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The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

Privacy Threshold Analysis
Version date: June 10th, 2009
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PRIVACY THRESHOLD ANALYSIS (PTA)

CONTACT LISTS
This form is used to determine whether
a Privacy Impact Assessment is required.

Please use the attached form to determine whether a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required under
the E-Government Act of 2002 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Please complete this form and send it to your component Privacy Office. If you do not have a component
Privacy Office, please send the PTA to the DHS Privacy Office:
Rebecca J. Richards
Director of Privacy Compliance
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Tel: 703-235-0780

[email protected]

Upon receipt, the DHS Privacy Office will review this form. If a PIA is required, the DHS Privacy Office
will send you a copy of the Official Privacy Impact Assessment Guide and accompanying Template to
complete and return.
A copy of the Guide and Template is available on the DHS Privacy Office website, www.dhs.gov/privacy,
on DHSOnline and directly from the DHS Privacy Office via email: [email protected], phone: 703-235-0780.

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

Privacy Threshold Analysis
Version date: June 10th, 2009
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PRIVACY THRESHOLD ANALYSIS (PTA)
Please complete this form and send it to the DHS Privacy Office.
Upon receipt, the DHS Privacy Office will review this form
and may request additional information.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
DATE submitted for review: January 5, 2010
NAME of Project: 2010 Chemical Sector Security Summit
Name of Component: National Protection and Programs Directorate
Name of Project Manager: Amy Graydon
Email for Project Manager: Amy. [email protected]
Phone number for Project Manger: 703-235-2860
TYPE of Project:
Information Technology and/or System 
A Notice of Proposed Rule Making or a Final Rule.
Other: 



The E-Government Act of 2002 defines these terms by reference to the definition sections of Titles 40 and
44 of the United States Code. The following is a summary of those definitions:
•“Information Technology” means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of
equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement,
control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. See 40
U.S.C. § 11101(6).
•“Information System” means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection,
processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. See: 44. U.S.C. §
3502(8).
Note, for purposes of this form, there is no distinction made between national security systems or
technologies/systems managed by contractors. All technologies/systems should be initially reviewed
for potential privacy impact.

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

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SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
1.

Describe the project and its purpose:
DHS and the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council are co-sponsoring the 2010
Chemical Sector Security Summit. This Summit is designed for industry
professionals throughout the entire chemical sector involved with corporate and
facility security; environment, health and safety; and the transportation and
distribution of chemical products. General sessions and breakout sessions will allow
attendees to better understand the new security landscape and will provide
networking opportunities with DHS Officials, industry peers, and security experts in
the field. The Summit will be held at a Baltimore area hotel during the summer of
2010. Participation in the Summit is voluntary and there is no charge to attend. Space
will be limited to about 350 individuals. DHS is supporting this event as part of the
Office of Infrastructure Protection’s responsibilities under the National Infrastructure
Protection Plan. An attendee list will be generated for the participants where the
participants will be required to "opt-in" to the attendee list.

2.

Status of Project:
This is a new development effort.
This an existing project.
Date first developed:
Date last updated:


3.

Is the information collected directly from the individuals seeking information from the
Department or working collaboratively with the Department on various projects?
Yes.
No. Please describe the information source and collection method.


4.

Does the individual have the option to decline submitting the information collected?
Yes.
No.

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

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5.

Is the information collected limited to non-sensitive personally identifiable information? An
example of sensitive personally identifiable information is the social security number or date of
birth.
Yes.
No.

6.

What information about individuals could be collected, generated or retained?
DHS will request participants to provide the following information to register:
Attendee Name, Attendee Organization, Attendee Organization Location (City,
State, Country), Attendee Title, Attendee Phone Number, Attendee Email Address,
Membership to Industry Associations, how the Attendee heard about the event, and
Attendee Event Topic Interests. The information will be used to create name tags;
contact participants about event updates; and generate an attendee list for the
participants where the participants will be required to "opt-in" to the attendee list.

7.

Is the contact information only being used for the purpose for which it originally was
collected, i.e., to contact individuals?
Yes.
No.

8.

With whom could the information be shared?
Specific information will not be shared without consent. An attendee list will be
generated for the participants where the participants will be required to "opt-in" to the
attendee list. The information will be maintained in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet on the
DHS LAN network with limited access and/or password protected.

9.

Are program or project user access controls in place governing who may view or access the
contact information?
Yes.
No.

10.

Has an Authority to Operate from the Chief Information Security Officer been granted to the
program or project that the document or database which stores the contact information?
No.

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

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Yes. Please indicate the determinations for each of the following:
Confidentiality:

Low

Moderate

High

Undefined

Integrity:

Low

Moderate

High

Undefined

Availability:

Low

Moderate

High

Undefined

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, [email protected]
www.dhs.gov/privacy

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PRIVACY THRESHOLD REVIEW
(To be Completed by the DHS Privacy Office)

DATE reviewed by the DHS Privacy Office: February 24, 2010
NAME of the DHS Privacy Office Reviewer: Rebecca J. Richards
DESIGNATION
This is NOT a Privacy Sensitive System – the system contains no Personally Identifiable
Information.
This IS a Privacy Sensitive System
Category of System
IT System
National Security System
Legacy System
HR System
Rule
Other:
Determination
PTA sufficient at this time
Privacy compliance documentation determination in progress
PIA is not required at this time
A PIA is required
System covered by existing PIA: DHS Contact Lists
A new PIA is required.
A PIA Update is required.
A SORN is required
System covered by existing SORN: DHS/ALL-002
A new SORN is required.
DHS PRIVACY OFFICE COMMENTS


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