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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects
(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United
States Code, as amended by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13), the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes periodic summaries of
proposed projects being developed for
submission to OMB under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, e-mail
[email protected] or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
Reporting document

Proposed Project: Maternal and Child
Health Services Title V Block Grant
Program Guidance and Forms for the
Title V Application/Annual Report
(OMB No. 0915–0172): Revision
The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) proposes to
revise the Maternal and Child Health
Services Title V Block Grant Program—
Guidance and Forms for the
Application/Annual Report. The
guidance is used annually by the 50
States and 9 jurisdictions in making
application for Block Grants under Title
V of the Social Security Act, and in
preparing the required annual report.
The proposed revisions follow and
build on extensive consultation received
from a workgroup convened to provide
suggestions to improve the guidance
and forms.

Responses
per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Application and Report without Needs
Assessment (2009
& 2011) .................
Application with
Needs Assessment
(2010) ...................
Total Average
Annual Burden

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.

Total
responses

Burden per
response

The changes in this edition of the
Maternal and Child Health Services
Title V Block Grant Program Guidance
and Forms for the Title V Application/
Annual Report are primarily revisions to
Section II—Needs Assessment. The
purpose of these revisions is: (1) To
provide more complete information on
the Background and Conceptual
Framework for the Needs Assessment
Process (Part A); (2) to clarify what State
grantees are to include in the Five Year
Needs Assessment Document (Part B);
(3) to better explain the information to
include in the Annual Needs
Assessment Summary/Update, both in
the year when the five year Needs
Assessment is conducted and in interim
years (Part C); and (4) to update Figure
2, the Needs Assessment diagram, to
reflect all aspects of the Needs
Assessment process. In addition, other
minor changes and clarifications are
included throughout the document that
primarily serves to make the
instructions clearer for the respondent.
Such changes include the clarification
of headings and the types of information
that States may want to include in a
particular section.
The estimated average annual burden
is as follows:
Total burden
hours

Cost per
hour

Total hour
cost

59

1

59

270

15,930

$30

$477,900

59

1

59

378.5

22,332

30

669,960

59

........................

59

306

18,054

30

541,620

The total estimate of annual burden is the average for the next three year period of Application submissions in which a Needs Assessment will
be required once. The Application submissions (with and without the Needs Assessment) are based on the calendar year.

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E-mail comments to
[email protected] or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments
should be received within 60 days of
this notice.
Dated: September 22, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2008–0091]

Privacy Act of 1974; United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Benefits Information System
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 is giving notice that
it proposes to consolidate three legacy
record systems: Justice/INS–013 INS

