28034 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 19, 2010 / Notices 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3170, 

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594– 

3163, champoum@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Biomedical 

Imaging and Bioengineering. 

Date: June 11, 2010. 

Time: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Dharam S. Dhindsa, DVM, 

PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5110, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1174, dhindsad@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; ARRA: 

Neurotechnology-4 Competitive Revisions. 

Date: June 11, 2010. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Doubletree Hotel Washington, 1515 

Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

Contact Person: Robert C. Elliott, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3130, 

MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

3009, elliotro@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Brain Injury. 

Date: June 11, 2010. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jerry L. Taylor, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1175, taylorje@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special 

Review Meeting. 

Date: June 11, 2010. 

Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive 

Way, Seattle, WA 98101. 

Contact Person: J. Scott Osborne, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4114, 

MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1782, osbornes@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: May 13, 2010. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12001 Filed 5–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0018] 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; Agency Information 

Collection Activities: United States 

Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 

Technology (US–VISIT) Biometric Data 

Collection at the Ports of Entry 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Revision of existing 

information collection request: 1600– 

0006. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), US– 

VISIT, will submit the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). NPPD is 

soliciting comments concerning this 

biometric data collection at the ports of 

entry. DHS previously published this 

information collection request (ICR) in 

the Federal Register on March 9, 2010, 

at 75 FR 10809, for a 60-day public 

comment period. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow an additional 30 days 

for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until June 18, 2010. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Office of Civil 

Rights and Civil Liberties. Comments 

must be identified by DHS–2010–0018 

and may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: (202) 395–5806. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS 

established US–VISIT to meet specific 

legislative mandates intended to 

strengthen border security, provide 

decision-makers with critical 

information, and demonstrate progress 

toward national security performance 

goals, therefore expediting trade and 

travel and supporting immigration 

system improvements. US–VISIT 

collects and disseminates biometric 

information (digital fingerprint images 

and facial photos) from individuals 

during their entry into the United 

States. This information is disseminated 

to specific DHS components; other 

Federal agencies; Federal, State and 

local law enforcement agencies; and the 

Federal intelligence community to assist 

in the decisions they make related to, 

and in support of, the homeland 

security mission. Beginning on 

December 10, 2007, US–VISIT expanded 

the collection of fingerprints from two 

prints to 10. The new collection time of 

35 seconds, an increase from the 

previous 15 seconds, is a result of this 

change, and includes officer 

instructions. Additionally, on December 

19, 2008, DHS published a final rule, 

entitled ‘‘United States Visitor and 

Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 

Program (US–VISIT); Enrollment of 

Additional Aliens in US–VISIT; 

Authority to Collect Biometric Data 

from Additional Travelers and 

Expansion to the 50 Most Highly 

Trafficked Land Border Ports of Entry’’ 

73 FR 77473. That rule became effective 

on January 18, 2009, and expanded the 

population of aliens subject to US– 

VISIT requirements. 

DHS received three comments in 

response to the 60-day notice published 

on March 9, 2010. 

Comment: One commenter reported 

that he had taken manual fingerprints 

for years and stated that it was better to 

take an extra 20 seconds to capture all 

10 digits in order to better validate an 

individual’s identity. 

Response: US–VISIT relies on the 

collection and use of inkless fingerscans 

to establish and verify identity in 

support of homeland security decisionmakers. US–VISIT continues to refine 

the fingerscan technology capability to 

accurately capture biometric data to 

enhance security while expediting 

legitimate travel and trade. 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 19, 2010 / Notices 28035 

Comment: One commenter stated that 

the fingerprint technology is accurate 

and effective, that a 35 second delay in 

entering the United States to capture 

fingerprints is a very small amount of 

time to ensure the safety of United 

States citizens and praised DHS for 

‘‘great work.’’ 

Response: US–VISIT is pleased to 

receive this positive appraisal. By 

providing decision-makers with the 

information they need—where and 

when they need it—US–VISIT is 

helping to make U.S. immigration and 

border management efforts more 

collaborative, streamlined, and effective. 

Comment: One commenter stated that 

because violence on the U.S. border is 

on the rise and the situation will most 

likely become worse over the coming 

years, it is essential that law 

enforcement officials be given access to 

the US–VISIT program to ensure the 

security of Americans domestically. 

Response: Under US–VISIT, 

information systems associated with 

border inspections and security are 

being linked. Biometric and other 

information are available to appropriate 

staff in U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(CIS), Department of State consular 

officers, and other staff involved with 

the adjudication of visa applications at 

overseas posts; other DHS officers; and 

appropriate officers of the United States 

intelligence and law enforcement 

community when needed for the 

performance of their duties. US–VISIT 

also supports other Federal agencies, 

State and local law enforcement, and 

the intelligence community in their 

screening and enforcement missions by 

sharing biometrics of individuals 

deemed a threat by DHS and by 

receiving data from other agencies for 

individuals deemed to be a threat to 

national security. US–VISIT will 

continue to integrate appropriate 

additional databases and ensure 

interoperability with other databases as 

appropriate. In so doing, US–VISIT 

directly supports the DHS strategic goal 

of protecting our Nation from dangerous 

people. 

OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, NPPD, US–VISIT. 

Title: US–VISIT Program. 

Form: N/A. 

OMB Number: 1600–0006. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Affected Public: Foreign visitors and 

immigrants into the United States. 

Number of Respondents: 156,732,422. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 35 

seconds. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,520,304 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $53,211,000. 

Thomas Chase Garwood, III, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11915 Filed 5–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0038] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services—011 

E-Verify Program System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to 

establish a new Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

notice titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services—011 E-Verify 

Program System of Records.’’ The U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services EVerify Program allows employers to 

check citizenship status and verify 

employment eligibility of newly hired 

employees. Previously, these records 

were covered under Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services—004 

Verification Information System of 

Records, December 11, 2008, along with 

records from the U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 

Program. In order to provide clearer 

transparency and enable public 

understanding, the Department is 

publishing two separate systems of 

records for U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services E-Verify and 

SAVE Programs. This newly established 

system will be included in the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

inventory of record systems. The U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

SAVE Program system of records notice 

can be found elsewhere in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 18, 2010. This new system will be 

effective June 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2010–0038 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, 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: Claire 

Stapleton, Privacy Branch Chief, 

Verification Division, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department 

of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20529. For privacy issues please 

contact: Mary Ellen Callahan (703–235– 

0780), 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) U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) proposes to establish a new 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES