearly 

supports two primary missions of DHS: 

Preventing terrorist attacks within the 

United States and reducing America’s 

vulnerability to terrorism, while 

facilitating the adjudication of lawful 

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USCIS will use the results of these 

background checks to make eligibility 

determinations, which will result in the 

approval or denial of a benefit. If 

fraudulent or criminal activity is 

detected as a result of the background 

check, USCIS will forward the 

information to appropriate law 

enforcement agencies including 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE), FBI, CBP, and/or local law 

enforcement. 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

collects, maintains, uses and 

disseminates personally identifiable 

information. 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. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, and the routine 

uses that are contained in each system 

to make agency recordkeeping practices 

transparent, to notify individuals of the 

uses to which personally identifiable 

information is put, and to assist the 

individual in more easily finding such 

files within the agency. 

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

report on this system has been sent to 

Congress and to the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

DHS–USCIS–002 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Background Check Service (BCS). 

Security Classification: Sensitive but 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The primary BCS system is located at 

a Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) approved data center in the 

Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 

Backups are maintained offsite. BCS 

will be accessible world-wide from all 

USCIS field offices, service centers, and 

ASC that are part of the DHS Network. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this notice consist of: 

A. All individuals who are applying 

for benefits and or who are petitioning 

on behalf of individuals applying/ 

petitioning for benefits pursuant to the 

Immigration and Nationality Act of 

1952, as amended, 101 [8 U.S.C. 1101] 

(a)(b). 

B. All individuals over the age of 18 

residing in a prospective adoptive 

parent’s household whose principal or 

only residence is the home of the 

prospective adoptive parents pursuant 

to 8 CFR 204.3 (herein referred to as 

‘‘other individuals’’). 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

BCS maintains four general categories 

of records: Applicant/petitioner 

identification information, other 

individual identification information, 

Background Check Request information, 

and Background Check Result 

information. 

A. Applicant/Petitioner information 

includes biographic information 

associated with each applicant/ 

petitioner including, but not limited to: 

Name, date of birth, country of birth, 

address, and employment status. The 

applicant/petitioner information also 

includes uniquely identifiable numbers, 

including but not limited to: Alien 

number, z-number, receipt number, 

social security number, armed forces 

identification number, etc. This 

information would be derived from 

newly created benefit applications in 

USCIS Systems of Records or an update 

to previously submitted benefit 

applications. 

B. Information related to other 

individuals over the age of 18 residing 

in a prospective adoptive parent’s 

household would be derived from 

newly created inter-country adoption 

applications pursuant to 8 CFR 204.3. 

The information collected about these 

individuals includes: Full name and 

date of birth. 

C. Background Check Request 

information contains data necessary to 

perform a background check through the 

US–VISIT IDENT fingerprint check, FBI 

fingerprint check, FI name check, and 

CBP IBIS name check services. This data 

may include: Transaction control 

numbers associated with FBI fingerprint 

checks, receipt numbers, date/time of 

submission, physical description of 

subject, and a reason for the submission 

of the application (i.e. USCIS form 

code). This category also covers logs 

associated with the requests of 

background checks, which may include: 

Requesting location and requesting 

person. 

D. Background Check Result 

information encompasses data received 

from FBI and DHS. This data may 

include: Identifying transactional 

information (i.e. transaction control 

number), biographical information, a 

subject’s FBI information sheet 

(informally known as a RAP Sheet) as a 

result of an FBI fingerprint check, an 

FBI name check report, information 

from the CBP IBIS database, and 

information from US–VISIT IDENT 

fingerprint check. The CBP IBIS 

database includes data from TECS and 

NCIC databases. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

8 U.S.C. 1103(a). 

PURPOSE(S): 

BCS is a single, centralized system 

that records, reconciles, and stores 

Background Check Requests and Results 

of applicants and petitioners seeking 

USCIS benefits. The following types of 

background checks will be recorded by 

BCS: FBI Name Checks, TECS/IBIS 

Name Checks, and FBI Fingerprint 

Checks. The collection of information is 

required to verify the applicant/ 

petitioner’s eligibility for USCIS 

benefits. A background check of varying 

degree, determined by the benefit/ 

petition, is required for any individual 

applying for USCIS benefits. In order to 

seek USCIS benefits, the applicant/ 

petitioner must provide USCIS with all 

requested information. 