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Computer Linked Application
Information Management System
(CLAIMS) (67 FR 64132 October 17,
2002), Justice/INS–031 Redesigned
Naturalization Application Casework
System (RNACS) (67 FR 20996 April 29,
2002), and Justice/INS–033 I–551
Renewal Program Temporary Sticker
Issuance I–90 Manifest System (SIIMS)
(66 FR 6673 January 22, 2001) into one
Department of Homeland Security/
United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services system of records
notice titled, United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services Benefits
Information System. Categories of
individuals, categories of records, and
the routine uses of these legacy system
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consolidated and updated to better
reflect the Department’s immigration
petition and application information
record systems. This system will be
included in the Department’s inventory
of record systems.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 29,
2008. This new system will be effective
October 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2008–0091 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–866–466–5370.
• 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 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
Hawkins (202–272–8000), USCIS
Privacy Officer, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy issues, please contact: Hugo
Teufel III (703–235–0780), Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Pursuant to the savings clause in the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–296, Section 1512, 116 Stat.
2310 (November 25, 2002), the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and its components and offices
have relied on preexisting Privacy Act
system of records notices for the
maintenance of records that concern
DHS/United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS)
immigration application information
record systems. As part of its mission,
DHS implements United States
immigration law and policy through the
USCIS processing and adjudication of
applications and petitions submitted for
naturalization, request for lawful
permanent residence, asylum, refugee
status, and other immigrant and non
immigrant benefits. USCIS also supports
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individuals from fraudulently obtaining
immigration benefits and by denying
applications submitted by individuals
who pose national security or public
safety threats.
USCIS receives and adjudicates
petitions and applications for all United
States immigrant and non immigrant
benefits. This SORN covers the USCIS
computer systems associated with
processing all immigrant and non
immigrant benefits applications and
petitions except asylum, and refugee
status. The following major computer
systems maintain information covered
by this SORN: CLAIMS 3, CLAIMS 4,
the Redesigned Naturalization
Application Casework System (RNACS);
the Citizenship and Immigration
Services Centralized Oracle Repository
(CISCOR), the Interim Case Management
System (ICMS), Integrated Voice
Response System (IVRS), and the
Integrated Card Production System
(ICPS). These systems are referred to as
the ‘‘Benefits Information Systems’’
throughout the remainder of this
document.
System Information Use and Collection
Information in Benefits Information
Systems includes information provided
by the individual on the application
and/or petition for an immigration
benefits and non-immigrant benefits,
and varies depending on the benefit.
Additionally, these systems collect DHS
transactional data that indicates which
steps of the adjudication process have
been completed such as an appointment
to submit biometrics for a background
check, other pending benefits, and/or
whether the applicant is suspected of
fraudulent activity that could bear on
fitness or eligibility for the requested
benefits.
Benefits Information Systems share
information with many government
systems internal and external to DHS.
All information sharing is conducted
within the parameters of existing
Privacy Act of 1974 routine sharing
requirements. All sharing is related to
the purposes for which the information
was originally collected.
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, DHS is giving notice that it
proposes to consolidate three legacy
record systems: Justice/INS–013 INS
Computer Linked Application
Information Management System
(CLAIMS) (67 FR 64132 October 17,
2002), Justice/INS–031 Redesigned
Naturalization Application Casework
System (RNACS) (67 FR 20996 April 29,
2002), and Justice/INS–033 I–551
Renewal Program Temporary Sticker
Issuance I–90 Manifest System (SIIMS)
(66 FR 6673 January 22, 2001) into one

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DHS/USCIS system of records notice
titled, United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services Benefits
Information System. Categories of
individuals, categories of records, and
the routine uses of these legacy system
of records notices have been
consolidated and updated to better
reflect DHS/USCIS’s immigration
application information record systems.
This system will be included in the
DHS’s inventory of record systems.
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 personally identifiable
information. 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
legal permanent residents. As a matter
of policy, DHS extends administrative
Privacy Act protections to all
individuals where the 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 of information contained in each
system in order to make agency record
keeping practices transparent, to notify
individuals regarding the uses to which
personally identifiable information is
put, and to assist individuals to more
easily find such files within the agency.
Below is the description of the Benefits
Information Systems 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 (OMB) and to
Congress.
System of Records:

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SYSTEM NAME:

location of record, FOIA/PA or other
control number when applicable, and
fee receipt data.

United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services Benefits
Information System

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

8 U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1363; and 31
U.S.C. 3512.

Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

PURPOSE(S):

Records are maintained at the United
States Citizenship and Immigration
Services Headquarters in Washington,
DC and in field offices.

The purpose of this system is to assist
in the automated processing of
immigrant and nonimmigrant benefit
petitions and applications. Both
investigative and administrative records
are maintained in this system to permit
DHS/USCIS to function efficiently.
Reports are also generated from the data
within the system of records. This
system of records notice enables DHS/
USCIS to provide automated support to
process applications and/or petitions for
benefits; determine the status of
pending applications and/or petitions
for benefits; account for and control the
receipt and disposition of any fees and
refunds collected; conduct searches
pursuant to FOIA and Privacy Act
requests; and locate related physical and
automated files to support DHS/USCIS
responses to inquiries about these
records.

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 (other than asylum
and refugee) 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); name of
applicant’s employer; and individuals
who seek access to records retained in
the Benefits Information System under
the Freedom of Information/Privacy
Acts (FOIA/PA).

