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retention period of 100 years after the
individual’s date of birth.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Associate Director of FDNS, United
States Citizenship and Immigration
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529.

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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

The Secretary of Homeland Security
has exempted this system from the
notification, access, amendment, and
certain accounting procedures of the
Privacy Act. These exemptions also
apply to the extent that information in
this system of records is recompiled or
is created from information contained in
other systems of records. As noted
below, where a record received from a
law enforcement system has been
exempted in that source system under 5
U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), DHS will claim the
same exemptions for those records that
are claimed for the original primary
systems of records from which they
originated and claims any additional
exemptions in accordance with this
rule. 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.
If an individual believes more than one
component maintains Privacy Act
records concerning him or her the
individual may submit the request to
the Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive
SW., Building 410, STOP–0655,
Washington, DC 20528.
When seeking records about yourself
from this system of records or any other
Departmental 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 of
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:
• Provide an explanation of why you
believe the Department would have
information on you;
• Identify which component(s) of the
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• Specify when you believe the
records would have been created; and
• Provide any other information that
will help the FOIA staff determine
which DHS component agency may
have responsive records.
If your request seeks 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 the above bulleted
information DHS may 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:

Parties who file USCIS applications
supply the basic information contained
in this system. Other information comes
from petitions, law enforcement and
intelligence agencies, public
institutions, interviews of witnesses,
public records, sworn statements,
official reports, commercial data
aggregators, publicly available
information on the Internet, and from
members of the general public.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

The Secretary of Homeland Security
has exempted this system from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2): 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H),
(e)(4)(I); and (f). Additionally, many of
the functions in this system require
retrieving records from law enforcement
systems. Where a record received from
another system has been exempted in
that source system under 5 U.S.C.
552a(j)(2), DHS will claim the same
exemptions for those records that are
claimed for the original primary systems
of records from which they originated
and claims any additional exemptions
in accordance with this rule.
Dated: July 31, 2012.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0047]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS)—
004—Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) Program System
of Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of
records.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security proposes to update
and reissue a current Department of
Homeland Security system of records
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services—004—Systematic
Alien Verification for Entitlements
Program System of Records.’’ The
United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
program is a fee-based
intergovernmental initiative designed to
help federal, state, tribal, and local
government agencies check immigration
status for granting benefits, licenses, and
other lawful purposes. The Department
of Homeland Security is updating this
Privacy Act System of Records for the
SAVE program to provide notice that
SAVE is: (1) Adding the collection of
the foreign passport country of issuance
(COI) from the agencies that issue the
benefits and from the United States
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) Arrival and
Departure Information System (ADIS) to
the ‘‘Categories of Records;’’ (2) moving
the list of sources of records from
‘‘Category of Records’’ to ‘‘Record
Source Categories,’’ removing two
decommissioned systems and adding
two new systems from ‘‘Record Source
Categories;’’ (3) updating the system
location information for the Verification
Information System (VIS), the
underlying technology supporting the
SAVE program, from a contractorowned facility in Meriden, CT to a
government-owned facility in Stennis,
MS; (4) incorporating minor changes to
the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ to improve clarity;
and (5) adding COI to ‘‘Retrievability’’
as a way in which DHS may retrieve
records in this system of records. This
updated system is included in the
Department of Homeland Security’s
inventory of records systems.

SUMMARY:

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Submit comments on or before
September 7, 2012. This updated system
will be effective September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2012–0047 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–343–4010.
• Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting
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: Brian
C. Hobbs, 202–443–0114, Privacy
Branch Chief, Verification Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security, 131
M Street NE., Suite 200, MS 2600,
Washington, DC 20529. For privacy
issues please contact: Jonathan R.
Cantor (202–343–1717), Acting Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
DATES:

