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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; and 

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 this bulleted information the 

component(s) will 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: 

DHS/FEMA obtains records from 

grantees, applicants for award, grant 

applicants’ points of contact, and grant 

program monitors. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05799 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2015–0009] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/United States 

Customs and Border Protection 

Advanced Passenger Information 

System Systems 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 update 

and reissue a current Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/United States Customs and 

Border Protection–005 Advanced 

Passenger Information System Systems 

of Records.’’ This system of records 

allows the Department of Homeland 

Security/United States Customs and 

Border Protection to collect and 

maintain records on certain biographical 

information on all passengers and crew 

members who arrive in, depart from, or 

transit through (and crew that fly over) 

the United States on a covered air or 

vessel carrier, and, in the case of crew 

members, those who continue 

domestically on a foreign air or vessel 

carrier, to additionally encompass 

private aircraft, rail, and bus travel. This 

system of records notice has been 

updated to include changes to security 

classification, system location, 

purpose(s), storage, retention and 

disposal, routine uses, and notification 

procedure. Additionally, this notice 

includes non-substantive changes to 

simplify the formatting and text of the 

previously published notice. This 

updated system will be included in the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

inventory of record systems, located on 

the Department of Homeland Security 

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

DATES: The system of records will be 

effective April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2015–0009 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, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact: John 

Connors, (202) 344–1610, Privacy 

Officer, United States Customs and 

Border Protection, 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 DHS/CBP 

proposes to update and reissue a current 

DHS system of records titled, 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), United States Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP)–005 Advanced 

Passenger Information System (APIS) 

System of Records. The Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act of 2001 and 

the Enhanced Border Security and Visa 

Entry Reform Act of 2002 provide 

specific authority for the mandatory 

collection of certain information about 

all passenger and crewmembers that 

arrive in or depart from the United 

States via private aircraft, commercial 

air, or vessel carrier. CBP requires that 

carriers collect and submit information 

is required to be collected and 

submitted to CBP as APIS data pursuant 

to existing regulations. Additionally, 

rail and bus carriers may provide 

voluntarily similar, information 

pertaining to their passengers and crew 

who arrive in or depart from the United 

States. References to the types of 

information that are required to be 

submitted in the air or vessel 

environment also pertain to the types of 

information that may be voluntarily 

provided in the rail and bus 

environments. 

The information that CBP requires 

carriers to collect and submit to APIS 

(as well as information that may be 

provided voluntarily by bus and rail 

carriers) can be found on routine 

arrival/departure documents that 

passengers and crewmembers must 

provide to CBP when entering or 

departing the United States. APIS 

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1As listed in 19 CFR 122.24, if applicable, unless 

an exemption has been granted under 19 CFR 

122.25, or the aircraft was inspected by CBP 

Officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

information includes complete name; 

date of birth; gender; country of 

citizenship; passport/alien registration 

number and country of issuance; 

passport expiration date; country of 

residence; status on board the aircraft, 

vessel, or train; travel document type; 

U.S. destination address (for all private 

aircraft passengers and crew, and 

commercial air, rail, and vessel 

passengers except for U.S. citizens, 

lawful permanent residents, crew, and 

those in transit); place of birth and 

address of permanent residence 

(commercial flight crew only); pilot 

certificate number and country of 

issuance (flight crew only, if 

applicable); and the Passenger Name 

Record (PNR) locator number. The PNR 

locator number allows CBP to access 

PNR consistent with its regulatory 

authority under 19 CFR 122.49d and the 

system of records notice (SORN) for the 

Automated Targeting System, DHS/

CBP–006 (72 FR 43650, published 

August 6, 2007). 

