FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions please conta=
ct:
Laurence E. Castelli (202-325-0280), Chief, Privacy Act Poli=
cy and
Procedures Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Of=
fice of
International Trade, Regulations & Rulings, Mint Ann=
ex, 799 Ninth
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001-4501. For privac=
y issues please
contact: Hugo Teufel III (703-235-0780), Chief P=
rivacy Officer, Privacy
Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Secu=
rity, Washington, DC 20528.
SUPPLEMEN=
TARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
=
&nb=
sp; The priority mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection=
(CBP) is
to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from enter=
ing the country
while facilitating legitimate travel and trade. =
The Automated
Commercial System (ACS) is the comprehensive syste=
m used by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to track, control, =
and process all
commercial goods imported into the United States=
. ACS is a
sophisticated and integrated large-scale business-ori=
ented system which
employs multiple modules to perform discrete =
aspects of its
functionality, including receiving data transmiss=
ions from a variety of
parties involved in international commerc=
ial transactions and providing
CBP with the capability to track =
both the transport transactions and
the financial transactions a=
ssociated with the movement of merchandise
through international=
commerce. Through the use of Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI),=
ACS facilitates merchandise processing,
significantly cuts cost=
s, and reduces paperwork requirements for both
Customs and the i=
mporting community.
=
ACS also provides the following:
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/pre>A. Cargo Selectivity
CBP uses the ACS Cargo=
Selectivity System to sort high risk cargo
from low risk cargo =
and to determine the type of examination required.
Cargo selecti=
vity accepts data transmitted through ABI and compares it
agains=
t established criteria. CBP uses the Cargo Selectivity System, a
module of ACS, to process manifests and National In-bond entries in
=
order to identify the CBP inspection and examination status of specifi=
c
bills of lading for imported merchandise. Cargo Selectivity fa=
cilitates
more efficient and effective cargo processing by ensur=
ing cargo that
requires additional screening receives it and tha=
t which is lower risk
does not.
B. Entry Summary Selectivity
The Entry Summary =
Selectivity system of ACS screens the review of
entry summary da=
ta. Using line item data transmitted through ABI, the
system mat=
ches national and local selectivity criteria against entry
summa=
ry data to assess risk by importer, tariff number, country of
or=
igin, manufacturer, and value. The system captures paperless summary
=
activity, discrepant summary findings, and line item team assignment <=
/pre>data.
C. Border Cargo
=
&nb=
sp; The Border Cargo Selectivity system of ACS determines risk=
assessment and examination requirements for high volume borders=
(i.e.,
ports of entry). The system uses the same screening proc=
ess as the
Cargo Selectivity system. The Border Cargo Selectivit=
y system will soon
be enhanced to allow ABI filers to transmit m=
anifest information.
D. Quota
=
; The ACS Quota system tracks quantity controls on imported merchandise. It also tracks visas from other countries. (Visas determine the amount of exports allowed for certain countries.) The=
Quota system checks the quantities against the visas and transm=
its this
information to the country of origin. The ACS quota and=
visa controls
simplify reconciliation of imports and exports.
E. Paperless Entry
&nbs=
p;
Paperless entry processing eliminates the need for ABI participants to file a Customs Form 3461, Entry/Immediate Delivery, if certain criteria are met and the merchandise does not require examination.=
Carriers who participate in AMS will receive electronic notific=
ations
when merchandise is available for release.
F. Automated Invoice Interface (AII)
=
AII allows filers to send electronic invoice information to
<=
pre>Customs. This information is transmitted to Customs using either ABI record formats or the EDIFACT CUSDEC (Customs declaration). When <=
/pre>EDIFACT is used, the filer also transmits data that is normally o=
n the
CF-3461 for cargo release, as well as the entry summary CF=
-7501,
invoice data, and other government agency data.
G. Drawback
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pre> Filers can s=
ubmit a drawback claim to Customs on a diskette or
through ABI. =
This ensures that the data is quickly and accurately
recorded in=
ACS and results in faster claim processing and issuance of
the =
drawback payment. Immediate acceptance or rejection of data is
a=
vailable.
H. Protest
&=
nbsp;
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/span>The ABI electronic protest system allows ABI participants to file, amend, and query the following types of actions:
Prot=
ests against decisions of the Customs Service under 19
U.S. C. 1=
514.
Petitions for refunds of Customs duties or corrections of=
errors requiring reliquidation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1520(c) an=
d (d).
Interventions in an importer's protest by an exporter o=
r
producer of merchandise from a country that is a party to the =
North
American Free Trade
=
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Agreement under Sectio=
n 181.115 of the Customs Regulations.
Once filed, protests can be amended and add=
itional arguments
submitted to:
Apply for further r=
eview (when not requested at time of
filing).
Asser=
t additional claims or challenge an additional
decision.
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/span>Submit alternative claims and additional grounds or
argume=
nts.
Request review of denial of further review.
=
Request denial of the protest be voided.
The protest, petition, or intervention c=
an be transmitted remotely
from any location. Customs views and =
processes the protest on-line. An
automatic notification routine=
keeps the filer informed of any change
in status, including fin=
al disposition.
I. Remote Location Fi=
ling
Remote Location Filing (RLF) is a pilot program =
which allows an
approved participant to electronically file a fo=
rmal or informal entry
of merchandise with Customs from a locati=
on within the United States
other than the port of arrival (POA)=
or the designated examination site
(DES). Such merchandise, upo=
n clearance by CBP, may enter the commerce
of the United States.=
J. National In-bond
&=
nbsp;
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/span>The National In-bond system tracks cargo en route in the United States. Using departure, arrival, and closure data, the In-bond syste=
m
tracks cargo from the point of unlading to the port of entry o=
r
exportation. The In-bond system is incorporated within AMS. AM=
S retains
control over all sea in-bond movements (both conventio=
nal and
paperless) that are associated with automated bills of l=
ading.
K. Paperless Master In-bond
=
The Paperless M=
aster In-bond program controls the movement and
disposition of m=
aster in-bond (MIB) shipments from the carrier's
custody at the =
port of unlading to the same carrier's custody at the
port of de=
stination. This program utilizes the data already available
in A=
MS, eliminating the need for paper documentation.
To help prevent terrorist weapo=
ns from being transported to the
United States, vessel carriers =
bringing cargo to the United States are
required to transmit cer=
tain information to Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) about th=
e cargo they are transporting prior to lading
that cargo at fore=
ign ports of entry. CBP is issuing an interim final
rule that re=
quires both importers and carriers to submit additional
informat=
ion pertaining to cargo to CBP before the cargo is brought into
=
the United States by vessel. This information must be submitted to CBP by way of a CBP-approved electronic data interchange system. The required information is necessary to improve CBP's ability to ident=
ify
high-risk shipments so as to prevent smuggling and ensure ca=
rgo safety
and security, as required by section 203 of the Secur=
ity and
Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 and sec=
tion 343(a) of
the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by the Maritime=
Transportation
Security Act of 2002.
The proposed rule was known to t=
he trade as both the ``Importer
Security Filing proposal'' and t=
he ``10 + 2 proposal.'' The name ``10 +
2'' is shorthand for the=
number of advance data elements CBP was
proposing to collect. C=
arriers would be generally required to submit
two additional dat=
a elements--a vessel stow plan and container status
messages reg=
arding certain events relating to containers loaded on
vessels d=
estined to the United States--to the elements they are already
r=
equired to electronically transmit in advance (the ``2'' of ``10+2''); and importers, as defined in the proposed regulations, would be required to submit ten data elements--an Importer Security Filing containing ten data elements (the ``10'' of ``10+2'').
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span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
ACS has two princ=
ipal methods for electronic data interchange: The
Automated Brok=
er Interface (ABI) and the Automated Manifest System
(AMS). Unde=
r the ``10+2'' program, importers, who submit the Importer
Secur=
ity Filing (ISF), will use either ABI or Vessel AMS to provide
t=
heir information to CBP. ACS, upon receipt of the ISF, will transfer
=
the data to the Automated Targeting System (ATS) for screening and targeting purposes. Once screened the ISF data will be returned wit=
h
embedded targeting links to ACS to be maintained in accordance=
with the
ACS stated retention policy.
Pursuant to the savings clause =
in the Homeland Security Act of
2002, Public Law 107-296, Sectio=
n 1512, 116 Stat. 2310 (November 25,
2002), the Department of Ho=
meland Security (DHS) and its components and
offices have relied=
on preexisting Privacy Act systems of records
notices for the m=
aintenance of records that concern the tracking,
controlling, an=
d processing of all commercial goods imported into the
United St=
ates.
=
This collection satisfies the requirements of Section 203 of the
Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-
=
347, 120 Stat. 1884 (SAFE Port Act)).
Consistent with DHS's information shar=
ing mission, information
stored in the Automated Commercial Syst=
em may be shared with other DHS
components, as well as appropria=
te Federal, State, local, tribal,
foreign, or international gove=
rnment agencies. This sharing will only
take place after DHS/CBP=
determines that the receiving component or
agency has a need to=
know the information to carry out national
security, law enforc=
ement, immigration, intelligence, or other
functions consistent =
with the routine uses set forth in this system of
records notice=
.
To p=
rovide notice and transparency to the public, the Department of
=
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces an
amendment to an existing legacy Privacy Act system of records, the Automated Commercial System, a comprehensive system used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to track, control, and process all
commercial goods imported into the United States. This legacy syste=
m
will now also collect additional data via the Automated Broker=
Interface and Vessel Automated Manifest System.
In accordance with th=
e Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of DHS's
ongoing effort to rev=
iew and update legacy system of record notices,
DHS proposes to =
update and reissue the following legacy record system,
Treasury/=
CS.278 Automated Commercial System (66 FR 52984 October 18,
2001=
), as a DHS/CBP system of records notice titled, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Automated Commercial System. Categories of
i=
ndividuals 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 DHS/CBP Automated Commercial System record system. This reissued system will be included in DHS's inventory o=
f
record systems.
II. Priv=
acy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair information pri=
nciples in a statutory
framework governing the means by which th=
e United States Government
collects, maintains, uses, and dissem=
inates personally identifiable
information. The Privacy Act appl=
ies to information that is maintained
in a ``system of records.'=
' A ``system of records'' is a group of any
records under the co=
ntrol of an agency for which information is
retrieved by the nam=
e of an individual or by some identifying number,
symbol, or oth=
er identifying particular assigned to the individual. In
the Pri=
vacy Act, an individual is defined to encompass United States
ci=
tizens and lawful permanent residents. As a matter
[[Page 77762]]
of polic=
y, DHS extends administrative Privacy Act protections to all
ind=
ividuals where systems of records maintain information on U.S.
c=
itizens, lawful permanent residents, and visitors. Individuals may
request access to their own records that are maintained in a system of <=
/pre>records in the possession or under the control of DHS by complyin=
g with
DHS Privacy Act regulations, 6 CFR part 5.
The Privacy Act requ=
ires each agency to publish in the Federal
Register a descriptio=
n denoting the type and character of each system
of records that=
the agency maintains, and the routine uses that are
contained i=
n each system in order to make agency recordkeeping
practices tr=
ansparent, to notify individuals regarding the uses to
which per=
sonally identifiable information is put, and to assist
individua=
ls to more easily find such files within the agency. Below is
th=
e description of the Automated Commercial System system of records.
In accordance=
with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DHS has provided a report of
this update=
d system of records to the Office of Management and Budget
and t=
o Congress.
System of Records
DHS/CBP--015
System name:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection--015 Au=
tomated Commercial System
Security cl=
assification:
=
Unclassified.
System location=
:
Reco=
rds are maintained at the CBP Headquarters in Washington, DC
and=
field offices.
Categories of individ=
uals covered by the system:
&nbs=
p; Categories of individuals covered by this system incl=
ude: CBP
employees and individuals involved in the import trade.=
Categories of records in the system:=
Categ=
ories of records in this system include:
=
Individual's name; &n=
bsp;Social Security Number (SSN), if collected;
Address=
;
CBP employee names;
CBP employee SSN;
Importer of record number, which can be the IRS Employer
Ide=
ntification Number (EIN), SSN, or a Customs-assigned number;
I=
mporter name and address;
=
Type of importation bond;
=
Importation bond expiration date;
Surety code;
Violation statistics;
&nb=
sp; Protest information;
Custo=
mhouse broker number;
&nbs=
p; Customhouse name;
=
Customho=
use address;
Bond agent name;
Bond agent SSN; &nb=
sp;Surety code (non-SSN);
=
Surety name;
Cus=
toms bond information;
&nb=
sp; Liquidator identification (non-SSN); &n=
bsp;Foreign Manufacturer/Shipper identification code;
F=
oreign Manufacturer/Shipper name;
Foreign Manufacturer/Shipper=
address;
Carrier names;
Carrier codes (non SSN) =
(Standard Carrier Agent Code (SCA)
for vessel carriers, Internat=
ional Air Transport Association (IATA) for
air carriers);
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pre> =
Manufacturer (or supplier) name;
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BULLET> Seller name;
Buyer name;
Ship to party name;
=
; Container stu=
ffing location;
Consolidator (stuffer);
=
Foreign =
trade zone applicant identification number;
Consignee number(s=
);
Country of origin;
Commodity HTSUS number; &nb=
sp;Booking party;
&=
nbsp; Foreign port of unlading;
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span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Place of delivery; and
&=
nbsp; Ship to party.
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/o:p>
Authority for maintenance of the system:
19 U.S.C. 66, 1431, 1448=
, 1481, 1484, 1505, 1514 and 1624, section
203 of the Security a=
nd Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of
2006 and section =
343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by the
Maritime Tran=
sportation Security Act of 2002.
Purp=
ose(s):
The purpose of this system is to track, control, and process all
commercial goods imported into the United States, and to improve CBP's <=
/pre>ability to identify high-risk shipments so as to prevent smugglin=
g and
ensure cargo safety and security. As part of CBP identifyi=
ng high risk
shipments for border security and counterterrorism =
purposes, the system
includes information relating to individual=
s and their relationship to
the merchandise as documented in the=
Importer Security Filing (ISF).
Rout=
ine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses:
In addition to those disclosures gener=
ally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or=
a portion of the records or
information contained in this syste=
m may be disclosed outside DHS as a
routine use pursuant to 5 U.=
S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
&nbs=
p; A. To the Department of Justice or other Federal agen=
cy conducting
litigation or in proceedings before any court, adj=
udicative or
administrative body, when:
1. DHS or any component thereo=
f;
2. =
any employee of DHS in his/her official capacity;
3. any employee of DHS in his/h=
er individual capacity where DOJ or
DHS has agreed to represent =
the employee; or
&nb=
sp; 4. the United States or any agency thereof, is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and DHS/CBP determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the <=
/pre>litigation and the use of such records is compatible with the pur=
pose
for which DHS/CBP collected the records.
B. To a congressional of=
fice from the record of an individual in
response to an inquiry =
from that congressional office made at the
request of the indivi=
dual to whom the record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and Records Adminis=
tration or other
Federal government agencies pursuant to records=
management inspections
being conducted under the authority of 4=
4 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
&n=
bsp; D. To an agency, organization, or individual for the purp=
ose 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
<=
pre>confidentiality of information in the system of records has been
=
compromised;
&n=
bsp; 2. The Department has determined that as a result of the suspec=
ted
or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic =
or property
interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the s=
ecurity or
integrity of this system or other systems or programs=
(whether
maintained by DHS or another agency or entity) that re=
ly upon the
compromised information; and
3. The disclosure made to s=
uch agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to a=
ssist in connection with DHS's efforts to
respond to the suspect=
ed 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,
&nb=
sp;
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wh=
en necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system
=
of records. Individuals provided information under this routine use ar=
e
subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations o=
n
disclosure as are applicable to DHS officers and employees. G. 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,
counterin=
telligence, or other information for the purposes of
intelligenc=
e, counterintelligence, or antiterrorism activities
authorized b=
y U.S. law, Executive Order, or other applicable national
securi=
ty directive.
=
H. 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 enforc=
ing or
implementing a law, rule, regulation, or order, where a r=
ecord, either
on its face or in conjunction with other informati=
on, indicates a
violation or potential violation of law, which i=
ncludes criminal,
civil, or regulatory violations and such discl=
osure is proper and
consistent with the official duties of the p=
erson making the
disclosure.
I. To the Bureau of the Census to provide=
information on foreign
trade data.
J. To a Federal agency, pursuant t=
o the International Trade Data
System Memorandum of Understandin=
g, consistent with the receiving
agency's legal authority to col=
lect information pertaining to and/or
regulate transactions in i=
nternational trade.
=
K. To appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign <=
/pre>governmental agencies or multilateral governmental organizations =
responsible for investigating or prosecuting the violations of, =
or for
enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, regulation, o=
rder, license,
or treaty where DHS determines that the informati=
on would assist in the
enforcement of civil or criminal laws. L. To a =
Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or
internat=
ional agency, maintaining civil, criminal or other relevant
enfo=
rcement information or other pertinent information, which has
re=
quested information relevant to or necessary to the requesting
a=
gency's or the bureau's hiring or retention of an individual, or
issuance of a security clearance, license, contract, grant, or other benefit;
=
; M. To a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal in the cours=
e
of presenting evidence, including disclosures to opposing coun=
sel or
witnesses in the course of civil discovery, litigation, o=
r settlement
negotiations, in response to a subpoena, or in conn=
ection with criminal
law proceedings;
N. To third parties during the c=
ourse of an investigation to the
extent necessary to obtain info=
rmation pertinent to the investigation;
O. To the Department of Justice, the Unit=
ed States Attorney's
Office, or a consumer reporting agency for =
further collection action on
any delinquent debt when circumstan=
ces warrant;
=
P. To appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign
governmental agencies or multilateral governmental organizations where <=
/pre>DHS is aware of a need to utilize relevant data for purposes of t=
esting
new technology and systems designed to enhance national s=
ecurity or
identify other violations of law;
Q. To a former employee o=
f DHS, in accordance with applicable
regulations, for purposes o=
f responding to an official inquiry by a
Federal, State, or loca=
l government entity or professional licensing
authority; or faci=
litating communications with a former employee that
may be neces=
sary for personnel-related or other official purposes where
the =
Department requires information or consultation assistance from the
<=
pre>former employee regarding a matter within that person's former area of =
responsibility;
=
; R. To an organization or individual in either the publ=
ic or private
sector, either foreign or domestic, where there is=
a reason to believe
that the recipient is or could become the t=
arget of a particular
terrorist activity or conspiracy, to the e=
xtent the of life or
property; and
S. To a consumer reporting agency r=
elated to owing the U.S.
