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d. Assay time not exceeding 4 hours 

from start of incubation to beginning of 

reading the plate. 

e. 96 well modular format. 

f. Positive control (produced from 

non-FMDV infected animals, e.g., 

hyperimmunized with synthetically 

made FMDV peptides/proteins) and 

negative control (produced from naı ̈ve 

animals) for each plate. 

g. Compatibility with Biosafety Level 

2 (BSL–2) laboratory requirements, i.e., 

will not contain any reagents considered 

to be select agents or potentially 

contaminated with select agents. 

3. Transportability under cold chain 

(1) to USDA APHIS PIADC, (2) upon 

USDA APHIS administrator request 

approved laboratories within the 

National Animal Health Laboratory 

network, and (3) outside of the US 

without special restrictions. 

DHS S&T Role (includes but not limited 

to) 

1. As necessary, coordination of 

development and commercialization 

access to critical assay components such 

as the recombinant 3ABC* protein 

(* indicates that the 3C protein has a 

mutation in the active site) and a 

FMDV-specific monoclonal antibody, 

which may be negotiated through 

intellectual property licenses with 3rd 

parties who control rights to these assay 

components. DHS will supply data from 

testing a prototype assay, but DHS will 

not supply historical background or any 

proprietary information. 

2. Coordination of testing and 

evaluation of samples from U.S. cattle 

and swine vaccinated with FMD 

molecular vaccines. 

3. Coordination of testing and 

evaluation of true positive samples from 

U.S. cattle and swine that were 

experimentally infected. A maximum of 

500 samples can be tested. 

4. If requested, coordination of testing 

and evaluation of true positive and true 

negative samples from other FMDV 

susceptible U.S. domestic species. 

5. If requested, coordination of testing 

and evaluation of serum samples from 

FMDV susceptible U.S. wildlife species. 

6. The actual testing of samples listed 

above mainly by scientists in USDA 

APHIS FADDL or by partners in 

laboratories that USDA APHIS FADDL 

and DHS S&T will identify, e.g., the 

NAHLN. 

Period of Performance 

If CRADA collaborator(s) is (are) 

selected, a comprehensive data package 

to obtain a USDA license for the FMDV 

3ABC ELISA for use in cattle should be 

submitted to USDA APHIS CVB within 

30 months of the CRADA award date. 

The submission must adhere to the 

requirements in USDA APHIS CVB 

Veterinary Services Memo No. 800.73 

and other applicable CVB 9CFR 

requirements for diagnostic kits and 

reagents. The assay must also 

successfully identify samples in a 

reference panel of sera provided by OIE 

(World Organisation for Animal Health) 

as tested in a U.S. reference laboratory, 

e.g., USDA APHIS FADDL. Because 

these reference panels are provided on 

a yearly basis to FMD world reference 

laboratories, the testing and analysis of 

results may extend beyond the 30 

month Period of Performance. 

Nevertheless, results should be made 

available within 2 months of the 

availability of reference panels. 

Selection Criteria 

The Plum Island Animal Disease 

Center (PIADC) reserves the right to 

select CRADA collaborators for all, 

some, or none of the proposals in 

response to this notice. PIADC will 

provide no funding for reimbursement 

of proposal development costs. 

Proposals (or any other material) 

submitted in response to this notice will 

not be returned. Proposals submitted are 

expected to be unclassified. 

PIADC will select proposals at its sole 

discretion on the basis of: 

1. How well the proposal 

communicates the collaborators’ 

understanding of and ability to meet the 

CRADAs goals and proposed timeline. 

2. How well the proposal addresses 

the following criteria: 

a. Capability of the collaborator to 

provide equipment and materials for 

proposed testing. 

b. Capability of the collaborator to 

meet the requirements for development, 

validation testing and analysis, and 

submission of supporting data and 

documents fulfilling the CVB 

requirements for licensure in the U.S. 

c. Preliminary data or results which 

support the assay requirements outlined 

above. 

Participation in this CRADA does not 

imply the future purchase of any 

materials, equipment, or services from 

the collaborating entities, and nonFederal CRADA participants will not be 

excluded from any future PIADC 

procurements based solely on their 

participation in this CRADA. 

Authority: CRADAs are authorized by the 

Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as 

amended and codified by 15 U.S.C. 3710a. 

DHS, as an executive agency under 5 U.S.C. 

105, is a Federal agency for the purposes of 

15 U.S.C. 3710a and may enter into a 

CRADA. DHS delegated the authority to 

conduct CRADAs to the Science and 

Technology Directorate and its laboratories. 

Dated: May 9, 2013. 

James Johnson, 

Director, Office of National Laboratories. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11693 Filed 5–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0078] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement—014 

Homeland Security Investigations 

Forensic Laboratory System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement—014 Homeland Security 

Investigations Forensic Laboratory 

System of Records.’’ This system of 

records allows the Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement to collect and 

maintain records by the Homeland 

Security Investigations Forensic 

Laboratory (HSI–FL). The HSI–FL is a 

U.S. crime laboratory specializing in 

scientific authentication; forensic 

examination; research, analysis, and 

training related to travel and identity 

documents; latent and patent finger and 

palm prints; and audio and video files 

in support of law enforcement 

investigations and activities by DHS and 

other agencies. To facilitate forensic 

examinations and for use in forensic 

document training, research, and 

analysis, the HSI–FL maintains case 

files, a case management system, an 

electronic library of travel and identity 

documents (Imaged Documents and 

Exemplars Library), and a hard copy 

library referred to as the HSI–FL 

Library. Additionally, the Department of 

Homeland Security is issuing a Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking elsewhere in 

the Federal Register to exempt this 

system of records from certain 

provisions of the Privacy Act. This 

newly established system will be 

included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 


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DATES: Submit comments on or before 

June 17, 2013. This new system will be 

effective June 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2013–0078 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: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting 

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, please visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: Lyn 

Rahilly, Privacy Officer, (202–732– 

3300), U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW., Mail 

Stop 5004, Washington, DC 20536, 

email: ICEPrivacy@dhs.gov. For privacy 

questions, please contact: Jonathan R. 

Cantor, (202–343–1717), Acting 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. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE) proposes to establish a new DHS 

system of records titled, ‘‘DHS/ICE– 

014—Homeland Security Investigations 

Forensic Laboratory System of 

Records.’’ 

The Homeland Security Investigations 

Forensic Laboratory (HSI–FL) is an 

accredited crime laboratory located 

within ICE’s Office of Homeland 

Security Investigations (HSI) that 

provides a broad range of forensic, 

intelligence, and investigative support 

services for ICE, DHS, and many other 

U.S. and foreign law enforcement 

agencies. Created in 1978 under the U.S. 

Department of Justice, Immigration and 

Naturalization Service, the HSI–FL 

became part of DHS on March 1, 2003, 

as part of the federal government’s 

response to the 9/11 attacks. The HSI– 

FL is the only U.S. crime laboratory 

specializing in scientific authentication; 

forensic examination; research, analysis, 

and training related to travel and 

identity documents; latent and patent 

finger and palm prints; and audio and 

video files in support of law 

enforcement investigations and 

activities by DHS and other agencies. To 

facilitate forensic examinations and for 

use in forensic document training, 

research, and analysis, the HSI–FL 

maintains case files, a case management 

system, an electronic library of travel 

and identity documents (Imaged 

Documents and Exemplars Library 

(IDEAL)), and a hard copy library 

referred to as the HSI–FL Library. 

As a crime laboratory specializing in 

the forensic examination and research of 

travel and identity documents, the HSI– 

FL attempts to determine the 

authenticity, authorship, and any actual 

or potential alterations of travel and 

identity documents. Examinations of 

such documents submitted by DHS and 

other U.S. and foreign law enforcement 

agencies and international organizations 

normally begin with a physical (naked 

eye, tactile) inspection and proceed to 

microscopic, instrumental, and 

comparative examinations, as necessary 

and appropriate. Depending on the 

document type, these examinations also 

may require the expert analyses of 

handwriting, hand printing, 

typewriting, printing processes, papers, 

inks, and stamp impressions. 

HSI–FL examinations are 

predominantly performed on documents 

used to establish identity or facilitate 

travel, such as passports, visas, 

identification cards, and border crossing 

cards, but can be performed on virtually 

any document, including envelopes, 

handwritten documents, letters, vital 

records, and typewritten documents. 

DHS and other federal, state, and 

international government agencies, or 

organizations such as the United 

Nations, may submit requests to HSI–FL 

for document authentication. In 

response, the HSI–FL may conduct an 

analysis and share the results of forensic 

examinations within DHS and 

externally with other government 

agencies and international organizations 

in the course of law enforcement 

investigations and for admission into 

evidence in judicial proceedings. 

In addition to the forensic 

examination of documents, the HSI–FL 

performs fingerprint analysis. The 

fingerprint analysis performed by HSI– 

FL may not be document-related. This 

analysis may include fingerprints 

collected from evidence during an 

investigation such as firearms, drug 

packaging, currency, periodicals, photo 

albums, CDs and computers. Fingerprint 

analysis will include both latent 

(invisible to the naked eye) and patent 

(visible to the naked eye) finger and 

palm prints. 

The HSI–FL also performs technical 

enhancements of audio and video files. 

The audio and video work performed by 

the HSI–FL is limited to enhancing files 

to improve their quality and clarifying 

detail to allow law enforcement 

agencies to better examine the files. For 

example, this could include removing 

background noise from an audio file or 

improving the clarity of an image in a 

video. The HSI–FL is not responsible for 

performing forensic examinations of the 

audio or video files but merely performs 

technical work to permit law 

enforcement agencies outside of the 

HSI–FL to conduct law enforcement 

investigations. 

Laboratory Information Management 

System 

In order to track evidence and cases, 

the HSI–FL implemented the Laboratory 

Information Management System (LIMS) 

as their case management system. LIMS 

allows the HSI–FL to capture 

information about the individual 

submitting the request for analysis, 

identify the evidence submitted, track 

the evidence as it moves throughout the 

HSI–FL for chain of custody purposes, 

capture case notes and results of 

examinations, store electronic images of 

evidence, and produce reports of 

findings. LIMS also captures other caserelated activities such as descriptions of 

expert witness testimony provided by 

HSI–FL employees. 

The HSI–FL also uses LIMS to record 

and store operational (non-forensic) 

requests for assistance, hours HSI–FL 

staff spend on training activities, and 

digital copies of training certificates of 

completion. In addition, LIMS generates 

recurring and ad hoc statistics reports in 

support of HSI–FL staff operations and 

management request. 

Imaged Documents and Exemplars 

Library 

The IDEAL database and the HSI–FL 

Library contain two categories of 

records: (1) Travel and identity 

documents and (2) reference materials 

used to help in the forensic analysis of 

travel and identity documents. The 

HSI–FL maintains the documents and 

reference materials in both hard copy 

and electronic format for use in 

comparative forensic examination and 

fraudulent document training, research, 

and analysis. The hard copies are 

maintained in the HSI–FL Library while 

the electronic copies are stored in the 

IDEAL database. IDEAL contains 

electronic images and document 

characteristics for all documents and 

reference materials stored in the HSI–FL 


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Library and allows HSI–FL employees 

to access these electronic images and 

document characteristics from their own 

workstations. Further, IDEAL provides 

the inventory control of the hard copy 

material in the HSI–FL Library, which 

includes the support of ‘‘checking out’’ 

hard copy documents and reference 

materials in the HSI–FL Library by HSI– 

FL employees. 

IDEAL indexes and assigns to all 

documents added to the HSI–FL Library 

an IDEAL identification number (IDEAL 

ID Number) and bar code, thus 

providing a standard identification and 

tracking mechanism and permitting 

indexing. The IDEAL ID Number is 

system-generated and allows documents 

to be quickly located in IDEAL. The bar 

code number links the images 

maintained in IDEAL to hard copies 

maintained in the HSI–FL Library. 

The HSI–FL collects and maintains 

genuine, altered, and counterfeit travel 

and identity documents (hereafter, 

‘‘documents’’) in hard copy format from 

international organizations, government 

agencies, and law enforcement 

organizations from across the United 

States and around the world to research 

methods of document production and 

authenticate questionable documents 

through comparative forensic 

examinations. These travel and identity 

documents include documents such as 

passports, identification cards, birth 

certificates, stamps, visas, and any other 

document that can be used to establish 

nationality or identity from any country 

including the United States. 

From these same sources, the HSI–FL 

also collects information that helps with 

the identification of potential 

counterfeit characteristics, potential 

fraud, security features, and other 

information valuable to forensic 

analysis (hereafter, ‘‘reference 

materials’’). HSI–FL employees also 

make use of reference materials issued 

by the United States and other nations 

that contain useful information such as 

descriptions of security features of 

travel and identity documents or 

information concerning attempts to 

counterfeit or alter such documents. 

Document characteristics including 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

are manually entered into IDEAL to 

catalogue, track, and facilitate searching 

for documents and reference materials. 

Depending on the particular document, 

the document characteristics entered 

into IDEAL may include the document 

type, document number (e.g., passport 

number, driver’s license number, state 

identification number), country of 

origin, region, authenticity of the 

document, information regarding the 

location and availability of the hard 

copy document in the HSI–FL Library, 

and a short description of the document. 

Social Security Numbers are not directly 

entered into IDEAL, instead the serial 

number on the back of the document is 

entered into the system. In addition to 

manually entered information, the 

document is scanned into IDEAL 

capturing and storing additional 

information, including PII. The PII 

stored on the images is view-only and 

may not be searched or used in any 

other manner in IDEAL. 

The HSI–FL divides the documents 

maintained in the HSI–FL Library and 

electronically in IDEAL into five 

different categories: (1) Genuine 

standard documents; (2) verified 

documents; (3) unverified documents; 

(4) counterfeit documents; and (5) 

altered documents. The first category, 

genuine standard documents, is 

comprised of documents never used in 

circulation and officially submitted to 

the HSI–FL by a valid issuing authority 

or other officially recognized domestic 

or foreign agency. Valid issuing 

authorities produce genuine standard 

documents as samples of particular 

travel and identity documents (e.g., 

passports) and include all of the same 

characteristics and security features of 

that document. Genuine standard 

documents are usually issued under an 

obviously fictitious name, such as 

‘‘Happy Traveler,’’ to ensure they are 

easily identified as samples. Genuine 

standard documents do not contain the 

PII of actual individuals; however, they 

may contain photographs of individuals 

who have consented for their images to 

be used and distributed on these sample 

documents. The HSI–FL uses genuine 

standard documents during forensic 

analysis to authenticate other travel and 

identity documents purporting to have 

been issued by the same issuing 

authority. This authentication is used to 

support law enforcement investigations 

in response to government agency 

inquiries from the United States and 

around the world and judicial 

proceedings. 

The remaining four categories of 

documents are provided to the HSI–FL 

by the valid issuing authority of a 

domestic or foreign agency, or from 

other sources including international 

organizations; DHS; the U.S. 

Department of State (DOS); and other 

federal, state, and foreign government 

agencies and law enforcement 

organizations. These four categories of 

documents may be directly provided for 

inclusion in the HSI–FL Library or may 

be initially provided for other purposes 

such as forensic examination and then 

retained by the HSI–FL, with the 

submitting agency’s permission, after 

the examination is complete. The HSI– 

FL determines whether to include 

specific documents in the HSI–FL 

Library based upon the HSI–FL 

Library’s need for that document, 

particularly whether the HSI–FL Library 

currently has a document of that type 

already in the HSI–FL Library. These 

categories of documents may contain 

the PII of individuals. Verified 

documents are documents that the HSI– 

FL has found to conform to comparable 

genuine travel and identity documents. 

Unverified documents are documents 

that the HSI–FL has analyzed and has 

not conclusively determined are 

verified, counterfeit, or altered. 

Counterfeit documents are documents 

that the HSI–FL has determined through 

forensic analysis are not authentic 

documents issued by a foreign or 

domestic governmental issuing 

authority. Altered documents are 

documents that were originally 

authentic documents issued by a foreign 

or domestic governmental issuing 

authority that have been changed in an 

unauthorized manner. 

Certain designated users at the DOS 

have read-only access to IDEAL. This 

read-only access allows certain 

designated DOS employees to search 

and view travel and identity documents 

and reference materials. These 

documents and materials may contain 

the PII of actual individuals. This 

information is used by the DOS for their 

reference and in support of their 

mission. This use includes supporting 

the processing of petitions or 

applications for benefits under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, and 

other immigration and nationality laws 

including treaties and reciprocal 

agreements. It also includes when the 

DOS requires information to consider 

and/or provide an informed response to 

a request for information from a foreign, 

international, or intergovernmental 

agency, authority, or organization about 

an alien or an enforcement operation 

with transnational implications. 

Authorized users from the DOS are the 

only non-DHS users with direct access 

to IDEAL. 

Consistent with DHS’ information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/ICE–014 Homeland Security 

Investigations Forensic Laboratory 

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, DHS is issuing a Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking to exempt this 

system of records from certain 

provisions of the Privacy Act, elsewhere 

in the Federal Register. This newly 

established system will be included in 

DHS’ inventory of record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information practice principles in a 

statutory framework governing the 

means by which 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 an 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 the description of the DHS/ 

ICE–014 Homeland Security 

Investigations Forensic Laboratory 

System of Records. 

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

DHS has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

System of Records 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

(ICE)–014 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/ICE–014 Homeland Security 

Investigations Forensic Laboratory 

(HSI–FL) 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Law enforcement sensitive. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Headquarters in Washington, DC and in 

field offices, and electronic records are 

maintained in LIMS, IDEAL, and other 

IT systems. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: 

1. Individuals whose information is 

contained on United States or 

international travel and identity 

documents, such as driver’s licenses, 

passports, and other forms of 

identification, that are maintained in the 

Homeland Security Investigations 

Forensic Laboratory (HSI–FL) Library; 

2. Individuals whose information is 

contained on United States or 

international travel and identity 

documents, such as driver’s licenses, 

passports, and other forms of 

identification, that are provided to the 

HSI–FL for forensic examination during 

a criminal or administrative law 

enforcement investigation; 

3. Individuals who are the subjects of 

current or previous law enforcement 

investigations by other domestic or 

foreign agencies where the HSI–FL is 

providing support and assistance; 

4. Individuals who are the subjects of 

current or previous law enforcement 

investigations into violations of U.S. 

customs and immigration laws, as well 

as other laws and regulations within 

ICE’s jurisdiction, including 

investigations led by other domestic or 

foreign agencies, where the HSI–FL is 

providing support and assistance; and 

5. Individuals whose image or voice 

may be captured on video or audio files 

where the HSI–FL is provided the file to 

perform technical enhancements of the 

file. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

1. Biographic, descriptive, historical 

and other identifying data, including: 

Names; photographs; fingerprint 

identification number; date and place of 

birth; passport and other travel 

document information; nationality; 

aliases; Alien Registration Number (A– 

Number); Social Security Number; other 

identification numbers, contact or 

location information (e.g., known or 

possible addresses, phone numbers); 

visa information; employment, 

educational, immigration, and criminal 

history; height, weight, eye color, hair 

color and other unique physical 

characteristics (e.g., scars and tattoos). 

2. Fingerprints or palm prints of 

individuals whose information is 

provided to the HSI–FL for forensic 

examination. 

3. Case-related data, including: Case 

number, record number, and other data 

describing an event involving alleged 

violations of criminal or immigration 

law (such as, location, date, time, event 

category (event categories describe 

broad categories of criminal law 

enforcement, such as immigration 

worksite enforcement, contraband 

smuggling, and human trafficking)); 

types of criminal or immigration law 

violations alleged; types of property 

involved; use of violence, weapons, or 

assault against DHS personnel or third 

parties; attempted escape; and other 

related information. ICE case 

management information, including: 

case category; case agent; date initiated; 

and date completed. 

4. Birth, marriage, education, 

employment, travel, and other 

information derived from affidavits, 

certificates, manifests, and other 

documents presented to or collected by 

ICE during immigration and law 

enforcement proceedings or activities. 

This data typically pertains to subjects, 

relatives, and witnesses. 

5. Data concerning personnel of other 

agencies that arrested, or assisted or 

participated in the arrest or 

investigation of, or are maintaining 

custody of an individual whose arrest 

record is contained in this system of 

records. This can include: Name; title; 

agency name; address; telephone 

number; and other information. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

8 U.S.C. 1103, 44 U.S.C. 3101, 18 

U.S.C. 496, 18 U.S.C. 911, 18 U.S.C. 

1001, 18 U.S.C. 1028, 18 U.S.C. 1425, 18 

U.S.C. 1426, 18 U.S.C. 1427, 18 U.S.C. 

1541, 18 U.S.C. 1543, and 18 U.S.C. 

1546. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purposes of this system are to: 

1. Maintain records related to the 

scientific authentication, examination, 

research, and analysis of travel and 

identity documents, fingerprints, and 

palm prints in accordance with 

established laboratory policies and 

procedures, scientific principles, and 

accreditation standards. 

2. Maintain a library of travel and 

identity documents and associated 

reference materials for use in forensic 

examinations, investigations, training, 

and other activities. 

3. Support the forensic examinations 

on a full range of documents, including 

but not limited to, passports, visas, 

driver’s licenses, identification cards, 

border crossing cards, handwritten 

documents, vital records, and 

typewritten documents. The analysis 

may include, but is not limited to, an 

examination of handwriting, hand 

printing, typewriting, printing 

processes, security features, papers, 

inks, and stamp impressions. 

4. Maintain records facilitating the 

preparation of written laboratory reports 

and delivery of expert witness 

testimony in both legal proceedings. 

5. Support the provision of training in 

fraudulent document detection, creation 


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of document intelligence alerts and 

reference guides, and provision of direct 

assistance to federal, state and local 

agencies, as well as foreign governments 

and commercial entities to combat 

document fraud. 

6. Provide assistance within ICE and 

to domestic and foreign agencies to 

support the identification and arrest of 

individuals (both citizens and noncitizens) who commit violations of law. 

7. To identify potential criminal 

activity, immigration violations, and 

threats to homeland security; to uphold 

and enforce the law; and to ensure 

public safety. 

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 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices) or 

other federal agency conducting 

litigation or 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 

where DOJ or DHS has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof. 

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. DHS 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. 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, a 

disclosure may be made to federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, international, or 

foreign law enforcement agencies or 

other appropriate authorities charged 

with investigating or prosecuting a 

violation or enforcing or implementing 

a law, rule, regulation, or order. 

H. To courts, magistrates, 

administrative tribunals, opposing 

counsel, parties, and witnesses, in the 

course of immigration, civil, or criminal 

proceedings (including discovery, 

presentation of evidence, and settlement 

negotiations) when DHS determines that 

such disclosure is relevant and 

necessary to the litigation and one of the 

following is party to the proceedings or 

has an interest in such proceeding: 

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 

where the government has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States, where DHS 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect DHS or any of its components. 

I. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies, as well as to other individuals 

and organizations during the course of 

an investigation by DHS or the 

processing of a matter under DHS’s 

jurisdiction, or during a proceeding 

within the purview of the immigration 

and nationality laws, when DHS deems 

that such disclosure is necessary to 

carry out its functions and statutory 

mandates or to elicit information 

required by DHS to carry out its 

functions and statutory mandates. 

J. To federal, state, local, tribal, or 

territorial government agencies seeking 

to verify or ascertain the citizenship or 

immigration status of any individual 

within the jurisdiction of the agency for 

any purpose authorized by law. 

K. To federal, state, local, tribal, or 

territorial government agencies, or other 

entities or individuals, or through 

established liaison channels to selected 

foreign governments, in order to provide 

intelligence, counterintelligence, or 

other information for the purposes of 

national security, intelligence, 

counterintelligence, or antiterrorism 

activities authorized by U.S. law, 

Executive Order, or other applicable 

national security directive. 

L. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies or organizations, or 

international organizations, lawfully 

engaged in collecting law enforcement 

intelligence, whether civil or criminal, 

to enable these entities to carry out their 

law enforcement responsibilities, 

including the collection of law 

enforcement intelligence. 

