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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0048] 

President’s National Security 

Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Partially Closed Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s National 

Security Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee (NSTAC) will meet on 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, in 

Washington DC The meeting will be 

partially closed to the public. 

DATES: The NSTAC will meet in a 

closed session on Wednesday, 

November 19, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 

10:30 a.m. and in an open session on 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, from 

10:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The open, public session 

will be held at the Department of 

Homeland Security Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement facility, 500 12th 

Street SW., Washington DC, and will 

begin at 10:40 a.m. For information on 

facilities or services for individuals with 

disabilities, to request special assistance 

at the meeting, or to attend in person 

contact nstac@dhs.gov as soon as 

possible. 

We are inviting public comment on 

the issues the NSTAC will consider, as 

listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. Associated 

briefing materials that will be discussed 

at the meeting will be available at 

www.dhs.gov/nstac for review as of 

November 5, 2014. Comments must be 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0048 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: NSTAC@dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: 703–235–5962, Attn: Sandy 

Benevides. 

• Mail: Designated Federal Officer, 

National Security Telecommunications 

Advisory Committee, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 245 

Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615, Arlington 

VA 20598–0615. 

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. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the NSTAC, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, referencing 

docket number DHS–2014–0048. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the open portion of the meeting 

on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 

from 1:35 p.m. to 2:05 p.m., and 

speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to three minutes. Please note 

that the public comment period may 

end before the time indicated, following 

the last call for comments. Contact 

Sandy Benevides at 703–235–5408 or 

Sandra.Benevides@dhs.gov to register as 

a speaker by close of business on 

November 17, 2014. Speakers will be 

accommodated in order of registration 

within the constraints of the time 

allotted to public comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, telephone (703) 

235–5321 or Helen.Jackson@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix. The NSTAC advises the 

President on matters related to national 

security and emergency preparedness 

(NS/EP) telecommunications policy. 

Agenda: The committee will meet in 

the open session to engage in an update 

of the Federal Communications 

Commission’s current priorities; a 

discussion of the Department of Justice’s 

Anti-Trust Guidelines; the current 

priorities and accomplishments of the 

First Responder Network Authority; a 

panel discussion of the 

interdependencies between the 

Communications and Electric Power 

Sector. The NSTAC members will 

deliberate and vote on the NSTAC 

Report to the President on the 

Cybersecurity Implications of the 

Internet of Things and the NSTAC 

Report to the President on Information 

and Communications Technology 

Mobilization. Both reports will be 

available at www.dhs.gov/nstac as of 

November 5, 2014. 

The NSTAC will meet in a closed 

session to hear a classified briefing 

regarding emerging threats to the 

communications infrastructure and to 

discuss the potential future NSTAC 

study topics. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

5 U.S.C. § 552b(c), The Government in 

the Sunshine Act, it has been 

determined that two agenda items 

require closure as the disclosure of the 

information would not be in the public 

interest. 

The first of these agenda items, the 

classified briefing, will provide 

members with information on nationstate capabilities and strategic threats. 

Such threats target national 

communications infrastructure and 

impact industry’s long-term 

competitiveness and growth, as well as 

the Government’s ability to mitigate 

threats. Malicious actors continue to 

advance their techniques to exploit 

critical infrastructure networks and 

poses serious challenges for the 

communications sector. Disclosure of 

these threats would provide criminals 

who wish to intrude into commercial 

and Government networks with 

information on potential vulnerabilities 

and mitigation techniques, also 

weakening existing cybersecurity 

defense tactics. This briefing will be 

classified at the top secret level, thereby 

exempting disclosure of the content by 

statute. Therefore, this portion of the 

meeting is required to be closed 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552b(c)(1)(A). 

The second agenda item, the 

discussion of potential NSTAC study 

topics, will address areas of critical 

cybersecurity vulnerabilities and 

priorities for Government. Government 

officials will share data with NSTAC 

members on initiatives, assessments, 

and future security requirements across 

public and private networks. The data to 

be shared includes specific 

vulnerabilities within cyberspace that 

affect the Nation’s communications and 

information technology infrastructures 

and proposed mitigation strategies. 

Disclosure of this information to the 

public would provide criminals with an 

incentive to focus on these 

vulnerabilities to increase attacks on our 

cyber and communications networks. 

Therefore, this portion of the meeting is 

likely to significantly frustrate 

implementation of proposed DHS 

actions and is required to be closed 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). 


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65414 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: October 28, 2014. 

