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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 19, 2010 / Notices

Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3170,
MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594–
3163, [email protected].
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering.
Date: June 11, 2010.
Time: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Dharam S. Dhindsa, DVM,
PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5110,
MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1174, [email protected].
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; ARRA:
Neurotechnology-4 Competitive Revisions.
Date: June 11, 2010.
Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Doubletree Hotel Washington, 1515
Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20005.
Contact Person: Robert C. Elliott, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3130,
MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
3009, [email protected].
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Brain Injury.
Date: June 11, 2010.
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Jerry L. Taylor, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202,
MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
1175, [email protected].
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special
Review Meeting.
Date: June 11, 2010.
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive
Way, Seattle, WA 98101.
Contact Person: J. Scott Osborne, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4114,
MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1782, [email protected].
(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)

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Dated: May 13, 2010.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2010–0018]

National Protection and Programs
Directorate; Agency Information
Collection Activities: United States
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) Biometric Data
Collection at the Ports of Entry
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; Revision of existing
information collection request: 1600–
0006.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD), US–
VISIT, will submit the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). NPPD is
soliciting comments concerning this
biometric data collection at the ports of
entry. DHS previously published this
information collection request (ICR) in
the Federal Register on March 9, 2010,
at 75 FR 10809, for a 60-day public
comment period. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until June 18, 2010.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties. Comments
must be identified by DHS–2010–0018
and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.
• E-mail:
[email protected]. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.

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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
DHS
established US–VISIT to meet specific
legislative mandates intended to
strengthen border security, provide
decision-makers with critical
information, and demonstrate progress
toward national security performance
goals, therefore expediting trade and
travel and supporting immigration
system improvements. US–VISIT
collects and disseminates biometric
information (digital fingerprint images
and facial photos) from individuals
during their entry into the United
States. This information is disseminated
to specific DHS components; other
Federal agencies; Federal, State and
local law enforcement agencies; and the
Federal intelligence community to assist
in the decisions they make related to,
and in support of, the homeland
security mission. Beginning on
December 10, 2007, US–VISIT expanded
the collection of fingerprints from two
prints to 10. The new collection time of
35 seconds, an increase from the
previous 15 seconds, is a result of this
change, and includes officer
instructions. Additionally, on December
19, 2008, DHS published a final rule,
entitled ‘‘United States Visitor and
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
Program (US–VISIT); Enrollment of
Additional Aliens in US–VISIT;
Authority to Collect Biometric Data
from Additional Travelers and
Expansion to the 50 Most Highly
Trafficked Land Border Ports of Entry’’
73 FR 77473. That rule became effective
on January 18, 2009, and expanded the
population of aliens subject to US–
VISIT requirements.
DHS received three comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
on March 9, 2010.
Comment: One commenter reported
that he had taken manual fingerprints
for years and stated that it was better to
take an extra 20 seconds to capture all
10 digits in order to better validate an
individual’s identity.
Response: US–VISIT relies on the
collection and use of inkless fingerscans
to establish and verify identity in
support of homeland security decisionmakers. US–VISIT continues to refine
the fingerscan technology capability to
accurately capture biometric data to
enhance security while expediting
legitimate travel and trade.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Comment: One commenter stated that
the fingerprint technology is accurate
and effective, that a 35 second delay in
entering the United States to capture
fingerprints is a very small amount of
time to ensure the safety of United
States citizens and praised DHS for
‘‘great work.’’
Response: US–VISIT is pleased to
receive this positive appraisal. By
providing decision-makers with the
information they need—where and
when they need it—US–VISIT is
helping to make U.S. immigration and
border management efforts more
collaborative, streamlined, and effective.
Comment: One commenter stated that
because violence on the U.S. border is
on the rise and the situation will most
likely become worse over the coming
years, it is essential that law
enforcement officials be given access to
the US–VISIT program to ensure the
security of Americans domestically.
Response: Under US–VISIT,
information systems associated with
border inspections and security are
being linked. Biometric and other
information are available to appropriate
staff in U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(CIS), Department of State consular
officers, and other staff involved with
the adjudication of visa applications at
overseas posts; other DHS officers; and
appropriate officers of the United States
intelligence and law enforcement
community when needed for the
performance of their duties. US–VISIT
also supports other Federal agencies,
State and local law enforcement, and
the intelligence community in their
screening and enforcement missions by
sharing biometrics of individuals
deemed a threat by DHS and by
receiving data from other agencies for
individuals deemed to be a threat to
national security. US–VISIT will
continue to integrate appropriate
additional databases and ensure
interoperability with other databases as
appropriate. In so doing, US–VISIT
directly supports the DHS strategic goal
of protecting our Nation from dangerous
people.
OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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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 submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, NPPD, US–VISIT.
Title: US–VISIT Program.
Form: N/A.
OMB Number: 1600–0006.
Frequency: One-time collection.
Affected Public: Foreign visitors and
immigrants into the United States.
Number of Respondents: 156,732,422.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 35
seconds.
Total Burden Hours: 1,520,304 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $53,211,000.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2010–0038]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services—011
E-Verify Program System of Records
Privacy Office, DHS.
Notice of Privacy Act system of

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services—011 E-Verify
Program System of Records.’’ The U.S.
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employees. Previously, these records
were covered under Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services—004
Verification Information System of
Records, December 11, 2008, along with
records from the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
Program. In order to provide clearer
transparency and enable public
understanding, the Department is
publishing two separate systems of
records for U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services E-Verify and
SAVE Programs. This newly established
system will be included in the
Department of Homeland Security’s
inventory of record systems. The U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
SAVE Program system of records notice
can be found elsewhere in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 18, 2010. This new system will be
effective June 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2010–0038 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: Claire
Stapleton, Privacy Branch Chief,
Verification Division, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20529. For 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) U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) proposes to establish a new

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