Additionally, commercial air and 

vessel carriers must provide the airline 

carrier code, flight number; vessel name; 

vessel country of registry/flag; 

International Maritime Organization 

number or other official number of the 

vessel; voyage number; date of arrival/ 

departure; foreign airport/port where 

the passengers and crew members began 

their air/sea transportation to the United 

States; for commercial aviation 

passengers and crew members destined 

for the United States, the location where 

the passenger and crew members must 

undergo customs and immigration 

clearance by CBP; for commercial 

passengers and crew members that are 

transiting through (and crew on aircraft 

flying over) the United States and not 

clearing CBP must provide the foreign 

airport/port of ultimate destination, and 

status on board (whether an individual 

is crew or non-crew); and for 

commercial passengers and crew 

departing the United States, must 

provide the final foreign airport/port of 

arrival. Lastly, pilots of private aircraft 

must provide the aircraft registration 

number; type of aircraft; call sign (if 

available); CBP issued decal number (if 

available); place of last departure 

(International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) airport code, when 

available); date and time of aircraft 

arrival (or departure, for departure 

notice), estimated time and location of 

crossing U.S. border/coastline; name of 

intended airport of first landing; 1

owner/lessee name (first, last and 

middle, if available, or business entity 

name); owner/lessee address (number 

and street, city, state, zip code, country, 

telephone number, fax number, and 

email address); pilot/private aircraft 

pilot name (last, first and middle, if 

available); pilot license number; pilot 

street address (number and street, city 

state, zip code, country, telephone 

number, fax number and email address); 

pilot license country of issuance; 

operator name (for individuals: last, first 

and middle, if available, or name of 

business entity, if available); operator 

street address (number and street, city, 

state, zip code, country, telephone 

number, fax number, and email 

address); aircraft color(s); complete 

itinerary (foreign airport landings 

within 24 hours prior to landing in the 

United States); and 24-hour Emergency 

point of contact (e.g., broker, dispatcher, 

repair shop, or other third party who is 

knowledgeable about this particular 

flight); name (first, last, and middle (if 

available) and telephone number (as 

applicable). 

CBP collects passenger and 

crewmember information provided by 

the pilot and/or air, vessel, bus, or rail 

carrier in advance of passenger and 

crewmember arrival in or departure 

from (and, for crew on flights flying 

over) the United States. CBP maintains 

this information in APIS. The 

information is used to perform 

counterterrorism and/or intelligence 

activities; to assist law enforcement 

activities; to perform public security 

queries that identify risks to the aircraft 

or vessel, to its occupants; or to the 

United States and to expedite CBP 

processing. 

Under a previous revision to the APIS 

rule, (72 FR 48342, published August 

23, 2007) CBP mandated pre-departure 

transmission by air and vessel carriers 

of personally identifiable information 

about passengers and crewmembers 

(including ‘‘non-crew’’ as defined in the 

2005 APIS Final Rule) traveling by air 

or sea, arriving in, or departing from 

(and, in the case of crew, flights 

overflying) the United States. For more 

information please see the initial APIS 

Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and 

Privacy Policy, which was published in 

the Federal Register (FR), (70 FR 17852, 

April 7, 2005). Under the most recent 

Final Rule revision to APIS CBP 

amended regulations to extend this 

requirement to private aircraft 

passengers and crew as well. This 

information is often collected and 

maintained on what is referred to as the 

manifest. The information that CBP 

requires carriers to collect and submit to 

APIS (or which may be provided 

voluntarily by carriers in the rail and 

bus environments) can be found on 

routine travel documents that 

passengers and crewmembers must 

provide when processed into or out of 

the United States. 

The purpose of the information 

collection is to screen passengers and 

crew members arriving from foreign 

travel points and departing the United 

States to identify those persons who 

may: Pose a risk to border, aviation, or 

public security; who may be a known or 

suspected terrorist; who may be 

affiliated with or suspected of being 

affiliated with terrorists; who may be 

inadmissible; who may be a person of 

interest; who may otherwise be engaged 

in activity in violation of U.S. law; or 

who may be the subject of wants or 

warrants. The system allows CBP to 

effectively and efficiently facilitate the 

entry and departure of legitimate 

travelers into and from the United 

States. DHS officers can quickly 

reference the results of the advanced 

research that has been conducted 

through CBP’s law enforcement 

databases by using APIS. Results 

include information from the terrorist 

screening database (TSDB) and 

information on individuals with 

outstanding wants or warrants. These 

results also confirm the accuracy of that 

information through comparison with 

information obtained from the traveler 

(passenger and crew) and from the 

carriers, and assists in making 

immediate determinations as to a 

traveler’s security risk, admissibility, 

and other determinations bearing on 

CBP’s inspectional and screening 

processes. 