Helen Jackson, 

Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26097 Filed 11–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0057] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (DHS/CBP)–009 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security, Privacy Office. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) proposes to update a current DHS 

system of records titled, ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection—DHS/CBP–009 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) System of 

Records.’’ This system of records allows 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) at DHS to collect and maintain 

records on nonimmigrant aliens seeking 

to travel to the United States under the 

Visa Waiver Program and other persons, 

including U.S. citizens and lawful 

permanent residents, whose name is 

provided to DHS as part of a 

nonimmigrant alien’s ESTA application. 

The system is used to determine 

whether the applicant is eligible to 

travel to and enter the United States 

under the Visa Waiver Program by 

vetting the ESTA application 

information against selected security 

and law enforcement databases at DHS, 

including but not limited to the use of 

CBP’s TECS (not an acronym) and the 

Automated Targeting System (ATS). In 

addition, ATS retains a copy of ESTA 

application data to identify ESTA 

applicants who may pose a security risk 

to the United States. ATS maintains 

copies of key elements of certain 

databases in order to minimize the 

impact of processing searches on the 

operational systems and to act as a 

backup for certain operational systems. 

DHS may also vet ESTA application 

information against security and law 

enforcement databases at other Federal 

agencies to enhance DHS’s ability to 

determine whether the applicant poses 

a security risk to the United States and 

is eligible to travel to and enter the 

United States under the Visa Waiver 

Program. The results of this vetting may 

inform DHS’s assessment of whether the 

applicant’s travel poses a law 

enforcement or security risk and 

whether the application should be 

approved. 

As part of the Department’s ongoing 

effort to promote transparency regarding 

its collection of information, DHS/CBP 

is updating: (1) The categories of 

individuals covered by the system, and 

(2) categories of records in the system to 

include revised eligibility questions and 

additional data elements collected on 

the ESTA application. DHS issued a 

Final Rule to exempt this system of 

records from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act on August 31, 2009 (74 FR 

45070). These regulations remain in 

effect. 

Furthermore, this notice includes 

non-substantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice. This updated system 

will be included in DHS’s inventory of 

systems of records, located on the DHS 

Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/systemrecords-notices-sorns. 

DATES: This updated system will be 

effective upon the public display of this 

notice. Although this system is effective 

upon publication, DHS will accept and 

consider comments from the public and 

evaluate the need for any revisions to 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this notice, including the 

applicability of the exemptions set forth 

in the August 31, 2009 Final Rule (74 

FR 45070) to the new categories of 

individuals and categories of records, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0057, 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: Karen L. Neuman, 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: John 

Connors, (202) 344–1610, CBP Privacy 

Officer, Privacy and Diversity Office, 

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20229. For privacy 

questions, please contact: Karen L. 

Neuman, (202) 343–1717, 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. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) is updating 

a current DHS system of records titled, 

‘‘DHS/CBP–009 Electronic System for 

Travel Authorization (ESTA) System of 

Records.’’ 

In the wake of the tragedy of 

September 11, 2001, Congress enacted 

the Implementing Recommendations of 

the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, 

Public Law 110–53. Section 711 of that 

Act sought to address the security 

vulnerabilities associated with Visa 

Waiver Program (VWP) travelers not 

being subject to the same degree of 

screening as other international visitors. 

As a result, section 711 requires DHS to 

develop and implement a fully 

automated electronic travel 

authorization system to collect 

biographical and other information 

necessary to evaluate the security risks 

and eligibility of an applicant to travel 

to the United States under the VWP. 

The VWP is a travel facilitation program 

that has evolved since the terrorist 

attack on the Nation on September 11, 

2001, to include more robust security 

standards that are designed to prevent 

terrorists and other criminal actors from 

exploiting the Program to enter the 

country. 

ESTA is a Web-based system that 

DHS/CBP developed in 2008 to 

determine the eligibility of foreign 

nationals to travel by air or sea to the 

United States under the VWP. 

Applicants submit biographic 

information and answer eligibility 

questions using the ESTA Web site. CBP 

uses the information submitted to ESTA 

to make a determination regarding 

whether the applicant’s intended travel 

poses a law enforcement or security 

risk. CBP vets the ESTA applicant 

information against selected security 

and law enforcement databases, 

including the use of TECS and the 

Automated Targeting System (ATS). 

ATS also retains a copy of ESTA 

application data to identify ESTA 

applicants who may pose a security risk 

to the United States. ATS maintains 

copies of key elements of certain 

databases in order to minimize the 


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