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Dated: February 8, 2013. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice 

of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

Special Emphasis Panel; Ancillary Studies 

Review. 

Date: April 4, 2013. 

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Michele L. Barnard, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 753, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–2542, (301) 594–8898, 

barnardm@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, 

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology 

and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 7, 2013. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

General Medical Sciences Initial Review 

Group: Training and Workforce Development 

Subcommittee B. 

Date: March 13, 2013. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Garden Inn, 7301 Waverly 

Street, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Arthur L. Zachary, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific 

Review, National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45 

Center Drive, Room 3An.12, Bethesda, MD 

20892, 301–594–2886, 

zachary@nigms.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical 

Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and 

Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, 

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry 

Research; 93.862, Genetics and 

Developmental Biology Research; 93.88, 

Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96, 

Special Minority Initiatives, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 8, 2013. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Microbiology, 

Infectious Diseases and AIDS Initial Review 

Group: Acquired Immunodeficiency 

Syndrome Research Review Committee. 

Date: March 21–22, 2013Time: 8:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Courtyard by Marriott, 5520 

Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. 

Contact Person: Vasundhara Varthakavi, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Program, NIH/NIAID/DEA/ARRB, 

6700 B Rockledge Drive, Room 3256, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–7616, 301–451–1740, 

varthakaviv@niaid.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 7, 2013. 

David Clary, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0069] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement-007—Alien 

Criminal Response Information 

Management System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of modification to 

existing Privacy Act System of Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement is updating 

and renaming an existing system of 

records titled, ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security/Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement-007—Law 

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Criminal Response Information 

Management System of Records.’’ With 

the publication of this updated system 

of records, several changes are being 

made: (1) The name is being changed; 

(2) new categories of individuals have 

been added; (3) new routine uses have 

been added to allow Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement to share 

information from the system; and (4) the 

retention period of Brady Act check 

records has been corrected and the 

retention period for National Sex 

Offender Registrant records and for 

individuals for whom non-criminal 

queries are conducted have been added. 

A Privacy Impact Assessment update for 

the Alien Criminal Response 

Information Management system is 

being published concurrently with this 

notice. It can be found on the DHS Web 

site at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy. The 

exemptions for the existing system of 

records notice will continue to be 

applicable for this system of records 

notice (74 FR 45079, August 31, 2009), 

and this system will continue to be 

included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 18, 2013. In particular, comments 

are requested concerning the 

application of the exemptions to the 

newly added categories of individuals. 

This new system will be effective March 

18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2012–0069 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 go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyn 

Rahilly (202–732–3300), Privacy Officer, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW., Stop 

5004 Washington, DC 20536–5004; 

Jonathan R. Cantor, (202–343–1717), 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) is updating and 

reissuing DHS/Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE)–007—Law 

Enforcement Support Center (LESC) 

Alien Criminal Response Information 

Management System (ACRIMe) system 

of records notice (SORN) (75 FR 8377, 

February 24, 2010), to shorten the 

system name, add new categories of 

individuals and routine uses, and 

update the retention period of records 

related to Brady Act checks, National 

Sex Offender Registrants, and 

individuals for whom non-criminal 

queries are conducted. The new system 

name is DHS/ICE–007—Alien Criminal 

Response Information Management 

System (ACRIMe). This system of 

records describes information 

maintained in an ICE information 

system of the same name, which is used 

by ICE personnel to receive and respond 

to immigration status inquiries made by 

other agencies about individuals who 

are arrested, screened as part of a 

background check in order to determine 

suitability for employment, access, or 

other purposes, or otherwise 

encountered by those agencies. ACRIMe 

also supports the creation and 

maintenance of lookout records in the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

National Crime Information Center 

(NCIC) system on persons wanted by 

ICE for crimes or as fugitive aliens. 

ACRIMe also supports the operation of 

the ICE tip line, where members of the 

public can notify ICE of suspected 

violations of law, and the operation of 

the Law Enforcement Support Center 

call center, which takes calls from other 

law enforcement agencies seeking 

assistance from ICE. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this SORN update, ICE is publishing an 

update to the ACRIMe Privacy Impact 

Assessment (PIA) to describe several 

updates to the data maintained in that 

system in support of ICE’s immigration 

enforcement mission. ICE is adding new 

categories of individuals to the DHS/ 

ICE–007—ACRIMe SORN to adequately 

describe the individuals whose 

information is maintained in the system 

via the interoperability process. The 

ACRIMe PIA update is available on the 

DHS Privacy Office web site at http:// 

www.dhs.gov/privacy. 

