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Date: October 15, 2010. 

Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: JW Marriott San Francisco Union 

Square, 500 Post Street corner of Post and 

Mason, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Contact Person: John C. Pugh, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3114, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

2398, pughjohn@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22316 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute; 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 contract proposals and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the contract 

proposals, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, 

and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel; 

Maintenance of the NHLBI Biologic 

Specimen Repository. 

Date: September 22, 2010. 

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

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: William J. Johnson, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch/ 

DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7178, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435–0725, 

johnsonwj@nhlbi.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for 

Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and 

Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung 

Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases 

and Resources Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22314 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Eye Institute; Notice of 

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 National Advisory 

Eye Council. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public as indicated below, with 

attendance limited to space available. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the 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/or contract proposals 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 and/or contract proposals, 

the disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Advisory 

Eye Council. 

Date: October 21, 2010. 

Open: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: Following opening remarks by the 

Director, NEI, there will be presentations by 

the staff of the Institute and discussions 

concerning Institute programs. 

Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Closed 1 p.m. to Adjournment. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Andrew P. Mariani, PhD, 

Executive Secretary, National Advisory Eye 

Council, National Eye Institute, National 

Institutes of Health, 301–451–2020, 

amp@nei.nih.gov. 

Any person interested may file written 

comments with the committee by forwarding 

the statement to the Contact Person listed on 

this notice. The statement should include the 

name, address, telephone number and when 

applicable, the business or professional 

affiliation of the interested person. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: http:// 

www.nei.nih.gov, where an agenda and any 

additional information will be posted when 

available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.867, Vision Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory, 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0067] 

Privacy Act of 1974; United States 

Citizenship and Immigration 

Services—012 Citizenship and 

Immigration Data Repository 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 of 

Homeland Security system of records 

notice titled, ‘‘DHS U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services 012 Citizenship 

and Immigration Data Repository 

System of Records.’’ Citizenship and 

Immigration Data Repository is a mirror 

copy of USCIS’s major immigrant and 

non-immigrant benefits databases 

combined into a single user interface 

and presented in an updated, searchable 

format on the classified network. This 

system takes existing USCIS data and 

recompiles them into a system for the 

following three purposes: (1) Vetting 

USCIS application information for 

indications of possible immigration 

fraud and national security concerns, (2) 

detecting possible fraud and misuse of 

immigration information or position by 

USCIS employees, for personal gain or 

by coercion, and (3) to respond to 

requests for information (RFIs) from the 

DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

(I&A) and/or the Federal intelligence 

and law enforcement community 

members that are based on classified 

criteria. The Department of Homeland 

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Rulemaking concurrent with this system 

of records elsewhere in the Federal 

Register because certain information in 

the system may be classified or relevant 

to a law enforcement investigation. This 

newly established system will be 

included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 8, 2010. This new system will 

be effective October 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2010–0067 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 please contact: Donald 

K. Hawkins (202–272–8000), Privacy 

Officer, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy issues please contact: Mary 

Ellen Callahan (703–235–0780), Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

USCIS collects personally identifiable 

information (PII) directly from and 

about immigrants and nonimmigrants 

through applications and petitions for 

the purposes of adjudicating and 

bestowing immigration benefits. USCIS 

maintains a number of systems to 

facilitate these purposes including: The 

Computer Linked Application 

Information Management System 

(CLAIMS 3), CLAIMS 4, the Refugees, 

Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS), 

Asylum Pre-screen System (APSS), Reengineered Naturalization Application 

Casework System (RNACS), Central 

Index System (CIS) and the Fraud 

Detection and National Security Data 

System (FDNS–DS). As part of the 

adjudication process, USCIS personnel 

engage in a number of steps to ensure 

that an individual is eligible for a 

requested benefit. One of these steps is 

the performance of background checks 

to make certain that an individual is not 

attempting to obtain the requested 

benefit by fraudulent means, has not 

committed a crime involving moral 

turpitude, and/or does not pose a public 

safety threat or a threat to national 

security. 

USCIS developed CIDR, hosted on 

DHS classified networks, in order to 

make information from these USCIS 

systems available to authorized USCIS 

personnel for the purposes of: (1) 

Vetting USCIS application information 

for indications of possible immigration 

fraud and national security concerns, (2) 

detecting possible fraud and misuse of 

immigration information or position by 

USCIS employees, for personal gain or 

by coercion, and (3) responding to 

requests for information (RFIs) from the 

DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

(I&A) and/or Federal intelligence and 

law enforcement community members 

that are based on classified criteria. 