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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;
• Biometric and other information
collected to conduct background checks;
• DHS issued card serial numbers;
• Records regarding criminal history
and other background check
information; and
• Case processing information such as
date applications were filed or received
by USCIS; application/petition status,

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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 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 or
other Federal agency conducting
litigation or in proceedings before any
court, adjudicative or administrative
body, when:
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
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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 function.
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) 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
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 clerks and judges of courts
exercising naturalization jurisdiction for
the purpose of filing petitions for
naturalization and to enable such courts
to determine eligibility for
naturalization or grounds for revocation
of naturalization.
I. To the Department of State for the
purpose of assisting in the processing of
petitions or applications for benefits

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under the Immigration and Nationality
Act, and all other immigration and
nationality laws including treaties and
reciprocal agreements.
J. To appropriate Federal, State, tribal,
and local government law enforcement
and regulatory agencies, foreign
governments, and international
organizations, for example: The
Department of Defense; the Department
of State; the Department of the Treasury;
the Central Intelligence Agency; the
Selective Service System; the United
Nations; and the International Criminal
Police Organization (INTERPOL); as
well as to other individuals and
organizations during the course of an
investigation by DHS or the processing
of a matter under DHS’s jurisdiction, or
during a proceeding within the purview
of the immigration and nationality laws,
when DHS deems that such disclosure
is necessary to carry out its functions
and statutory mandates to elicit
information required by DHS to carry
out its functions and statutory
mandates.
K. To an appropriate Federal, State,
local, tribal, foreign, or international
agency, if the information is relevant
and necessary to a requesting agency’s
decision concerning the hiring or
retention of an individual, or issuance
of a security clearance, license, contract,
grant, or other benefit, or if the
information is relevant and necessary to
a DHS decision concerning the hiring or
retention of an employee, the issuance
of a security clearance, the reporting of
an investigation of an employee, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance of
a license, grant or other benefit and
when disclosure is appropriate to the
proper performance of the official duties
of the person making the request.
L. To the Office of Management and
Budget in connection with the review of
private relief legislation as set forth in
OMB Circular No. A–19 at any stage of
the legislative coordination and
clearance process as set forth in the
Circular.
M. To an attorney or representative
(as defined in 8 CFR 1.1(j)) who is acting
on behalf of an individual covered by
this system of records in connection
with any proceeding before DHS/USCIS
or the Executive Office for Immigration
Review.
N. To a Federal, State, tribal, or local
government agency to assist such
agencies in collecting the repayment of
loans, or fraudulently or erroneously
secured benefits, grants, or other debts
owed to them or to the United States
Government, or to obtain information
that may assist USCIS in collecting
debts owed to the United States
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assist such government in collecting the
repayment of loans, or fraudulently or
erroneously secured benefits, grants, or
other debts owed to it provided that the
foreign government in question:
1. Provides sufficient documentation
to establish the validity of the stated
purpose of its request; and
2. Provides similar information to the
United States upon request.
O. To a coroner for purposes of
affirmatively identifying a deceased
individual (whether or not such
individual is deceased as a result of a
crime).
P. Consistent with the requirements of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, to
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), or to any
State or local health authorities, to:
1. Provide proper medical oversight of
DHS-designated civil surgeons who
perform medical examinations of both
arriving aliens and of those requesting
status as a lawful permanent resident;
and
2. To ensure that all health issues
potentially affecting public health and
safety in the United States are being or
have been, adequately addressed.
Q. To a Federal, State or local
government agency seeking to verify or
ascertain the citizenship or immigration
status of any individual within the
jurisdiction of the agency for any
purpose authorized by law.
R. To the Social Security
Administration (SSA) for the purpose of
issuing a Social Security number and
card to an alien who has made a request
for a Social Security number as part of
the immigration process and in
accordance with any related agreements
in effect between the SSA, DHS and the
Department of State entered into
pursuant to 20 CFR 422.103(b)(3);
422.103(c); and 422.106(a), or other
relevant laws and regulations.
S. To a former employee of DHS, in
accordance with applicable regulations,
for purposes of responding to an official
inquiry by a Federal, State, or local
government entity or professional
licensing authority; or facilitating
communications with a former
employee that may be necessary for
personnel-related or other official
purposes where the Department requires
information or consultation assistance
from the former employee regarding a
matter within that person’s former area
of responsibility.
T. To an individual’s prospective or
current employer to the extent necessary
to determine employment eligibility.
U. To a Federal, State, or local agency,
or other appropriate entities or
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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, or Executive Order.
V. To a Federal agency, where
appropriate, to enable such agency to
make determinations regarding the
payment of Federal benefits to the
record subject in accordance with that
agency’s statutory responsibilities.
W. To the news media and the public,
with the approval of the Chief Privacy
Officer in consultation with counsel,
when there exists a legitimate public
interest in the disclosure of the
information or when disclosure is
necessary to preserve confidence in the
integrity of DHS or is necessary to
demonstrate the accountability of DHS’s
officers, employees, or individuals
covered by the system, except to the
extent it is determined that release of
the specific information in the context
of a particular case would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:

Through the Debt Management Center
(DMC) at DHS, Benefits Information
Systems information may be shared
with credit reporting agencies. The
primary mission of the DMC is to collect
debts resulting from an individual’s
participation in DHS benefits programs.
Benefits Information Systems share
information with the DMC regarding
fees charged during various application
processes to ensure collection of debts.
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
individual’s name and address,
telephone numbers, birth and death
information, A–Number, Social Security
Number (SSN), records regarding
citizenship, records regarding
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
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membership or affiliation, biometric and
other information collected to issue
immigration cards evidencing receipt of
immigration benefits and to conduct
background checks and necessary to
determine the existence of criminal
history or other history necessary to
make immigration decisions. Records in
the system may also include 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, and
fee receipt data, and by application/
petition receipt number.
SAFEGUARDS:

Records in this system are
safeguarded in accordance with
applicable rules and policies, including
all applicable DHS automated system
security 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. The system
maintains a real-time auditing function
of individuals who access the system.
Additional safeguards may vary by
component and program.

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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Electronic benefits information is
archived and disposed of in accordance
with the criteria approved by NARA.
Electronic data pertaining to
applications for naturalization will be
deleted 15 years after the processing of
the benefit being sought is completed.
Information in the master file is
destroyed 15 years after the last
completed action with respect to the
application. System documentation
(e.g., manuals) are destroyed when the
system is superseded, obsolete, or no
longer needed for agency business.
Electronic records extracted from
immigrant and nonimmigrant benefits
applications and petitions other than
naturalization, asylum, or refugee status
completed by applicants or petitioners
is destroyed after the data is transferred
to the electronic master file and verified.
Information in the master file is
destroyed 15 years after the last
completed action with respect to the
application. Daily reports generated by
associated information technology
systems are maintained for 15 years by
the service center that generated the
reports and then destroyed.

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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

The system manager is the Director,
Office of Records Services, Department
of Homeland Security, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Second
Floor, Washington, DC 20529.

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 National Records
Center, FOIA/PA Office, P.O. Box
648010, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064–8010.
Specific FOIA contact information can
be found at http://www.dhs.gov/foia
under ‘‘Contacts.’’
When seeking records about yourself
from this system of records or any other
USCIS 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 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
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
individuals covered by the system.

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Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8–22802 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–10–P

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

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None.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG 2006–25080]

Medical and Physical Evaluation
Guidelines for Merchant Mariner
Credentials
ACTION:

Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
to announce the availability of the final
version of a Navigation and Vessel
Inspection Circular. This NVIC contains
revised guidelines for evaluating the
physical and medical conditions of
applicants for merchant mariner’s
documents, licenses, certificates of
registry and STCW endorsements,
collectively referred to as
‘‘credential(s).’’
The new NVIC is numbered 04–08,
and it is entitled ‘‘Medical and Physical
Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant
Mariner Credentials.’’ It replaces NVIC
2–98, which is cancelled as of the
effective date of NVIC 04–08.
DATES: NVIC 04–08 is effective on
October 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: NVIC 04–08 is available on
the internet at http://
www.regulations.gov, under this docket
number [USCG 2006–25080]. It is also
permanently available on the
HOMEPORT internet Web site at:
http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/
ep/browse.do?channelId=-25023.
The Department of Transportation
Docket Management Facility maintains
the public docket for this notice. All
materials related to this NVIC are part
of this docket and are available for
inspection or copying at the Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Copies of the
docket may also be viewed on the
Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this notice or on NVIC 04–
08, e-mail or call Captain Matthew D.
Hall, MD, USPHS at the National

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