Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / Notices 4965 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–1857 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Science and Technology Directorate: 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Project 

25 Compliance Assessment Program 

Governing Board 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security’s (DHS) Office for 

Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) 

will hold a public meeting of its Project 

25 (P25) Compliance Assessment 

Program (CAP) Governing Board (GB). 

The P25 CAP GB is composed of public 

sector officials who represent the 

collective interests of organizations that 

procure P25 equipment. The purpose of 

the meeting is to review and approve 

the proposed Compliance Assessment 

Bulletin(s). 

The P25 CAP GB will receive public 

comments during the session, as time 

permits. DHS OIC will post details of 

the meeting, including the agenda, ten 

business days in advance of the meeting 

at http://www.safecomprogram.gov. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Wednesday, February 4, 2009, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The session will take place 

via conference call. To participate, 

please send an e-mail to 

Jen_Menaker@sra.com by February 3, 

2009, for access information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Luke Berndt, Department of Homeland 

Security, Science and Technology 

Directorate, Office for Interoperability 

and Compatibility, Washington Navy 

Yard, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Building 

#410, Washington, DC 20528. 

Telephone: (202) 254–5332. E-mail: 

Luke.Berndt@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Emergency responders—emergency 

medical technicians, fire personnel, and 

law enforcement officers—need to 

seamlessly exchange communications 

across disciplines and jurisdictions in 

order to successfully respond to day-today incidents and large-scale 

emergencies. P25 focuses on developing 

standards that allow radios and other 

components to interoperate, regardless 

of the manufacturer. In turn, these 

standards enable emergency responders 

to seamlessly exchange critical 

communications with other disciplines 

and jurisdictions. 

An initial goal of P25 is to specify 

formal standards for interfaces between 

the components of a land mobile radio 

(LMR) system. LMR systems are 

commonly used by emergency 

responders in portable handheld and 

mobile vehicle-mounted devices. 

Although formal standards are being 

developed, no process is currently in 

place to confirm that LMR equipment 

advertised as P25-compliant meets all 

aspects of P25 standards. 

To address discrepancies between P25 

standards and industry equipment, 

Congress passed legislation calling for 

the creation of the P25 CAP. The P25 

CAP is a partnership of the DHS 

Command, Control and Interoperability 

Division; the Department of Commerce’s 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology; industry; and the 

emergency response community. 

The P25 CAP works to establish a 

process for ensuring that equipment 

complies with P25 standards and can 

interoperate across manufacturers. By 

providing manufacturers with a method 

to test their equipment for compliance 

with P25 standards, the P25 CAP helps 

emergency response officials make 

informed purchasing decisions. The 

program’s initial focus is on the 

Common Air Interface, which allows for 

over-the-air compatibility between 

mobile and portable radios and tower 

equipment. 

For more information on the program, 

please review OIC’s Charter for the 

Project 25 Compliance Assessment 

Program, which is available at http:// 

www.safecomprogram.gov. 

Dated: January 12, 2009. 

Luke Berndt, 

P25 CAP Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–1749 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0184] 

Privacy Act of 1974; United States 

Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement—011 Removable Alien 

Records System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office; DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

ongoing effort to review and update 

legacy system of records notices, the 

Department of Homeland Security is 

giving notice that it proposes to update 

and reissue the following legacy record 

system, Justice/INS–012 Deportable 

Alien Control System (July 31, 2000), as 

a Department of Homeland Security/ 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

system of records notice titled, DHS/ 

ICE—011 Removable Alien Records 

System. Categories of individuals and 

categories of records have been 

reviewed, and the routine uses of this 

legacy system of records notice have 

been updated to better reflect the 

current status of these records. 

Additionally, DHS is issuing a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

concurrent with this system of records 

notice elsewhere in the Federal 

Register. The exemptions for the legacy 

system of records notices will continue 

to be applicable until the final rule for 

this SORN has been completed. This 

new system will be included in the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

inventory of record systems. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 27, 

2009. This new system will be effective 

February 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2008–0184 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: Hugo Teufel III, 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 and may be read at 

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: Lyn 

Rahilly (202–732–3300), United States 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Privacy Officer, United States 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

For privacy issues please contact: Hugo 

Teufel III (703–235–0780), Chief Privacy 

Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. Department 


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