M. To international, foreign, 

intergovernmental, and multinational 

government agencies, authorities, and 

organizations in accordance with law 

and formal or informal international 

arrangements. 

N. To federal and foreign government 

intelligence or counterterrorism 

agencies or components when DHS 

becomes aware of an indication of a 

threat or potential threat to national or 

international security, or when such 

disclosure is to support the conduct of 

national intelligence and security 

investigations or to assist in antiterrorism efforts. 

O. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies or entities or multinational 

government agencies when DHS desires 

to exchange relevant data for the 

purpose of developing, testing, or 

implementing new software or 

technology whose purpose is related to 

this system of records. 

P. To federal, state, local, territorial, 

tribal, international, or foreign criminal, 

civil, or regulatory law enforcement 

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necessary for collaboration, 

coordination and de-confliction of 

investigative matters, prosecutions, and/ 

or other law enforcement actions to 

avoid duplicative or disruptive efforts 

and to ensure the safety of law 

enforcement officers who may be 

working on related law enforcement 

matters. 

Q. To the Department of State in the 

processing of petitions or applications 

for benefits under the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, and all other 

immigration and nationality laws 

including treaties and reciprocal 

agreements; or when the Department of 

State requires information to consider 

and/or provide an informed response to 

a request for information from a foreign, 

international, or intergovernmental 

agency, authority, or organization about 

an alien or an enforcement operation 

with transnational implications. 

R. To the Department of State to 

provide read-only access of records 

maintained in the Imaged Documents 

and Exemplars Library to assist the 

Department of State with their 

validation of travel and identity 

documents. 

S. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies for purposes of completing and 

providing results of requested forensic 

examinations to the requesting agency. 

T. To the Department of Justice 

(including United States Attorneys’ 

Offices) or other federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, when necessary to 

assist in the development of such 

agency’s legal and/or policy position. 

U. To the U.S. Senate Committee on 

the Judiciary or the U.S. House of 

Representatives Committee on the 

Judiciary when necessary to inform 

members of Congress about an alien 

who is being considered for private 

immigration relief. 

V. To federal, state, tribal, territorial, 

local, international, or foreign 

government agencies or entities for the 

purpose of consulting with that agency 

or entity: (1) To assist in making a 

determination regarding redress for an 

individual in connection with the 

operations of a DHS component or 

program; (2) to verify the identity of an 

individual seeking redress in 

connection with the operations of a DHS 

component or program; or (3) to verify 

the accuracy of information submitted 

by an individual who has requested 

such redress on behalf of another 

individual. 

W. 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’ 

officers, employees, or individuals 

covered by the system, except to the 

extent it is determined 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: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer behind a 

locked door. The records may be stored 

in hard copy and electronically on 

magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and 

CD–ROM. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by name, 

identification numbers including case or 

record number if applicable; other 

personal identification numbers 

including Alien Registration Number 

(A–Number), fingerprint identification 

number, and other personal 

identification numbers; and case related 

data and/or combination of other 

personal identifiers including, but not 

limited to, date of birth and nationality. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

After the forensic examination is 

completed, all case files shall be stored 

as closed case files onsite at HSI–FL for 

6 years followed by 10 years in offsite 

temporary storage for a total of 16 years. 

Exception: All war crimes and capital 

cases shall be held indefinitely onsite at 

the HSI–FL. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Homeland Security 

Investigations Forensic Laboratory, Unit 

Chief, 8000 West Park Drive, McLean, 

VA 22102–3105. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

DHS/ICE will consider individual 

requests to determine whether or not 

information may be released. Thus, 

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 ICE’s FOIA Officer, whose 

contact information can be found at 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia under 

‘‘Contacts.’’ If an individual believes 

more than one component maintains 

Privacy Act records concerning him or 

her, the individual may submit the 

request to the Chief Privacy Officer and 

Chief Freedom of Information Act 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, 245 Murray Drive SW., 

Building 410, STOP–0655, Washington, 

DC 20528. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental 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 Chief Privacy Officer and Chief 

Freedom of Information Act Officer, 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia 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, 