Under interoperability’s original use, 

the fingerprints of individuals arrested 

by or in the custody of a law 

enforcement agency participating in the 

ICE Secure Communities Program are 

sent to the FBI’s Integrated Automated 

Fingerprint Identification System 

(IAFIS)/Next Generation Identification 

(NGI) for matching against the FBI’s 

criminal fingerprint holdings. Through 

interoperability, the fingerprints are also 

checked against the DHS Automated 

Biometric Identification System (IDENT) 

and, if the submitted fingerprints match 

fingerprints in IDENT, the FBI generates 

an Immigration Alien Query (IAQ) that 

is sent to the ACRIMe. An ICE employee 

uses ACRIMe to research the subject of 

the IAQ, determine the immigration 

status of the subject, and generate an 

Immigration Alien Response (IAR), 

which ACRIMe sends back to the FBI 

Criminal Justice Information Services 

(CJIS) Division. The FBI combines and 

sends the IDENT response and the IAR 

back to the agency that conducted the 

fingerprint check for awareness if they 

are technically capable of receiving the 

response. ACRIMe also sends the IAR to 

the appropriate ICE field office to 

determine the appropriate enforcement 

action, if any, to take against the 

individual. 

As described in the ACRIMe PIA 

update, ACRIMe’s use under 

interoperability has been expanded to 

assist other agencies that screen 

individuals for various purposes, 

including administration of criminal 

justice, national security, and 

background checks/investigations 

conducted for employment, access, and 

other suitability purposes. The 

appendices to the PIA list the new uses 

of interoperability that ACRIMe now 

supports. The appendices will be 

updated as new interoperability users 

are added and as existing users change 

how they use interoperability. It should 

be noted that although ACRIMe is 

supporting new uses under 

interoperability, the process by which 

IAQs (queries) are submitted to ACRIMe 

and responses (IARs) are sent back to 

the FBI CJIS Division and ultimately to 

the agency submitting the request, 

remains the same as occurs under 

Secure Communities. For example, one 

of the new uses of ACRIMe is to assist 

agencies that are conducting 

background checks/investigations on 

individuals for employment, access, or 

other suitability purposes. The 

fingerprints of the individuals being 

screened are checked against IDENT and 

IAQs are sent to ACRIMe for any 

matches. ICE personnel research the 

subjects of the IAQ, determine the 

immigration status of the subjects, and 

return IARs on them. 

Using interoperability, ICE will also 

begin to screen convicted sex offenders 

whose fingerprints are captured during 

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enforcement processes that enroll these 

individuals in sex offender registries. 

ICE places a high priority on targeting 

for removal those aliens with criminal 

records who pose a threat to public 

safety, such as sex offenders. When a 

convicted sex offender is released from 

incarceration, the individual is required 

to register as a sex offender with 

authorities in the state in which he or 

she resides. During the registration 

process, state authorities typically 

capture the individual’s fingerprints and 

biographic information and transmit 

them to the FBI CJIS Division for 

inclusion in the National Sex Offender 

Registry, and to update IAFIS and the 

individual’s FBI criminal record. Via 

interoperability, the FBI CJIS Division 

automatically runs the individual’s 

fingerprints against IDENT. If the 

fingerprints match fingerprints in 

IDENT, an IAQ is generated and sent to 

ACRIMe. ICE users research the 

immigration status of the individual and 

generate an IAR containing the results of 

that research in ACRIMe. The IAR is 

sent to the relevant ICE field office, 

which determines the appropriate 

enforcement action to take against the 

individual, if any. A similar process is 

used when there are changes to the 

convicted sex offender’s information. 