Information collected in APIS is 

maintained for a period of no more than 

one year from the date of collection at 

which time the data is erased from 

APIS. Following CBP processing, a copy 

of certain information is transferred to 

the Border Crossing Information system 

(BCI), which is a subsystem of the 

Information Technology platform TECS. 

Primary inspection lane and ID 

inspector are added to APIS and the 

APIS information is verified during 

physical processing at the border. The 

information derived from APIS includes 

(or in the case of rail/bus, may include): 

Complete name, date of birth, gender, 

date of arrival, date of departure, time 

arrived, means of arrival (air/sea/rail/

bus), travel document, departure 

location, airline code, flight number, 

and the result of the CBP processing. 

Additionally, a copy of certain APIS 

data is transferred to the Arrival and 

Departure Information System (ADIS) 

for effective and efficient tracking of 

foreign nationals for individuals subject 

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to Office of Biometric Identity 

Management (OBIM) requirements. This 

information includes the identification 

of lawfully admitted non-immigrants 

who remain in the United States beyond 

the period of authorized stay. OBIM 

applies to all visitors (with limited 

exemptions). The SORN for ADIS was 

last published on May 28, 2013 (78 FR 

31955). The information transferred 

from APIS to ADIS includes: Complete 

name, date of birth, gender, citizenship, 

country of residence, status on board the 

vessel, U.S. destination address, 

passport number, expiration date of 

passport, country of issuance (for nonimmigrants authorized to work), alien 

registration number, port of entry, entry 

date, port of departure, and departure 

date. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 and as part of DHS’s ongoing effort 

to review and update legacy system of 

record notices, DHS/CBP proposes to 

update and reissue the following system 

of records notice, DHS/CBP–005 

Advance Passenger Information System 

(APIS) (73 FR 68435, published 

November 18, 2008), as a DHS/CBP 

system of records notice titled, DHS/

CBP–005 Advance Passenger 

Information System (APIS) System of 

Records. DHS/CBP changed the system, 

changed the security classification to 

reflect storage of records on a classified 

network, changed the system location to 

reflect a new location, updated the 

purpose to allow for replication of data 

for analysis and vetting, updated storage 

due to the change in security 

classification, updated the retention and 

disposal to reflect that records will 

follow the same retention schedule, 

updated the routine uses to reflect 

sharing with the news media and 

public, and changed the notification 

procedure to reflect that DHS/CBP will 

now review replicated records. 

Consistent with DHS’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DHS/CBP–005 APIS System of 

Records may be shared with other DHS 

components that have a need to know 

the information in order 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 

consistent with the routine uses set 

forth in this system of records notice. 

Additionally, the exemptions for this 

system of records notice will remain in 

place. This updated system will be 

included in the DHS’s inventory of 

record systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information 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 the 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 DHS/CBP–005 Advanced 

Passenger Information System (APIS) 

System of Records. 

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

report concerning this record system has 

been sent to the Office of Management 

and Budget and to Congress. 

System of Records 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP)–005 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/CBP–005 Advanced Passenger 

Information System (APIS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. The data may be 

retained on the classified networks but 

this does not change the nature and 

character of the data until it is combined 

with classified information. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained in the 

operational system at CBP Headquarters 

in Washington, DC and at CBP field 

offices. Records are replicated from the 

operational system and maintained on 

the DHS unclassified and classified 

networks. This computer database is 

located at CBP National Data Center 

(NDC) in Washington, DC. Computer 

terminals are located at customhouses, 

border ports of entry, airport inspection 

facilities under the jurisdiction of DHS, 

and other locations at which DHS 

authorized personnel may be posted to 

facilitate DHS’s mission. Terminals may 

also be located at appropriate facilities 

for other participating government 

agencies. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this notice includes passengers who 

arrive and depart the United States by 

air, sea, rail, and bus, including those in 

transit through the United States or 

beginning or concluding a portion of 

their international travel by flying 

domestically within the United States; 

crew members who arrive and depart 

the United States by air, sea, rail, and 

bus, including those in transit through 

the United States or beginning or 

concluding a portion of their 

international travel by flying 

domestically within the United States; 

and crew members on aircraft that fly 

over the United States. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The records in the database include 

the following information: 

