64620 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 1997 / Notices

accompanied by a non-confidential

summary thereof.

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–32053 Filed 12–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice To Add a

System of Records

AGENCY: Operating Administrations,

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation is proposing to add a

system of records to its inventory of

system of records notices subject to the

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal M. Bush at (202) 366–9713

(Telephone), (202) 366–7066 (Fax),

crystal.bush@ost.dot.gov (Internet

Address).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose is to establish a system of

records to collect and manage the data

needed to provide a nationwide pool of

vessel and vessel owner information

that will help in identification and

recovery of stolen vessels and deter

vessel theft and fraud.

The new system of records report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was

submitted on December 2, 1997 to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight of the House of

Representatives, the Committee on

Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and

the Office of Management and Budget.

DOT/CG 590

SYSTEM NAME:

Vessel Identification System (VIS).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

VIS is unclassified, sensitive.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

United States Coast Guard (USCG),

Operations Systems Center, 175 Murrall

Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25401.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals with established

relationship(s)/association to vessels

that are state-numbered and/or titled

and U.S. Coast Guard-documented, and

that are included in the Vessel

Identification System (VIS).

Specifically, owners or agents of such

vessels, as well as lienholders.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

a. Records containing vessel

identification information and vessel

characteristics on state-numbered and/

or titled vessels or Coast Guarddocumented vessels including: vessel

name (if Coast Guard-documented),

make of vessel or name of vessel

builder, manufacturer year/year vessel

built, vessel model year, title number,

Coast Guard official number, certificate

of number assigned by the state

including expiration date, hull

identification number, length of vessel,

type of vessel, hull type, propulsion

type, fuel type, primary use,

endorsements (if Coast Guard

documented), and hailing port name

endorsements (if Coast Guard

documented).

b. Records containing personal

information including: name of each

owner, address of principal place of

residence of at least one owner, mailing

address if different than the principal

place of residence, and either an

owner’s social security number, date of

birth and driver’s license number, or

other individual identifier. If a vessel

owner is a business, the business

address and taxpayer identification

number will be included.

c. Records containing lienholder and

insurance information including: name

of lienholder, and city and state of

principal place of residence or business

of each lienholder.

d. Records containing law

enforcement information including: law

enforcement status code (stolen,

recovered, lost, destroyed, or

abandoned), law enforcement hold,

reporting agency, originating case

number, National Crime Information

Center (NCIC) number, VIS user

identification, incident location, last

sighted date/time/location, law

enforcement contact and phone number,

and hours of operations.

e. Records containing vessel

registration information including:

registration and, if applicable title

number including effective and

expiration date, issuing authority, and,

for Coast Guard documented vessels, the

official number.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

46 U.S.C. 12501–07.

PURPOSE(S):

The primary purpose of VIS is to

provide a nationwide pool of statenumbered and/or titled and U.S. Coast

Guard-documented vessels that will

assist in identification and recovery of

stolen vessels, deter vessel theft and

fraud, and other purposes relating to the

ownership of vessels.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

a. Federal, state and local law

enforcement officials for law

enforcement purposes including the

recovery and return of stolen property

and to deter vessel theft and fraud.

b. Federal and state numbering and

titling officials for the purposes of

tracking, registering and titling vessels.

c. National Crime Information Center

data contained in VIS will only be

released to National Crime Information

Center authorized users.

d. Disclosure may be made to agency

contractors who have been engaged to

assist the agency in the performance of

a contract service or other activity

related to this system of records and

who need to have access to the records

in order to perform the activity.

Recipients shall be required to comply

with the requirements of the Privacy Act

of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

e. See DOT Prefatory Statement of

General Routine Uses.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Not applicable.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Storage of all records is in an

automated database operated and

maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by:

a. Vessel hull identification number

(HIN).

b. State certificate of number.

c. Title number.

d. U.S. Coast Guard official number.

e. USCG vessel name and hailing port.

f. Vessel owner or business name.

g. Vessel owner’s social security

number or alternate identifier (e.g.,

DOB, driver’s license number, or

taxpayer identification number).

SAFEGUARDS:

The VIS falls under the guidelines of

the United States Coast Guard

Operations System Center (OSC) in

Martinsburg, WV. This computer facility

has its own approved System Security

Plan, which provides that:

a. The system will be maintained in

a secure computer room with access

restricted to authorized personnel only.

b. Access to the building must be

authorized and is limited.

c. VIS will support different access

levels for fields in the same record.