The state authorities send the 

individual’s information to the FBI CJIS 

Division. They update the person’s 

record, run the individual’s fingerprints 

against IDENT, and if the fingerprints 

match fingerprints in IDENT, an IAQ is 

generated and sent to ACRIMe. The 

processing of the convicted sex offender 

information varies from the standard 

interoperability process in one respect 

only: ACRIMe does not send a copy of 

the IAR to the FBI CJIS Division or to 

the agency that registered the sex 

offender. Instead, the IAR is only 

distributed and used within ICE for 

enforcement purposes. 

New categories of individuals have 

been added to the DHS/ICE–007— 

ACRIMe SORN to describe the 

convicted sex offenders and other types 

of individuals whose information is 

being processed through ACRIMe under 

these new interoperability programs 

including individuals about whom a 

background check is being performed 

for employment, access, or other 

suitability purposes. As new 

interoperability users are approved by 

DHS, the ACRIMe PIA appendix will be 

updated to describe them and 

conforming changes will be made to this 

SORN, if required. 

Additionally, new routine uses have 

been added to allow ICE to share 

information from the system. Below is a 

summary of the new routine uses and 

their corresponding letter: 

(J) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or international agencies 

seeking to verify or ascertain the 

citizenship or immigration status of an 

individual for a purpose within the 

agency’s jurisdiction; 

(N) To a former employee of DHS for 

purposes of responding to an official 

inquiry or facilitating communications 

with a former employee that may be 

relevant for personnel-related or other 

official purposes; 

(V) To prospective claimants and their 

attorneys for the purpose of negotiating 

the settlement of an actual or 

prospective claim against DHS prior to 

litigation or proceedings; 

(X) To the Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation 

(FBI) in order to facilitate responses to 

fingerprint-based immigration status 

queries; 

(Y) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, international, or foreign 

government agencies or entities to 

enable consultation to assist in the 

processing of redress requests; 

(Z) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies regarding a requesting agency’s 

decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an individual or if the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

a DHS decision concerning the hiring or 

retention; 

(AA) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies, if DHS determines the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the agency’s decision concerning the 

hiring or retention of an individual and 

failure to disclose the information is 

likely to create a risk; 

(BB) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies seeking information on the 

subjects of wants, warrants, or lookouts 

for law enforcement purposes; 

(CC) To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies or organizations, or 

international organizations, lawfully 

engaged in collecting law enforcement 

intelligence; 

(DD) To foreign governments in order 

to notify them concerning an alien who 

is incapacitated, an unaccompanied 

minor, or deceased. 

(EE) To federal, state, local, tribal, and 

territorial courts or government agencies 

involved in criminal investigation or 

prosecution, pretrial services, 

sentencing, parole, probation or other 

aspects of the criminal justice process, 

and to counsel representing an 

individual in a proceeding, in order to 

ensure the integrity of the justice system 

by informing these recipients of the 

existence of an immigration detainer on 

that individual or that individual’s 

status in removal proceedings, 

voluntary departure, or custodial status/ 

location. 

Finally, the retention period for Brady 

Act check records has been corrected. 

Previously, the SORN incorrectly stated 

that the records were retained for 

twenty-four (24) hours. The records are 

retained for five (5) years in order to 

provide ICE with sufficient time to 

follow up on any leads generated by 

Brady Act record check information. 

Additionally, the SORN is being 

updated to reflect the retention period 

for biometric and biographic 

immigration status check records for 

National Sex Offender Registrants and 

individuals for whom non-criminal 

queries are conducted. Information on 

National Sex Offender Registrants will 

be maintained for seventy-five (75) years 

while records pertaining to noncriminal queries will only be retained 

for thirty (30) years. 

Portions of the DHS/ICE–007 ACRIMe 

System of Records are exempt from one 

or more provisions of the Privacy Act 

because of criminal, civil and 

administrative enforcement 

requirements. Individuals may request 

information about records pertaining to 

them stored in the DHS/ICE–007 

ACRIMe System of Records as outlined 

in the ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ section 

below. ICE reserves the right to exempt 

various records from release. Pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has exempted 

portions of this system of records from 

subsections (c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1), (2), 

(3), (4)(G), (4)(H), (5) and (8); (f); and (g) 

of the Privacy Act. In addition, the 

system has been exempted from 

subsections (c)(3) and (4); (d); (e)(1), 

(4)(G), (4)(H), and (f) pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). Rules have been 

promulgated in accordance with the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c), and 