In the case of other individuals over 

the age of 18 residing in a prospective 

adoptive parent’s household, USCIS 

collects their information to facilitate 

the appropriate USVISIT IDENT, FBI 

Name Checks, TECS/IBIS Name Checks, 

and FBI Fingerprint Checks. This check 

is conducted in order to assess whether 

the child will be placed in a safe 

environment. 

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 United States Department of 

Justice (DOJ) (including United States 

Attorney offices) or other Federal 

agency conducting litigation or in 

proceedings before any court, 

adjudicative or administrative body, 

when it is necessary to the litigation and 

one of the following is a party to the 

litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation: (a) DHS, or (b) any employee 

of DHS in his/her official capacity, or (c) 

any employee of DHS in his/her 

individual capacity where DOJ or DHS 

has agreed to represent said employee, 

or (d) the United States or any agency 

thereof; 

B. To another Federal agency 

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Board and the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission), or to a court, 

or a party in litigation before a court or 

in an administrative proceeding being 

conducted by a Federal agency, when 

the Government is a party to the judicial 

or administrative proceeding. 

C. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purpose of performing 

audit or oversight operations as 

authorized by law. 

D. To a Congressional office, for 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. 2904 and 2906. 

F. 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, in compliance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 

G. To appropriate Federal, state, local, 

tribal, 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, where 

USCIS believes the information would 

assist enforcement of civil or criminal 

laws; 

H. To Federal and foreign government 

intelligence or counterterrorism 

agencies or components where USCIS 

becomes aware of an indication of a 

threat or potential threat to national or 

international security, or where 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; 

I. To a Federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agency, if necessary to obtain 

information relevant to a Department of 

Homeland Security 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. 

J. 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 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 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: 

Records in the system will be stored 

in a central computer database. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

A combination of the following BCS 

data elements may be used to initiate a 

query in order to retrieve data from the 

BCS User Interface. These data elements 

include, an individual’s alien file 

number, name and date of birth; and 

receipt number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Information in this system is 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable laws and policies, including 

the DHS Information Technology 

Security Program Handbook. All records 

are protected from unauthorized access 

through appropriate administrative, 

physical, and technical safeguards. 

These safeguards include restricting 

access to authorized personnel who 

have a need-to-know, using locks, and 

password protection identification 

features. The system is also protected 

through a multi-layer security approach. 

The protective strategies are physical, 

technical, administrative and 

environmental in nature and provide 

access 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 USCIS proposal for 

retention and disposal is pending 

approval by the National Archives and 

Records Administration. Records are 

stored and retained in the BCS 

Repository for 75 years, during which 

time the records will be archived. The 

75-year retention rate is based on the 

length of time USCIS may interact with 

a customer. For example, background 

checks are conducted on individuals/ 

petitioners from the age of 14 and up. 

Retaining the data for this period of time 

also will enable USCIS to fight identify 

fraud and misappropriated benefits. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Greg Collett, Branch Chief of 

Application Support for Office of Field 

Operations, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

All individuals applying for 

immigration benefits are presented on 

the USCIS form, a Privacy Act 

Statements and a Signature and 

Authorization for Release of personally 

identifiable information. All forms must 

be signed by the individual. These two 

notices supply individuals with 

information regarding uses of the data. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

To determine whether this system 

contains records relating to you, write 

the USCIS Freedom of Information Act/ 

Privacy Act officer. Mail request to: 

Elizabeth S. Gaffin, Privacy Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 

4210, Washington, DC 20529. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See the ‘‘Notification Procedure’’

above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information contained in this system 

of records is obtained from USCIS 

systems including: CLAIMS3, 

CLAIMS4, RAPS, and MFAS. 

Information contained in the system is 

also obtained from the FBI and DHS. All 

information contained in BCS is derived 

from the above systems. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: May 25, 2007. 

Hugo Teufel, III, 

Chief Privacy Officer. 

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