• Complete name; 

• Date of birth; 

• Gender; 

• Country of citizenship; 

• Passport/alien registration number 

and country of issuance; 

• Passport expiration date; 

• Country of residence; 

• Status on board the aircraft; 

• Travel document type; 

• United States destination address 

(for all private aircraft passengers and 

crew, and commercial air, rail, bus, and 

vessel passengers except for U.S. 

citizens, lawful permanent residents, 

crew, and those in transit); 

• Place of birth and address of 

permanent residence (commercial flight 

crew only); 

• Pilot certificate number and country 

of issuance (flight crew only, if 

applicable); 

• PNR locator number; 

• Primary inspection lane, ID 

inspector; and 

• Records containing the results of 

comparisons of individuals to 

information maintained in CBP’s law 

enforcement databases, as well as 

information from the TSDB, information 

on individuals with outstanding wants 

or warrants, and information from other 

government agencies regarding high risk 

parties. 

In addition, air and sea carriers or 

operators covered by the APIS rules, 

and rail and bus carriers, to the extent 

voluntarily applicable, transmit or 

provide, respectively, to CBP the 

following information: 

• Airline carrier code; 

• Flight number; 

• Vessel name; 

• Vessel country of registry/flag; 

• International Maritime Organization 

number or other official number of the 

vessel; 

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2As listed in 19 CFR 122.24, if applicable, unless 

an exemption has been granted under 19 CFR 

122.25, or the aircraft was inspected by CBP 

Officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

• Voyage number; 

• Date of arrival/departure; 

• Foreign airport/port where the 

passengers and crew members began 

their air/sea transportation to the United 

States; 

• For passengers and crew members 

destined for the United States, the 

location where the passengers and crew 

members will undergo customs and 

immigration clearance by CBP; 

• For passengers and crew members 

that are transiting through (and crew on 

flights flying over) the United States and 

not clearing CBP, the foreign airport/

port of ultimate destination; and 

• For passengers and crew departing 

the United States, the final foreign 

airport/port of arrival. 

Other information stored in this 

system of records includes: 

• Aircraft registration number 

provided by pilots of private air craft; 

• Type of aircraft, call sign (if 

available); 

• CBP issued decal number (if 

available); 

• Place of last departure (ICAO 

airport code, when available); 

• Date and time of aircraft arrival; 

• Estimated time and location of 

crossing U.S. border/coastline; 

• Name of intended airport of first 

landing; 2

• Owner/lessee name (first, last, and 

middle, if available, or business entity 

name); 

• Owner/lessee address (number and 

street, city, state, zip code, country, 

telephone number, fax number, and 

email address, pilot/private aircraft pilot 

name (last, first, and middle, if 

available)); 

• Pilot license number, pilot street 

address (number and street, city, state, 

zip code, country, telephone number, 

fax number, and email address); 

• Pilot license country of issuance, 

operator name (for individuals: last, 

first, and middle, if available, or name 

of business entity, if available); 

• Operator street address (number 

and street, city, state, zip code, country, 

telephone number, fax number, and 

email address); 

• Aircraft color(s); 

• Complete itinerary (foreign airport 

landings within 24 hours prior to 

landing in the United States); 

• 24-hour Emergency point of contact 

(e.g., broker, dispatcher, repair shop, or 

other third party who is knowledgeable 

about this particular flight) name (first, 

last, and middle (if available) and 

telephone number; and 

• Incident to the transmission of 

required information via eAPIS, records 

will also incorporate the pilot’s email 

address. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107–71; 

the Enhanced Border Security and Visa 

Reform Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–173; 

the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108– 

458; and the Tariff Act of 1930, Pub. L. 