(e) and have been published in the 

Federal Register as addition to Title 28, 

Code of Federal Regulations (28 CFR 

16.99). In addition, to the extent a 

record contains information from other 

exempt systems of records; ICE will rely 

on the exemptions claimed for those 

systems. In the context of this updated 

SORN, the Department is requesting 

comment on the application of these 

exemptions to the newly added 

categories of individuals. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

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collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates 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 

for which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

particular identifier assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass 

United States 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. Individuals may request access 

to their own records that are maintained 

in a system of records in the possession 

or under the control of DHS by 

complying with DHS Privacy Act 

regulations, 6 CFR Part 5. 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish in the Federal Register a 

description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records that 

the agency maintains, and the routine 

uses that are contained in each system 

in order to make agency record keeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses to which 

their records are put, and to assist 

individuals to more easily find such 

files within the agency. Below is the 

description of the DHS/ICE–007 

ACRIMe 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 

DHS/ICE—007 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Alien Criminal Response Information 

Management (ACRIMe). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified and Law Enforcement 

Sensitive (LES). 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained in the 

ACRIMe information technology system 

and associated paper records at the U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE) Law Enforcement Support Center 

(LESC) in Williston, Vermont, at ICE 

Headquarters, and at other ICE field 

office locations. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered in 

this system include: 

(1) Individuals who are the subjects of 

immigration status inquiries submitted 

to ICE or immigration checks conducted 

by ICE, including: 

A. Individuals who are encountered 

by, arrested by, under the investigation 

of, or in the custody of a criminal justice 

agency. 

B. Individuals convicted of sexual 

offenses required to register as a sexual 

offender. 

C. Individuals subject to background 

checks or investigations by or under the 

authority of a federal, state, local, tribal, 

or territorial agency to determine 

eligibility or suitability for employment, 

access, or other purposes. 

D. Individuals applying to obtain/ 

purchase a firearm in the United States 

and whose information has been 

submitted to ICE for the purpose of 

conducting an immigration status check 

in support of background checks 

required by the Brady Handgun 

Violence Protection Act (Brady Act) or 

other applicable laws. 

(2) Individuals who are the subjects of 

criminal arrest warrants and 

immigration lookouts that ICE has 

entered into the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation’s (FBI) National Crime 

Information Center (NCIC) System. 

(3) Individuals who report tips 

concerning customs and immigration 

violations, suspicious activity or other 

law enforcement matters to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/ICE and individuals about whom 

those reports are made. 

(4) Law enforcement officers or other 

personnel working for criminal justice 

agencies who contact ICE for reasons 

relating to the purposes of this system 

of records, or for other law enforcement 

assistance. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

may include: 

(1) Biographic identifiers, other 

identifiers, and contact information 

(e.g., name, aliases, date and place of 

birth, address, telephone number, Social 

Security Number (SSN), Alien 

Registration Number (A-Number), 

driver’s license number, other personal 

identification numbers, fingerprint 

identification number, passport 

number). 

(2) Visa, border, immigration and 

citizenship information (e.g., citizenship 

and/or immigration status, application 

for benefit information, visa and travel 

history). 

(3) Criminal history information (e.g., 

FBI number, booking number, current 

charge[s], custodial status, past offenses 

and convictions). 

(4) NCIC hit confirmation records, 

which consist of information supporting 

the entry of criminal warrants or 

immigration lookouts into the NCIC 

system, such as criminal arrest warrant 

information, fingerprints and 

photographs, other information 

identifying the individual, and records 

reflecting the purpose/basis for the 

warrant or lookout. Records of inquiries 

received from criminal justice agencies 

regarding potential matches against ICEcreated NCIC records, and records 

pertaining to ICE’s research, resolution, 

and response to those inquiries. 

(5) Background investigation records, 

which consist of identifying and other 

information received from agencies 

requesting an immigration status check 

on individuals as part of a background 

check for employment, gun ownership, 

or other reasons; research conducted by 

ICE during the conduct of the 

immigration status check; and ICE’s 

research, resolution, and response to 

those inquiries. 