These levels will allow different classes
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 1997 / Notices 64621

of users access to specific information as

governed by Federal privacy laws.

d. VIS will control access by requiring

that users provide a valid account name

and password. VIS will contain a

function that tracks system usage for

other authorized users (i.e., nonparticipating states, commercial

institutions, and private individuals).

VIS will require users to change access

control identifiers at six month

intervals.

The U.S. Coast Guard will operate the

VIS in consonance with Federal security

regulations, policy, procedures,

standards and guidance for

implementing the Automated

Information Systems Security Program.

e. Only authorized DOT personnel

and authorized U.S. Government

contractors conducting system

maintenance may access VIS records.

f. Access to records are password

protected and the scope of access for

each password is limited to the official

need of each individual authorized

access.

g. Additional protection is afforded by

the use of password security, data

encryption, and the use of a secure

network, National Law Enforcement

Telecommunications System (NLETS).

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

a. Records of active cases will be

retained until they become inactive;

inactive cases will be archived and

retained for 50 years. Records will be

selected to be archived into an off-line

file for any vessel that has been inactive

for a period of 10 years. A vessel is

inactive when the State number and/or

Coast Guard Document have expired

with the exception of the vessels that

have a law enforcement hold and

vessels with a law enforcement status of

stolen.

b. Daily backups shall be performed

automatically. The backups will be

comprised of weekly full backups

followed by daily incremental backups;

a log of transactions is maintained daily

for recovery purposes.

c. Copies of backups are stored at an

off-site location.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Department of Transportation, United

States Coast Guard Headquarters,

Information Resource Division, System

Development Division (G–MRI–3), 2100

2nd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593–

0001.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Submit a written request noting the

information desired and for what

purpose the information will be used.

The request must be signed by the

individual or his/her legal

representative. Send the request to:

USCG Headquarters, Commandant (G–

SII), 2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20593–0001.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Same as Notification Procedures.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Same as Notification Procedures.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

All information entered into the VIS

is gathered from participating states and

the National Crime Information Center

(NCIC) in the course of normal routine

business. VIS information will be

accessible through the Coast Guard Data

Network (CGDN), National Law

Enforcement Telecommunications

System (NLETS), the Internet, and dialup modem. VIS shall also interface with

the Coast Guard’s existing Merchant

Vessel Documentation System (MVDS)

DOT/CG 591 to provide participating

states with information on USCG

documented vessels and interface with

the Motorboat Registration System to

provide participating states with

information on vessels registered by the

Coast Guard for the state of Alaska.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

Portions of this system of records may

be exempt from disclosure under the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2).

However, in specific cases where

maintenance of information results in

the denial of a right, privileges or

benefits to which the individual is

entitled, the information will be

released in accordance with section

(k)(2). This provides in part that

material compiled for law enforcement

purposes may be withheld from

disclosure to the extent the identity of

the source of the information would be

revealed by disclosing the investigatory

record, and the source has received an

express promise that his/her identity

would be held in confidence.

Additionally, material received prior to

27 September 1974 will be withheld, if

the source received an implied promise

that his/her identity would be held in

confidence.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Eugene K. Taylor, Jr.,

Director, Information Resource Management,

Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–32061 Filed 12–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Transport Airplane and

Engine Issues; New Tasks

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: Notice is given of new tasks

assigned to and accepted by the

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC). This notice informs

the public of the activities of ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stewart R. Miller, Manager, Transport

Standards Staff, ANM–110, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Ave.

SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056,

telephone (425) 227–2190, fax (425)

227–1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The FAA has established an Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

provide advice and recommendations to

the FAA Administrator, through the

Associate Administrator for Regulation

and Certification, on the full range of

the FAA’s rulemaking activities with

respect to aviation-related issues. This

includes obtaining advice and

recommendations on the FAA’s

commitment to harmonize its Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR) and

practices with its trading partners in

Europe and Canada.

One area ARAC deals with is

Transport Airplane and Engine issues.

These issues involve the airworthiness

standards for transport category

airplanes in 14 CFR parts 25, 33, and 35

and parallel provisions in 14 CFR parts

121 and 135. The corresponding

European airworthiness standards for

transport category airplanes are

contained in Joint Aviation

Requirements (JAR)–25, JAR–E, and

JAR–P, respectively. The corresponding

Canadian Standards are contained in

Chapters 525, 533, and 535 respectively.

The Tasks

This notice is to inform the public

that the FAA has asked ARAC to

provide advice and recommendation on

the following harmonization tasks:

Task 1. As a short-term project,

consider the need for a regulation that

requires installation of ice detectors,

aerodynamic performance monitors, or

another acceptable means to warn