Government money in accordance with 15 =
U.S.C 1681 et seq.
Disclosure to cons=
umer reporting agencies:
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nbsp; Yes, in accordance with the provision of 15 U.S.C. 1681 =
et seq.
Policies and practices for st=
oring, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of record=
s in the system:
Storage:
Records in this system are stored electronica=
lly or on paper in
secure facilities in a locked drawer behind a=
locked door. The records
that are stored electronically are sto=
red on magnetic disc, tape,
digital media, and CD-ROM.
Retrievability:
Records may be retrieved by identifi=
cation codes and/or name.
Safeguards:=
Recor=
ds in this system are safeguarded in accordance with
applicable =
rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated
syste=
ms 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 t=
he
information for the performance of their official duties and =
who have
appropriate clearances or permissions. The system maint=
ains a real-time
auditing function of individuals who access the=
system. Additional
safeguards may vary by component and program=
.
Retention and disposal:
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span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The Importer Secu=
rity Filing is retained for fifteen years from
date of submissio=
n unless it becomes linked to active law enforcement
lookout rec=
ords, CBP matches to enforcement activities, and/or
investigatio=
ns or cases (i.e., specific and credible threats;
individuals, a=
nd routes of concern; or other defined sets of
circumstances) fo=
r which it will remain accessible for the life of the
law enforc=
ement matter to support that activity and other enforcement
acti=
vities that may become related. All other records are maintained
for a period of six years from the date of entry.
System Manager and address:
Director, Office of Automated Systems, =
CBP Headquarters, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC =
20229 is responsible for all
data maintained in the files.
=
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking noti=
fication of and access to any record
contained in this system of=
records, or seeking to contest its content,
may submit a reques=
t in writing to CBP's FOIA Officer, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW=
., Washington, DC 20229. If an individual
believes more than one=
component maintains Privacy Act records
concerning him or her t=
he individual may submit the request to the
Chief Privacy Office=
r, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray
Drive, SW., Build=
ing 410, STOP-0550, Washington, DC 20528.
When seeking records about yourself fro=
m this system of records or
any other Departmental system of rec=
ords 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
[[Page 77764]]
name, current addre=
ss 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://frwebgate.acce=
ss.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&=
to=3Dhttp://www.dhs.gov or 1-866-431-0486. In addition
you s=
hould provide the following:
&nb=
sp; An explanation of why you believe=
the Department would
have information on you,
Iden=
tify which component(s) of the Department you believe
may have t=
he information about you,
=
Specify when you believe the records=
would have been
created,
Provide any other informa=
tion that will help the FOIA
staff determine which DHS component=
agency may have responsive records,
If your request is seekin=
g records pertaining to another
living individual, you must incl=
ude a statement from that individual
certifying his/her agreemen=
t for you to access his/her records.
Without this bulleted information the compon=
ent(s) will not be able
to conduct an effective search, and your=
request may be denied due to
lack of specificity or lack of com=
pliance with applicable regulations.
=
Record access procedures:
=
See ``Notification procedure'' above.
&n=
bsp;
Contesting record procedures:
See ``Notification procedure''=
above.
Record source categories:
Records a=
re obtained by authorized Customs forms or electronic
formats fr=
om individuals and/or companies incidental to the conduct of
for=
eign trade and required by CBP in administering the tariff laws and
<=
pre>regulations of the United States.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
Information in the system may be shared with =
law enforcement and/or
intelligence agencies pursuant to the abo=
ve routine uses. The Privacy
Act requires DHS to maintain an acc=
ounting of the disclosures made
pursuant to all routines uses. D=
isclosing the fact that a law
enforcement or intelligence agenci=
es has sought particular records may
affect ongoing law enforcem=
ent or intelligence activity. As such
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(=
j)(2) and (k)(2), DHS will claim exemption
from (c)(3), (e)(8), =
and (g) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, as
is necessary =
and appropriate to protect this information.
Dated: D=
ecember 10, 2008.
Hugo Teufel III,
Chief Privacy Office=
r, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-29801 Filed 12-1=
8-08; 8:45 am]
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