(6) Criminal justice immigration 

status check records, which consist of 

identifying and other information 

received from criminal justice agencies 

requesting an immigration status check 

on individuals in the context of a 

criminal justice matter; prioritization of 

requests; research conducted by ICE 

during the conduct of the immigration 

status check; and ICE’s research, 

resolution, and response to those 

inquiries. 

(7) Public tip records, which consist 

of information contained in tips 

received from the public or other 

sources regarding customs and 

immigration violations, or other 

violations of law, and suspicious 

activities. This includes identifying and 

contact information about the 

individual reporting the tip (if provided) 

and information about the person or 

persons who are the subject of the tip. 

(8) Information pertaining to ICE’s 

follow-up activities regarding a tip or 

other information received pursuant to 

the activities supported by this system 

of records, including leads for ICE 

investigations and referrals to other 

agencies. 

(9) Identification and authentication 

information for law enforcement officers 

or other criminal justice personnel who 

contact ICE. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

8 U.S.C. 1103, 8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(3); 8 

U.S.C. 1360(b); Section 504 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 

(INA) (Pub. L. 101–649); the Brady 

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1993 (Pub. L. 103–159); FY 2008 

Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. 

L. 110–161, 121 Stat. 1844, 2050 (2007)); 

and the INA provisions regarding 

removal of criminal aliens (INA 

§ 237(a)(2) and § 238). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purposes of this system are to: 

(1) Identify and arrest individuals in 

the United States who may be subject to 

removal under the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended. 

(2) Respond to inquiries from criminal 

justice agencies that seek to determine 

the immigration status of an individual 

in the context of a criminal justice 

matter for the purpose of identifying 

and arresting those who may be subject 

to removal. 

(3) Inform criminal justice agencies 

and agencies conducting background 

checks whether an individual is under 

investigation and/or wanted by ICE or 

other criminal justice agencies. 

(4) Receive, process and act on 

information received from the general 

public and other sources regarding 

suspicious activities and actual or 

potential violations of laws enforced by 

ICE or DHS, and to refer any other 

actionable information to the 

appropriate agencies for action. 

(5) Provide assistance to domestic, 

foreign, and international agencies that 

contact ICE and the LESC on matters 

within the scope of ICE’s law 

enforcement authorities, including 

violations of U.S. customs and 

immigration laws. 

(6) Collect and analyze data to 

evaluate the effectiveness and quality of 

services provided to other agencies in 

support of the purposes described 

above, and of ICE’s customs and 

immigration law enforcement efforts 

generally. 

(7) Identify potential criminal activity, 

immigration violations, and threats to 

homeland security; uphold and enforce 

the law; and 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 of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. Any employee of DHS in his/her 

individual capacity where DOJ or DHS 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made pursuant to a written Privacy Act 

waiver 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’ 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. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies or multilateral government 

organizations responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting the 

violations of, or for enforcing or 

implementing, a statute, rule, 

regulation, order, license, or treaty 

where DHS determines that the 

information would assist in the 

enforcement of civil, criminal, or 

regulatory laws. 

H. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies, if the information is relevant 

and necessary to a requesting agency’s 

decision concerning individuals who 

are being screened with respect to their 

participation in, attendance at, or other 

relation to a national or special security 

event. 

I. To domestic governmental agencies 

seeking to determine the immigration 

status of persons who have applied to 

purchase/obtain a firearm in the United 

States, pursuant to checks conducted on 

such persons under the Brady Handgun 

Violence Prevention Act or other 

applicable laws. 

J. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or international 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 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) and when DHS determines 

that use of such records is relevant and 

necessary to the litigation before a court 

or adjudicative body when any of the 

following is a party to or have an 

interest in the litigation: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. Any 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. 

L. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign or international 

agencies in order to refer reports of 

suspicious activity, tips, potential 

violations of law and other relevant 

information to agencies with 

appropriate jurisdiction, authorities, 

and/or need-to-know concerning the 

matters. 

M. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and 

other federal, state, local, territorial, 

tribal and foreign law enforcement or 

custodial agencies for the purpose of 


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placing an immigration detainer on an 

individual in that agency’s custody, or 

to facilitate the transfer of custody of an 

individual to DHS from the other 

agency. 

