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Dated: June 29, 2011. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0061] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/ALL–030 Use of the 

Terrorist Screening Database System 

of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974 the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to 

establish a new Department-wide 

system of records notice entitled, 

‘‘Department of Homeland Security/ 

ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist Screening 

Database System of Records.’’ The 

Department of Homeland Security is 

maintaining a mirror copy of the 

Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of 

Investigation–019 Terrorist Screening 

Records System of Records, August 22, 

2007, in order to automate and simplify 

the current method for transmitting the 

Terrorist Screening Database to the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

its components. Additionally, the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

issuing a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking concurrent with this system 

of records elsewhere in the Federal 

Register. This newly established system 

will be included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 5, 2011. This new system will be 

effective August 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2011–0061 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, 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 and privacy issues 

please contact: Mary Ellen Callahan 

(703–235–0780), Chief Privacy Officer, 

Privacy Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

establish a new system of records titled, 

‘‘DHS/ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist 

Screening Database (TSDB) System of 

Records.’’ DHS is maintaining a mirror 

copy of the Department of Justice (DOJ)/ 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)– 

019 Terrorist Screening Records System 

of Records (August 22, 2007, 72 FR 

47073) in order to automate and 

simplify the current method for 

transmitting the TSDB to DHS and its 

components. 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive 6 (HSPD–6), issued in 

September 2003, called for the 

establishment and use of a single 

consolidated watchlist to improve the 

identification, screening, and tracking of 

known or suspected terrorists and their 

supporters. The FBI/TSC maintains and 

distributes the TSDB as the U.S. 

government’s consolidated terrorist 

watchlist. DHS and the FBI/TSC, 

working together, have developed the 

DHS Watchlist Service (WLS) in order 

to automate and simplify the current 

method for transmitting TSDB records 

from the FBI/TSC to DHS and its 

components. 

The WLS allows the FBI/TSC and 

DHS to move away from a manual and 

cumbersome process of data 

transmission and management to an 

automated and centralized process. The 

WLS will replace multiple data feeds 

from the FBI/TSC to DHS and its 

components, as documented by 

information sharing agreements, with a 

single feed from the FBI/TSC to DHS 

and its components. The WLS is a 

system to system secure connection 

with no direct user interface. 

DHS and its components are 

authorized to access TSDB records via 

the WLS pursuant to the terms of 

information sharing agreements with 

FBI/TSC. DHS is publishing this SORN 

and has published privacy impact 

assessments to provide additional 

transparency into how DHS has 

implemented WLS. DHS will review 

and update this SORN no less then 

biennially as new DHS systems come 

online with the WLS and are approved 

consistent with the terms of agreements 

with FBI/TSC. There are five DHS 

systems that currently receive TSDB 

data directly from the FBI/TSC and will 

use the WLS. These systems have 

existing SORNs that cover the use of the 

TSDB: 

(1) Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), Office of 

Transportation Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing: DHS/TSA–002 

Transportation Security Threat 

Assessment System (May 19, 2010, 75 

FR 28046); 

(2) TSA, Secure Flight Program: DHS/ 

TSA–019 Secure Flight Records System 

(November 9, 2007, 72 FR 63711); 

(3) U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Passenger Systems 

Program Office for inclusion in TECS: 

DHS/CBP–011 TECS System (December 

19, 2008 73 FR 77778); 

(4) U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status 

Indicator Technology (US–VISIT) 

Program for inclusion into the DHS 

Enterprise Biometrics Service (IDENT): 

DHS/USVISIT–0012 DHS Automated 

Biometric Identification System (June 5, 

2007, 72 FR 31080); and 

In addition, two DHS components 

will receive TSDB data via the WLS in 

the form of a computer readable extract. 

The components’ use of the TSDB data 

is covered by existing SORNs: 

(1) Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

(I&A): DHS/IA–001 Enterprise Records 

System, (May 15, 2008 73 FR 28128), 

and 

(2) U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE): DHS/ICE–009 

External Investigations, (January 5, 2010 

75 FR 404). 

Information stored in the WLS will be 

shared back with the FBI/TSC in order 

to ensure that DHS and the FBI/TSC can 

reconcile any differences in the database 

and ensure DHS has the most up-to-date 

and accurate version of TSDB records. 

All other sharing will be conducted 

pursuant to the programmatic system of 

records notices and privacy impact 

assessments discussed in this SORN. 

DHS is planning future enhancements 

to the WLS that will provide for a 

central mechanism to receive 

information from DHS components 

when they encounter a potential match 

to the TSDB and send this information 

to the FBI/TSC. DHS will update this 

SORN to reflect such enhancements to 

the WLS, as part of its biennial reviews 

of this SORN once that capability is 

implemented. 

DHS is publishing this SORN to cover 

the Department’s use of the TSDB in 


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order to provide greater transparency to 

the process. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this SORN, DHS is issuing a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking to exempt this 

system from specific sections of the 

Privacy Act. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

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 

identifying particular 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 where 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 their 

records are put, and to assist individuals 

to more easily find such files within the 

agency. Below is the description of the 

DHS/ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist 

Screening Database 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/ALL–030 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/ALL–030 Use of the Terrorist 

Screening Database (TSDB) System of 

Records 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at DHS and 

Component Headquarters in 

Washington, DC and field offices. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: 

• Individuals known or appropriately 

suspected to be or have been engaged in 

conduct constituting, in preparation for, 

in aid of, or related to terrorism 

(‘‘known or suspected terrorists’’). 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

• Identifying information, such as 

name, date of birth, place of birth, 

biometrics, photographs, passport and/ 

or drivers license information, and other 

available identifying particulars used to 

compare the identity of an individual 

being screened with a known or 

suspected terrorist, including audit 

records containing this information; 

• For known or suspected terrorists, 

in addition to the categories of records 

listed above, references to and/or 

information from other government law 

enforcement and intelligence databases, 

or other relevant databases that may 

contain terrorism information. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

• Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–296; 

• Section 5 U.S.C. 301; 

• The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; 

• The Immigration and Nationality 

Act; and 

• 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40113, ch. 49 

and 46105. 