CIDR enables authorized USCIS users to 

more efficiently search multiple USCIS 

systems from a single entry point, the 

results of which will be retained in 

CIDR. CIDR’s placement on DHS 

classified networks allows USCIS to 

securely conduct searches based on 

classified parameters and searches 

based on possible fraud and national 

security concerns. 

There are occasions when USICS 

receives RFIs from members of the 

Intelligence Community (IC) and Law 

Enforcement (LE) that are classified. In 

order to assist with classified 

investigatory leads and respond to I&A’s 

requests, USCIS must conduct searches 

whose parameters are classified on an 

unclassified data sets. To facilitate a 

more efficient and secure environment 

in which to conduct these queries and 

to store their results, DHS determined 

that creating mirror copies of its 

unclassified data sets on the classified 

side would be the most appropriate 

solution. CIDR provides the capability 

to properly conduct and protect 

classified searches and maintain 

detailed audit trails of search activities 

and results. Copying unclassified data 

from the unclassified systems to a 

classified site does not render this 

information classified, only the search 

parameters and their results. CIDR will 

enable USCIS personnel to perform 

searches of its non classified data sets in 

a classified environment, ensuring that 

the integrity of the classified RFI 

process is maintained. Based on the 

results of the searches performed in 

CIDR, USCIS will produce a response to 

the RFI, which will include the content 

of the RFI, information from CIDR that 

is responsive to the RFI, and any 

necessary explanations to provide 

proper context and interpretations of the 

information provided. These responses 

will contain PII when de-identified or 

statistical data cannot satisfy the RFI. 

These responses will be produced by 

USCIS personnel as separate electronic 

documents and sent to I&A in the same 

manner that the RFI was received; 

usually via e-mail over the classified email network. 

USCIS is proposing to exempt 

classified information in CIDR from 

disclosure to a requestor to preserve the 

integrity of ongoing counterterrorism, 

intelligence, or other homeland security 

activities, pursuant to the Privacy Act. 

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

Consistent with DHS’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

CIDR may be shared with other DHS 

components, as well as appropriate 

Federal, State, local, Tribal, foreign, or 

international governmental agencies. 

This sharing will only take place after 

DHS determines that the receiving 

component or agency has a need to 

know the information to carry out 

national security, law enforcement, 

immigration, intelligence, or other 

functions consistent with the routine 

uses set forth in this system of records 

notice. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 the Department of Homeland 

Security proposes to establish a new 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) system of records notice, titled 

DHS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 012—Citizenship and 

Immigration Data Repository (CIDR). 

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 as 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 

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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 recordkeeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals regarding the uses of their 

records, and to assist individuals to 

more easily find such files within the 

agency. Below is the description of the 

USCIS 012 CIDR 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/USCIS—012 

SYSTEM NAME: 

United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services—012 Citizenship 

and Immigration Data Repository. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified and classified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the USCIS 

Headquarters in Washington, DC. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: Persons who have 

filed (for themselves or on the behalf of 

others) applications or petitions for 

immigration benefits under the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, and/or who have submitted 

fee payments or received refunds from 

such applications or petitions; current, 

former and potential (e.g., fiance ́) family 

members of applicants/petitioners; 

persons who complete immigration 

forms for applicants and petitioners 

(e.g., attorneys, form preparers); and 

name of applicant’s employer. 

Additionally, CIDR will maintain 

information on USCIS personnel who 

have used the underlying USCIS 

systems included in CIDR. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

• Individual’s name; 

• Social Security Number (if 

applicable); 

• A-Number (if applicable); 

• Addresses; 

• Telephone numbers; 

• Birth and death information; 

• Citizenship or nationality; 

• Immigration status; 

• Marital and family status; 

• Personal characteristics (e.g., height 

and weight); 

• Records regarding tax payment and 

financial matters; 

• Records regarding employment; 

• Medical records; 

• Military and Selective Service 

records; 

• Records regarding organization 

membership or affiliation; 

• DHS issued card serial numbers; 

• Records regarding criminal history 

and other background check 

information; 

• Case processing information, such 

as date applications were filed or 

received by USCIS; application/petition 

status, location of record, FOIA/PA or 

other control number when applicable; 

• Fee receipt data; 

• Records of searches, analyses, 

correspondence, and outputs generated 

by USCIS personnel in response to a 

classified request for USCIS immigrant 

and non-immigrant data; and 

• System audit logs. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Authority for maintaining this system 

is in § 101 and 103 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act, as amended (8 

U.S.C. 1101 and 1103), and the 

regulations issued pursuant thereto; 

§ 451 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–296); E.O. 12958; E.O. 