N. To a former employee of DHS for 

purposes of responding to an official 

inquiry by federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial government agencies or 

professional licensing authorities; or 

facilitating communications with a 

former employee that may be relevant 

and necessary for personnel-related or 

other official purposes where DHS 

requires information or consultation 

assistance from the former employee 

regarding a matter within that person’s 

former area of responsibility. 

O. 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. 

P. To international, foreign, 

intergovernmental, and multinational 

government agencies, authorities, and 

organizations in accordance with law 

and formal or informal international 

arrangements. 

Q. To the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in connection with the 

review of private relief legislation as set 

forth in OMB Circular No. A–19 at any 

stage of the legislative coordination and 

clearance process as set forth in the 

Circular. 

R. 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. 

S. To the Department of State when it 

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. 

T. To federal, state, local, territorial, 

tribal, international, or foreign criminal, 

civil, or regulatory law enforcement 

authorities when the information is 

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. 

U. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, or foreign government 

agencies or entities or multinational 

government agencies where 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. 

V. To prospective claimants and their 

attorneys for the purpose of negotiating 

the settlement of an actual or 

prospective claim against DHS or its 

current or former employees, in advance 

of the initiation of formal litigation or 

proceedings. 

W. 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. 

X. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 

order to facilitate responses to 

fingerprint-based immigration status 

queries that are sent to ICE, including 

queries that the FBI sends on behalf of 

another agency. 

Y. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, 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. 

Z. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies, if the information is relevant 

and necessary to a requesting agency’s 

decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an individual, or the 

issuance, grant, renewal, suspension or 

revocation of a security clearance, 

license, contract, grant, or other benefit; 

or if the information is relevant and 

necessary to a DHS decision concerning 

the hiring or retention of an employee, 

the issuance of a security clearance, the 

reporting of an investigation of an 

employee, the letting of a contract, or 

the issuance of a license, grant or other 

benefit. 

AA. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies, if DHS determines (1) the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the agency’s decision concerning the 

hiring or retention of an individual, or 

the issuance of a security clearance, 

license, contract, grant, or other benefit, 

and (2) failure to disclose the 

information is likely to create a risk to 

government facilities, equipment, or 

personnel; sensitive information; critical 

infrastructure; or the public safety. 

BB. To federal, state, local, tribal, 

territorial, foreign, or international 

agencies seeking information on the 

subjects of wants, warrants, or lookouts, 

or any other subject of interest, for 

purposes related to administering or 

enforcing the law, national security, 

immigration, or intelligence, when 

consistent with a DHS mission-related 

function. 

CC. 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. 

DD. To foreign governments in order 

to notify them concerning an alien who 

is incapacitated, an unaccompanied 

minor, or deceased. 

EE. To federal, state, local, tribal, and 

territorial courts or government agencies 

involved in criminal investigation or 

prosecution, pretrial services, 

sentencing, parole, probation, bail 

bonds, child welfare services, or any 

other aspect of the criminal justice 

process, and to counsel representing an 

individual in a criminal, civil, or child 

welfare proceeding, in order to ensure 

the integrity of the justice system by 

informing these recipients of the 

existence of an immigration detainer on 

that individual or that individual’s 

status in removal proceedings, 

including removal, voluntary departure, 

or custodial status/location. Disclosure 

of that individual’s Alien Registration 

Number (A-Number) and country of 

birth is also authorized to facilitate use 

of the ICE Online Detainee Locator 

System by the aforementioned 

individuals and agencies. This routine 

use does not authorize disclosure to bail 

bond companies or agents. 

FF. To appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, foreign or international 

criminal justice agencies, or other 

authorized users of NCIC, to respond to 

inquiries regarding a person who is or 


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may be the subject of an ICE-generated 

NCIC criminal arrest warrant or 

immigration lookout record. 

GG. 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’s 

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 behind locked doors. 

Electronic records are stored on 

magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and 

CD–ROM. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by personal, 

biographic, or biometric identifiers such 

as name, date of birth, place of birth, 

address, A-Number(s), FBI criminal 

history number(s), Social Security 

Number, Fingerprint Identification 

Number, and passport number. 