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individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without the above information, the 

component(s) 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. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records in the system are supplied by 

several sources. In general, information 

is obtained from federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governments. More 

specifically, DHS/ICE–014 records are 

derived from the following sources: (a) 

other federal, state, local, tribal, or 

foreign governments and government 

information systems; and (b) evidence, 

contraband, and other seized material. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security, 

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

exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (c)(4); (d); (e)(1), 

(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), 

(e)(5), (e)(8), (f); and (g). Additionally, 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), has 

exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act: 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f). Where a 

record received from another system has 

been exempted in that source system 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), DHS will 

claim the same exemptions for those 

records that are claimed for the original 

primary systems of records from which 

they originated and claims any 

additional exemptions in accordance 

with this rule. 

Dated: April 22, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11722 Filed 5–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–1091] 

Availability of Final Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for the Proposed 

Modification of the Bayonne Bridge 

Across the Kill Van Kull Between 

Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey 

and Staten Island, Richmond County, 

New York 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of a Final Environmental 

Assessment (Final EA) which examines 

the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental impacts and socioeconomic impacts of the proposed 

modification of the historic Bayonne 

Bridge across the Kill Van Kull between 

Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, 

New York. This notice also announces 

the availability of the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI). Because the 

Bayonne Bridge is a structure over 

navigable waters of the United States, 

the proposed bridge modification 

requires a Coast Guard Bridge Permit 

Amendment. This notice provides 

information on where to view the Final 

EA and FONSI, which consider an 

application by the Port Authority of 

New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) for 

Coast Guard approval of the 

modification to the Bayonne Bridge 

across the Kill Van Kull. 

ADDRESSES: We have provided a copy of 

the Final EA and FONSI in our online 

docket at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Also, the Coast Guard First District 

Bridge Office at 1 South Street Bldg 1, 

New York, NY 10004–1466 will 

maintain a printed copy of the Final EA 

and FONSI for public viewing. The 

document will be available for 

inspection at this location between 8 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

document will also be available for 

inspection in the locations shown in the 

section below titled ‘‘Viewing the Final 

EA and FONSI.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

or email Christopher Bisignano, Bridge 

Management Specialist, First Coast 

Guard District, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 212–668–7165, email 

Christopher.J.Bisignano@uscg.mil. If 

you have questions on viewing material 

on the docket, call Docket Operations at 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The Final Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact have been prepared 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.); Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 

CFR 1500–1508) and associated CEQ 

guidelines; Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 5100.1, 

Environmental Planning Program; and 

United States Coast Guard Commandant 

Instruction M16475.1D, National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures and Policy for Considering 

Environmental Impacts. 

Viewing the Final EA and FONSI: To 

view Final EA and FONSI go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, insert 

‘‘USCG–2012–1091’’ in the Search box, 

press Enter, then click on the ‘‘Open 

Docket Folder’’ option. If you do not 

have access to the internet, you may 

view the docket online by visiting the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. We have an 

agreement with the Department of 

Transportation to use the Docket 

Management Facility. The Final EA and 

FONSI are also available online at 

http://www.uscg.mil/d1/prevention/ 

Bridges.asp, www.dhs.gov/nepa, and 

http://www.panynj.gov/bayonnebridge/, 

and are available from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 

Monday through Friday (except federal 

holidays and as noted below), for 

inspection at the following locations: 

1. U.S. Coast Guard Battery Bldg, 1 

South Street, Building 1, New York, NY 

10004 

2. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, 

212 Coast Guard Drive, Staten Island, 

NY 10305 

3. Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, 

Bayonne, NJ 07002 

4. Staten Island Borough Hall, 10 

Richmond Terrace, Room 100, Staten 

Island, NY 10301 

5. Bayonne Public Library, 630 

Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002 (Also 

available from 12 p.m.–5 p.m. on 

Saturdays) 

6. Port Richmond–NY Public Library, 

75 Bennett Street, Staten Island, NY 

10302 (Also available 12 p.m.–5 p.m. on 

Thursdays and Saturdays) 

7. Ironbound Community Corp, 317 

Elm Street, Newark, NJ 07105 

8. New York Assembly District 61, 

853 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 

10301 


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