71–361, as amended, including 19 

U.S.C. 58b, 66, 1431, 1433, 1436, 1448, 

1459, 1590, 1594, 1623, 1624, 1644, and 

1644a. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of the collection is to 

screen passengers and crew arriving in, 

transiting through, and departing from 

(and in the case of crew, overflying) the 

United States to identify those 

passengers and crew who may pose a 

risk to border, aviation, vessel, rail, bus, 

or public security, may be a terrorist or 

suspected terrorist or affiliated with or 

suspected of being affiliated with 

terrorists, may be inadmissible, may be 

a person of interest, or may otherwise be 

engaged in activity in violation of U.S. 

law, or the subject of wants or warrants. 

APIS allows CBP to more effectively 

and efficiently facilitate the entry of 

legitimate travelers into the United 

States and the departure of legitimate 

travelers from the United States. As 

travelers prepare to depart for or from 

the United States, DHS officers, using 

APIS, can quickly cross-reference the 

results of the advanced research that has 

been conducted through CBP’s law 

enforcement databases, as well as using 

information from the TSDB, information 

on individuals with outstanding wants 

or warrants, and information from other 

government agencies regarding high risk 

parties, confirm the accuracy of that 

information by comparison of it with 

information obtained from the traveler 

and from the carriers, and make 

immediate determinations with regard 

to the traveler’s security risk, 

admissibility, and other determinations 

bearing on CBP’s inspectional and 

screening processes. 

DHS maintains a replica of some or all 

of the data in the operating system on 

the unclassified and classified DHS 

networks to allow for analysis and 

vetting consistent with the above stated 

purposes and this published notice. 

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 Offices of the United States 

Attorneys or other federal agency 

conducting litigation or in 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 

when 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 purposes 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. The Department 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 

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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 an appropriate federal, state, 

tribal, local, international, or foreign law 

enforcement agency or other appropriate 

authority charged with investigating or 

prosecuting a violation or enforcing or 

implementing a law, rule, regulation, or 

order, 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. 

H. To a federal, state, or local agency, 

or other appropriate entity or 

individual, or through established 

liaison channels to selected foreign 

governments, in order to provide 

intelligence, counterintelligence, or 

other information for the purposes of 

intelligence, counterintelligence, or 

antiterrorism activities authorized by 

U.S. law, Executive Order, or other 

applicable national security directive. 

I. To a federal, state, tribal, local, or 

foreign government agency or 

organization, or international 

organization, lawfully engaged in 

collecting law enforcement intelligence 

information, whether civil or criminal, 

or charged with investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing or implementing 

civil or criminal laws, related rules, 

regulations, or orders, to enable these 

entities to carry out their law 

enforcement responsibilities, including 

the collection of law enforcement 

intelligence. 

J. To federal and foreign government 

intelligence or counterterrorism 

agencies or components when DHS 

reasonably believes there to be a threat 

or potential threat to national or 

international security for which the 

information may be useful in countering 

the threat or potential threat, when DHS 

reasonably believes such use is to assist 

in anti-terrorism efforts, and disclosure 

is appropriate to the proper performance 

of the official duties of the person 

making the disclosure. 

K. To an organization or individual in 

either the public or private sector, either 

foreign or domestic, when there is a 

reason to believe that the recipient is or 

could become the target of a particular 

terrorist activity or conspiracy, to the 

extent the information is relevant to the 

protection of life, property, or other vital 

interests of a data subject and disclosure 

is proper and consistent with the official 

duties of the person making the 

disclosure. 

L. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations, for the purpose of 

protecting the vital interests of a data 

subject or other persons, including to 

assist such agencies or organizations in 

preventing exposure to or transmission 

of a communicable or quarantinable 

disease or for combating other 

significant public health threats; 

appropriate notice will be provided of 

any identified health threat or risk. 

M. To a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal in the course of 

presenting evidence, including 

disclosures to opposing counsel or 

witnesses in the course of civil 

discovery, litigation, or settlement 

negotiations, or in response to a 

subpoena, or in connection with 

criminal law proceedings. 

N. To third parties during the course 

of a law enforcement investigation to 

the extent necessary to obtain 

information pertinent to the 

investigation, provided disclosure is 

appropriate in the proper performance 

of the official duties of the officer 

making the disclosure. 