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 systems 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: 

ICE is seeking approval for a records 

retention schedule for the records 

described in this system of records. ICE 

proposes to maintain the IAQ and IAR 

records pertaining to criminal biometric 

and biographic immigration status 

checks and pertaining to National Sex 

Offender Registrants for seventy-five 

(75) years. The IAQ and IAR records 

pertaining to non-criminal biometric 

and biographic immigration queries will 

be kept for thirty (30) years. Records 

pertaining to Brady Act, special security 

event, and OPM checks will be kept for 

five (5) years from the date an 

immigration status determination is 

made and an IAR returned, after which 

the records will be deleted from the 

ACRIMe system. ICE proposes to 

maintain NCIC Module records 

(containing the underlying basis for the 

ICE-generated NCIC record) for 75 years 

from the date the record is removed 

from NCIC. ICE also proposes to 

maintain Communication Center 

Module records containing NCIC Hit 

Confirmation calls for 75 years and 

follow-up calls to IARs for the time 

period consistent with the type of query 

conducted. Additionally, ICE proposes 

to maintain tips and suspicious activity 

reporting in the Communications Center 

Module for ten (10) years from the date 

of the tip. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Unit Chief, Law Enforcement Support 

Center, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, 188 Harvest Lane, 

Williston, VT 05495. 

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, 

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, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 

245 Murray Drive SW., Building 410, 

STOP–0655, Washington, DC 20528– 

0655. 

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 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, 

you must include a statement from that 

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 are obtained from ICE and 

other federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, 

and international criminal justice 

agencies (e.g., law enforcement 

agencies, investigators, prosecutors, 

correctional institutions, police 

departments, and parole boards). 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) of the 

Privacy Act, portions of this system are 

exempt from subsections (c)(3) and (4); 

(d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), 

(e)(4)(H), (e)(5) and (e)(8); (f); and (g) of 

the Privacy Act. In addition, the system 

has been exempted from subsections 

(c)(3), (d), and (e)(1), (4)(G), (4)(H), and 

(f) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). Rules 

have been promulgated in accordance 

with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 

553(b), (c), and (e) and have been 

published in the Federal Register as 

additions to Title 28, Code of Federal 

Regulations (28 CFR 16.99). In addition, 

to the extent a record contains 

information from other exempt systems 

of records, ICE will rely on the 

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Dated: January 24, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03377 Filed 2–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0087] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Application for Citizenship 

and Issuance of Certificate Under 

Section 322, Form N–600K; Revision of 

a Currently Approved Collection 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 3, 2012, at 77 FR 

71609, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received two 

public comment submissions in 

connection with the 60-day notice. 

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until March 18, 

2013. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 

contained in this notice, especially 

regarding the estimated public burden 

and associated response time, must be 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. The 

comments submitted to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer may also be submitted to 

DHS via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

Web site at http://www.regulations.gov 

under e-Docket ID number USCIS– 

2007–0019 or via email at 

uscisfrcomment@uscis.dhs.gov. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the OMB Control 

Number 1615–0087. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at www.regulations.gov, and will 

include any personal information you 

provide. Therefore, submitting this 

information makes it public. You may 

wish to consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of this Information Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Citizenship and 

Issuance of Certificate Under Section 

322. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form N– 

600K; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. This form provides an 

organized framework for establishing 

the authenticity of an applicant’s 

eligibility and is essential for providing 

prompt, consistent and correct 

processing of such applications for 

citizenship under section 322 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 3,242 responses at 2 hours and 

5 minutes (2.083 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 6,753 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with 

supplementary documents, or need 

additional information, please visit 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2134; 

Telephone 202–272–8377. 

Dated: February 8, 2013. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03382 Filed 2–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5683–C–11] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB HOME 

Investment Partnerships Program: 

Correction 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice; Correction. 

SUMMARY: On February 8, 2013, at 77 FR 

9407 HUD published a notice of 

submission of proposed Information 

Collection to OMB entitled ‘‘HOME 

Investment Partnerships Program.’’ This 

document corrects the Form Numbers. 

Correction 

Form Numbers: HUD 40093, SF 

1199A, HUD 27055, HUD 40107, HUD 

401107A. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

email Colette Pollard at 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone 

(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 


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