13356; E.O. 13388; and E.O. 12333. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system is (1) 

vetting USCIS application information 

for indications of possible immigration 

fraud and national security concerns, (2) 

detecting possible fraud and misuse of 

immigration information or position by 

USCIS employees, for personal gain or 

by coercion, and (3) to respond to RFIs 

from the DHS I&A and/or the Federal 

intelligence and law enforcement 

community members that are based on 

classified criteria. 

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 

(including United States Attorney 

Offices) or other Federal agency 

conducting litigation or in proceedings 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, when it is 

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, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation, and DHS 

determines that the records are both 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

DHS collected the records. 

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 or other Federal 

government agencies, pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual 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 functions. 

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 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by DHS or another agency or 

entity) or harm to the individual that 

rely upon the compromised 

information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for DHS, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 


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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, where 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. 

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 

CD–ROM. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by an 

individual’s name, other identifiers, 

attributes, benefits application and case 

status data, address, associates, and any 

other data associated with an individual 

maintained by USCIS in source systems. 

Additionally, records may be retrieved 

by the output of USCIS’s search, 

analysis, and response to classified 

requests for USCIS data. 

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: 

CIDR does not retain the replicated 

data sets from the underlying USCIS 

data systems, to include CLAIMS 3, 

CLAIMS 4, RAPS, APSS, RNACS, and 

CIS and the associated audit trails of 

DHS personnel using the systems, as 

covered by the DHS/ALL–004—General 

Information Technology Access 

Account Records System (GITAARS). 

The data supplied by these systems are 

retained by those systems in accordance 

with their own retention schedules. 

CIDR simply mirrors these data sets. 

Information will be removed from CIDR 

after it has been removed in the source 

system. CIDR retains a record of the 

classified search request, the results of 

the request, and a log of these activities 

for five years. These are maintained for 

a minimum of five years in accordance 

with DCID 6⁄3. Classified data will be 

maintained for the period of time 

required by the originating classification 

authority. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Chief, Technology Coordination 

Division Office of Security and Integrity, 

USCIS, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

DHS is exempting the records from 

general access provisions, pursuant to 5 

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

for information within CIDR will be 

reviewed to determine whether or not 

the record within CIDR meets the 

requirements of the exemptions and, as 

appropriate, to disclose information that 

does not meet the requirements. This 

does not prevent the individual from 

gaining access to his records in the 

source systems noted below. Persons 

may seek access to records maintained 

in the source systems that feed into 

CIDR, currently CLAIMS 3, and in 

future releases, CLAIMS 4, RAPS, APSS, 

RNACS, and CIS. 

USCIS treats all requests for 

amendment of information in a system 

of records as Privacy Act amendment 

requests. Any individual seeking to 

access information maintained in 

CLAIMS 3, CLAIMS 4, RAPS, APSS, 

RNACS, and CIS and associated systems 

should direct his or her request to the 

USCIS FOIA/Privacy Act (PA) Officer at 

USCIS FOIA/PA, 70 Kimball Avenue, 

South Burlington, Vermont 05403–6813 

(Human resources and procurement 

records) or USCIS National Records 

Center (NRC), P.O. Box 648010, Lee’s 

Summit, MO 64064–8010 (all other 

USCIS records). The process for 

requesting records can be found at 6 

CFR 5.21. Requests for records 

amendments may also be submitted to 

the service center where the application 

was originally submitted. The request 

should clearly state the information that 

is being contested, the reasons for 

contesting it, and the proposed 

amendment to the information. If USCIS 

intends to use information that is not 

contained in the application or 

supporting documentation (e.g., 

criminal history received from law 

enforcement), it will provide formal 

notice to the applicant and provide 

them an opportunity to refute the 

information prior to rendering a final 

decision regarding the application. This 

provides yet another mechanism for 

erroneous information to be corrected. 