O. To an appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency, if the information 

is relevant and necessary to a requesting 

agency’s decision concerning the hiring 

or retention of an individual, or 

issuance 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 and 

when disclosure is appropriate to the 

proper performance of the official duties 

of the person making the request. 

P. To appropriate federal, state, local, 

tribal, or foreign governmental agencies 

or multilateral governmental 

organizations when CBP is aware of a 

need to utilize relevant data for 

purposes of testing new technology and 

systems designed to enhance border 

security or identify other violations of 

law. 

Q. To the carrier that submitted 

traveler, passenger, or crew information 

to CBP, but only to the extent that CBP 

provides a message indicating that the 

individual is ‘‘cleared’’ or ‘‘not cleared’’ 

to board the aircraft or depart on the 

vessel in response to the initial 

transmission of information (including, 

when applicable, the individual’s 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) status as 

discussed in the DHS/CBP–009 ESTA 

SORN (79 FR 65414, published 

November 3, 2014), or is identified as a 

‘‘selectee’’. 

R. 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: 

DHS/CBP stores records in this 

system electronically in the operational 

system as well as on the unclassified 

and classified network or on paper in 

secure facilities in a locked drawer 

behind a locked door. DHS/CBP stores 

records on magnetic disc, tape, digital 

media, and CD–ROM. The data is stored 

electronically at the CBP Data Center for 

current data and offsite at an alternative 

data storage facility for historical logs 

and system backups. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

DHS/CBP retrieves data by name or 

other unique personal identifier from an 

electronic database. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

DHS/CBP safeguards records in this 

system 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. 

In addition, the system manager has the 

capability to maintain system back-ups 

for the purpose of supporting continuity 

of operations and the discrete need to 

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isolate and copy specific data access 

transactions for the purpose of 

conducting security incident 

investigations. 

All communication links with the 

CBP data center are encrypted. The 

databases are fully certified and 

accredited in accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Information 

Security Management Act (FISMA). 

Although separate notice is being 

provided for APIS, it continues to 

operate within the TECS information 

technology system architecture; 

therefore APIS’s technical infrastructure 

is covered by the approved TECS 

Certification and Accreditation under 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology standards. The last 

certification was in December 2014. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Information collected in APIS is 

maintained in this system for a period 

of no more than twelve months from the 

date of collection at which time the data 

is erased from APIS. As part of the 

vetting and CBP clearance (immigration 

and customs screening and inspection) 

of a traveler, information from APIS is 

copied to the BCI system, a subsystem 

of TECS. Additionally, for individuals 

subject to CBP requirements, a copy of 

certain APIS data is transferred to the 

ADIS for effective and efficient 

processing of foreign nationals. More 

information about ADIS records can be 

found in the DHS/National Protection 

and Programs Directorate-001 ADIS 

SORN (78 FR 31955, published May 28, 

2013). Different retention periods apply 

for APIS data contained in those 

systems. 

Records replicated on the unclassified 

and classified networks will follow the 

same retention schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Automated 

Systems, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection Headquarters, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20229. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

DHS allows persons (including 

foreign nationals) to seek administrative 

access under the Privacy Act to 

information maintained in APIS. 

Persons may only seek access to APIS 

data that has been provided by the 

carrier and of which they are the 

subject. To determine whether APIS 

contains records relating to you, write to 

the CBP Customer Service Center, OPA, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 

K Street NE., Washington, DC 20229 

(phone: 877–CBP–5511). 

In processing requests for access to 

information in this system, CBP reviews 

not only the records in the operational 

system but also the records that were 

replicated on the unclassified and 

classified networks, and provides 

appropriate access to the information 

based on this notice. 

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 the CBP Freedom 

of Information Act (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 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 this bulleted 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. In 

addition, if individuals are uncertain 

what agency handles the information, 

they may seek redress through the DHS 

Traveler Redress Program (TRIP). For 

more information please see the DHS/

ALL–005 DHS Redress and Response 

System of Records (72 FR 2294, 

published January 18, 2007). 

Individuals who believe they have been 

improperly denied entry, refused 

boarding for transportation, or identified 

for additional screening by CBP may 

submit a redress request through TRIP. 