PURPOSE(S): 

DHS and its components collect, use, 

maintain, and disseminate information 

in the DHS Watchlist Service (WLS) to 

facilitate DHS counterterrorism, law 

enforcement, border security, and 

inspection activities. TSDB data, which 

includes personally identifiable 

information (PII), is necessary for DHS 

to effectively and efficiently assess the 

risk and/or threat posed by a person for 

the conduct of its mission. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation 

(FBI)/Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) 

is providing a near real time, 

synchronized version of the TSDB in 

order to improve the timeliness and 

governance of watchlist data exchanged 

between the FBI/TSC and DHS and its 

component systems that currently use 

watchlist data. 

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)/ 

FBI/TSC in order to receive 

confirmations that the information has 

been appropriately transferred and any 

other information related to the 

reconciliation process so that DHS is 

able to maintain a mirror copy of the 

TSDB. 

This system will share information 

internal to the Department pursuant to 

(b)(1) of the Privacy Act. Besides the 

routine use described above, external 

sharing shall occur at the programmatic 

level pursuant to following published 

System of Records Notices: 

(1) TSA, Office of Transportation 

Threat Assessment and Credentialing: 

DHS/TSA–002 Transportation Security 

Threat Assessment System (May 19, 

2010, 75 FR 28046); 

(2) TSA, Secure Flight Program: DHS/ 

TSA–019 Secure Flight Records System 

(November 9, 2007, 72 FR 63711); 

(3) CBP, Passenger Systems Program 

Office for inclusion in TECS: DHS/CBP– 

011 TECS System (December 19, 2008 

73 FR 77778); 

(4) U.S. VISIT program for inclusion 

into the DHS Enterprise Biometrics 

Service (IDENT): DHS/USVISIT–0012 

DHS Automated Biometric 

Identification System (June 5, 2007, 72 

FR 31080); 

(5) Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

(I&A): DHS/IA–001 Enterprise Records 

System, (May 15, 2008 73 FR 28128), 

and 

(6) U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE): DHS/ICE–009 

External Investigations, (January 5, 2010 

75 FR 404). 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities in a locked drawer behind a 

locked door. The records are stored on 

magnetic disc, tape, digital media, and 

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RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by name or 

personal identifier. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The WLS will maintain a near real 

time mirror of the TSDB, and will not 

retain historical copies of the TSDB. The 

WLS will be synchronized with the 

TSDB. When the FBI/TSC adds, 

modifies, or deletes data from the TSDB, 

the WLS will duplicate these functions 

almost simultaneously, and that 

information will then be passed to DHS 

and its component systems. The DHS 

component that is screening individuals 

will maintain, separate from the WLS, a 

record of a match or possible match 

with the TSDB and DHS will retain this 

information in accordance with the DHS 

component specific SORNs identified in 

this notice. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Executive Director, Passenger Systems 

Program Office, Office of Information 

Technology, Customs and Border 

Protection, 7400 Fullerton Rd, 

Springfield, VA. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

DHS and its components 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 the 

Headquarters or component 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. 

In addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of 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; 

• 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) 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. 

In addition, if individuals are 

uncertain what agency handles the 

information, they may seek redress 

through the DHS Traveler Inquiry 

Redress Program (TRIP) (January 18, 

2007, 72 FR 2294). 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 and train stations or crossing 

U.S. borders. Redress requests should be 

sent to: DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry 

Program, 601 South 12th Street, TSA– 

901, Arlington, VA 20598 or online at 

http://www.dhs.gov/trip and at http:// 

www.dhs.gov. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are received from the DOJ/ 

FBI–019 Terrorist Screening Records 

System of Records (August 22, 2007, 72 

FR 47073) 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 5 

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

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

(e)(5), (e)(8), (e)(12); (f); (g)(1); and (h) 

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

Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security has exempted this system from 

the following provisions of the Privacy 

Act, subject to the limitation set forth in 

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

(e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f) pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2). 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0539] 

National Offshore Safety Advisory 

Committee; Vacancies 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks 

applications for membership on the 

National Offshore Safety Advisory 

Committee. This Committee advises the 

Secretary of Department of Homeland 

Security on matters and actions 

concerning activities directly involved 

with or in support of the exploration of 

offshore mineral and energy resources 

insofar as they relate to matters within 

Coast Guard jurisdiction. 

DATES: Applicants should submit a 

cover letter and resume in time to reach 

the Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

(ADFO) on or before August 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants should send 

their cover letter and resume to the 

following address: Commandant (CG– 

5222), Attn: Vessel and Facility 

Operations Standards, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2100 Second Street, SW., STOP 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126; or by 

calling (202) 372–1386; or by faxing 

(202) 372–1926; or by e-mailing to 

Kevin.Y.Pekarek2@uscg.mil. 


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