Requests for access to records in this 

system must be in writing. Such 

requests may be submitted by mail or in 

person. If a request for access is made 

by mail, the envelope and letter must be 

clearly marked ‘‘Privacy Access 

Request’’ to ensure proper and 

expeditious processing. The requester 

should provide his or her full name, 

date and place of birth, and verification 

of identity (full name, current address, 

and date and place of birth) in 

accordance with DHS regulations 

governing Privacy Act requests (found at 

6 CFR 5.21), and any other identifying 

information that may be of assistance in 

locating the record. 

When seeking records from this 

system of records or any other USCIS 

system of records, the requestor must 

conform with the Privacy Act 

regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 5. 

You must first verify your identity by 

providing 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 or perjury as a substitute 

for notarization. While no specific form 

is required, you may obtain forms for 

this purpose from the Director, 

Disclosure and FOIA, http:// 

www.dhs.gov or 1–866–431–0486. In 

addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you, 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created, 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 


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individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information, 

USCIS 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: 

Information contained in this system 

of records is obtained from the 

following systems of records: 

USCIS Systems: 

• Benefits Information System DHS– 

USCIS–007, September 29, 2008, 73 FR 

56596, which corresponds to the 

following USCIS databases: 

Æ Computer Linked Adjudication 

Information Management System 

(CLAIMS 3, case tracking for all benefits 

except refugee status, asylum, and 

naturalizations.) 

Æ Computer Linked Adjudication 

Information Management System 

(CLAIMS 4, case tracking for 

naturalization benefits.) 

Æ Electronic Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Centralized Oracle 

Repository (eCISCOR). 

Æ Citizenship and Immigration 

Services Centralized Oracle Repository 

(CISCOR). 

• Fraud Detection and National 

Security Data System (FDNS DS) DHS– 

USCIS–006, August 18, 2008, 73 FR 

48231. 

• Central Index System, (CIS) DHS– 

USCIS 001, January 16, 2007, 72 FR 

1755. 

• Asylum Information and PreScreening System, DHS–USCIS–010, 

January 5, 2010, 75 FR 409, which 

corresponds to the following USCIS 

databases: 

Æ The Refugees, Asylum, and Parole 

System (RAPS), a case management 

system that tracks applications for 

asylum pursuant to § 208 of the 

Immigration and Naturalization Act 

(INA) and applications for suspension of 

deportation or special rule cancellation 

of removal pursuant to Nicaraguan 

Adjustment and Central American 

Relief Act (NACARA) § 203 of the INA. 

Æ Asylum Pre-Screening System 

(APSS), a case management system that 

tracks the processing of ‘‘Credible Fear’’ 

and ‘‘Reasonable Fear’’ cases by Asylum 

staff. 

DHS Intelligence and Analysis 

System: 

• Enterprise Records System (ERS), 

DHS/IA–001, May 15, 2008, 73 FR 

28128. 

DHS-Wide: 

• DHS/ALL–004—General 

Information Technology Access 

Account Records System (GITAARS), 

September 29, 2009, 74 FR 49882. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from 

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

(e)(4)(G), (H), (I), and (f) of the Privacy 

Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(1) and 

(2) of the Privacy Act. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22306 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control No. 1615–0099] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–914; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–914 

and Supplements A and B, Application 

for T Nonimmigrant Status; Application 

for Immediate Family Member of T–1 

Recipient; and Declaration of Law 

Enforcement Officer for Victim of 

Trafficking in Persons; OMB Control No. 

1615–0099. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until November 8, 2010. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–914. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–914 we will advise the 

public when we publish the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form I–914. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, 111 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529– 

2210. Comments may also be submitted 

to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352 

or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0099 in the subject box. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the collection of information 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 

agencies 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: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for T Nonimmigrant Status; 

Supplement A: Application for 

Immediate Family Member of T–1 

Recipient; and Supplement B: 

Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer 

for Victim of Trafficking in Persons. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–914; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–914 permits victims 

of severe forms of trafficking and their 

immediate family members to 

demonstrate that they qualify for 

temporary nonimmigrant status 

pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking 


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