TRIP is a single point of contact for 

individuals who have inquiries or seek 

resolution regarding difficulties they 

experienced during their travel 

screening at transportation hubs such as 

airports, seaports, and train stations or 

at U.S. land borders. Travelers can 

request correction of errors stored in 

other DHS databases through one 

application through TRIP. Redress 

requests should be sent to: DHS Traveler 

Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP), 601 

South 12th Street, TSA–901, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4220 or online at 

www.dhs.gov/trip. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals may seek redress and/or 

contest a record through several 

different means that will be handled in 

the same fashion. If the individual is 

aware the information is specifically 

handled by CBP, requests may be sent 

directly to CBP Customer Service 

Center, OPA, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, 90 K Street NE., Washington, 

DC 20229 (phone: 877–CBP–5511). If 

the individual is uncertain what agency 

is responsible for maintaining the 

information, redress requests may be 

sent to DHS TRIP at DHS Traveler 

Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP), 601 

South 12th Street, TSA–901, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4220 or online at 

www.dhs.gov/trip. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The system contains data received 

from private and commercial aircraft 

pilots, operators/carriers, and vessel 

carriers regarding passengers and 

crewmembers who arrive in, depart 

from, transit through or overfly (in the 

case of flight crew only) the United 

States on private aircraft, air, or, vessel 

carriers covered by APIS regulations. 

The system also contains data to the 

extent voluntarily submitted by rail and 

bus carriers regarding passengers and 

crewmembers who arrive in, and/or 

depart from the United States. During 

physical processing at the border, 

primary inspection lane and ID 

inspector are added to APIS, and the 

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APIS information is verified using the 

travel documents. Additionally, records 

contain the results of comparisons of 

individuals to information maintained 

in CBP law enforcement databases, as 

well as information from the TSDB, 

information on individuals with 

outstanding wants or warrants, and 

information from other government 

agencies regarding high risk parties 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

No exemption shall be asserted with 

respect to information maintained in the 

system that is collected from a person 

and submitted by that person’s air or 

vessel carrier if that person, or his or her 

agent, seeks access or amendment of 

such information. 

This system, however, may contain 

records or information recompiled from 

or created from information contained 

in other systems of records that are 

exempt from certain provision of the 

Privacy Act. This system may also 

contain accountings of disclosures made 

with respect to information maintained 

in the system. For these records or 

information only, in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) and (k)(2), DHS will 

also claim the original exemptions for 

these records or information from 

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

and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), (4)(G) through (I), 

(5), and (8); (f); and (g) of the Privacy 

Act of 1974, as amended, as necessary 

and appropriate to protect such 

information. 

Dated: February 27, 2015. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5835–N–01] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Multifamily Financial 

Management Template 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 12, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harry Messner, Housing Program 

Manager, Office of Asset Management, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–2626. This is not a toll-free number. 

Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title: Multifamily Financial 

Management Template. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0551. 

Type of Request: extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: None. 

Owners of certain HUD-insured and 

HUD-assisted properties are required to 

submit annual financial statements to 

HUD via the Internet in the HUDprescribed format and chart of 

accounts, and in accordance with the 

generally accepted accounting 

principles (GAAP): 

Respondents: Owners of certain HUDinsured and HUD-assisted properties. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,527. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

20,527. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Average Hours per Response: 14. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 287,378. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Laura M. Marin, 

Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing-Associate Deputy Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5853–N–01] 

Notice of Intent To Conduct a Violence 

Against Women Act (VAWA) and 

Housing Opportunities for Persons 

With AIDS (HOPWA) Project 

Demonstration 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Conduct a 

VAWA/HOPWA Project Demonstration. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD 

solicits comment on a proposed 

demonstration through which HUD will 

award grant funds to successful 

applicants to provide transitional and 

other temporary housing assistance and 

supportive services to low-income 

persons living with Human 

Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired 

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/ 

AIDS) who are victims of domestic 

violence, dating violence, sexual 

assault, or stalking. Grantees of the 

VAWA/HOPWA Project Demonstration 

will be required to partner with local 

domestic violence and sexual assault 

service providers for client outreach and 

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