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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 update and re-issue
the current DHS system of records
titled, ‘‘DHS/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services—DHS/USCIS–
004, Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlement (SAVE) Program System of
Records.’’ The USCIS SAVE program is
a fee-based intergovernmental initiative
designed to help federal, state, tribal,
and local government agencies check
immigration status for granting benefits,
licenses, and other lawful purposes.
DHS is updating this Privacy Act
System of Records Notice for the SAVE
Program to provide notice that SAVE is:
(1) Adding the collection of the foreign
passport country of issuance (COI) from
the agencies that issue benefits and from
the United States Visitor and Immigrant
Status Indicator Technology (US–VISIT)
Arrival and Departure Information
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Records;’’ (2) moving the list of sources
of records from ‘‘Category of Records’’ to
‘‘Record Source Categories,’’ removing
two decommissioned systems and
adding two new systems to ‘‘Record
Source Categories;’’ (3) updating the
system location information for the
Verification Information System (VIS),
the underlying technology supporting
the SAVE program, from a contractorowned facility in Meriden, CT to a
government-owned facility in Stennis,
MS; (4) incorporating minor changes to
the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ to improve clarity;
and (5) adding COI to ‘‘Retrievability’’
as a way in which DHS may retrieve
records in this system of records.
As described in more detail in the
DHS/USCIS/PIA–006(a), SAVE
currently uses the I–94 number, which
is generally issued to aliens at the time
they lawfully enter the United States, as
a primary identifier to determine
immigration status for non-immigrants.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) is in the process of automating the
I–94 system to increase efficiency and
streamline the admission process for
travelers to the United States. However,
since SAVE depends on the integrity of
the I–94 number and the CBP’s
automation efforts are still underway,
USCIS is updating its process for SAVE
by using a foreign passport number and
COI as a primary identifier. A standalone passport number does not result
in a unique primary identifier because
multiple countries could issue the same
passport number. Benefit granting
agencies will enter the foreign passport
number and COI. SAVE will verify this
data against ADIS.
In order to provide greater clarity in
this SORN, USCIS has removed the
sources of records that were described
in the ‘‘Category of Records’’ and moved
them to ‘‘Source Record Categories’’. In
addition to moving the list of source
records, DHS has removed two sources,
ISRS and RNACS, and added two new
sources of records: (1) Customer Profile
Management System (CPMS) for
biometric information on individuals
issued a Permanent Resident Card
(Form I–551) or Employment
Authorization Document (Form I–766),
and (2) eCISCOR to manually verify the
immigration status of benefit applicants.
USCIS is also providing public notice
of the relocation of the VIS system. In
alignment with OMB’s Federal Data
Center Consolidation Initiative, the DHS
Office of the Chief Information Officer is
consolidating 43 of the Department’s
legacy data centers into two Enterprise
Data Centers (EDCs), known as Data
Center (DC)1 and DC2. The
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effective collection and use of business
information across the enterprise. VIS
was originally stored in a contractor
owned facility in Meriden, CT. Since
the publication of the original SORN,
the system has moved to the DHSowned facility, DC1.
DHS is updating the routine uses to
add additional clarity concerning the
uses of data. These updates do not
create any new sharing uses of data. The
routine uses are being updated to add
general language ensuring that ‘‘[a]ny
disclosure of information must be made
consistent with the official duties of the
person making the disclosure.’’ Routine
uses A, B, and D are being reworded to
provide greater clarity and make nonsubstantive grammatical changes.
Routine use C is being updated to
change ‘‘other federal government
agencies’’ to ‘‘General Services
Administration’’ to better reflect the
statutory authorities and the fact that
records will be shared with the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) where NARA maintains the
records as permanent records.
DHS is updating ‘‘Retreivability’’ to
include COI as a way in which DHS
may retrieve records in this system of
records.
II. Privacy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair
information practice principles in a
statutory framework governing the
means by which the federal government
agencies collect, maintain, use, and
disseminate individuals’ records. 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 U.S.
citizens and lawful permanent
residents. As a matter of policy, DHS
extends administrative Privacy Act
protections to all individuals where
systems of records maintain information
on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent
residents, and visitors.
Below is the description of the DHS/
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)—004, Systematic
Alien Verification for Entitlements,
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 and to
Congress.

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System of Records

Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)—004.
SYSTEM NAME:

Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS), Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified, For Official Use Only
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Records are maintained at U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Headquarters in Washington, DC, in
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services field offices, and at the DHS
Stennis Data Center (DC1).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

Categories of individuals covered by
this system include both U.S. citizens
and non-U.S. citizens covered by
provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of the United States,
including individuals who have been
lawfully admitted to the United States,
individuals who have been granted or
derived U.S. citizenship, and
individuals who have applied for other
immigration benefits pursuant to 8
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

A. Information collected from the
benefit applicant by the agency issuing
the benefit to facilitate immigration
status verification may include the
following about the benefit applicant:
• Receipt number
• Alien Number (A–Number)
• Admission number (I–94 number)
• Name (last, first, middle, maiden)
• Date of birth
• Country of birth
• Customer agency case number
• Department of Homeland Security
document type
• Department of Homeland Security
document expiration date
• U. S. Immigration and Custom
Enforcement’s (ICE) Student and
Exchange Visitor Identification System
(SEVIS) ID
• Foreign passport number and
Country of Issuance (COI)
• Visa number
• Social Security Number (in very
limited circumstances using the Form
G–845, Document Verification Request),
and type of benefit(s) for which the
applicant has applied (e.g.,
unemployment insurance, educational
assistance, driver licensing, etc.).
B. System-generated responses as a
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process including case verification
number and SAVE program response.
C. The individual information that
may be verified through the SAVE
program includes:
• Alien Number
• Name (last, first, middle)
• Date of birth
• Date entered into the United States
(entry date)
• Country of birth
• Class of admission code
• File control office code
• Social Security Number
• I–94 number
• Provision of law code cited for
employment authorization
• Alien’s status change date
• Date admitted until, country of
citizenship
• Port of entry
• Departure date
• Visa number
• Passport number and country of
issuance (COI)
• Passport information
• Passport card number
• Document receipt number
• Form numbers (e.g., Form I–551
Lawful Permanent Resident Card or
Form I–766 Employment Authorization
Document)
• SEVIS Identification Number
(SEVIS ID)
• Naturalization date
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
Number (FIN)
• Beneficiary alien number
• Beneficiary date of birth
• Beneficiary country of birth
• Beneficiary Social Security number
• Beneficiary name (last, first,
middle)
• Petitioner alien number
• Petitioner Social Security Number
• Petitioner naturalization certificate
number
• Petitioner name (last, first)
• Petitioner tax number
• Information may also include
spouse’s name (last, first, middle), date
of birth, country of birth, country of
citizenship, class of admission, date of
admission, Alien Number, receipt
number, phone number, marriage date
and place, and naturalization date and
place
• Information may also include
child’s name(s) (last, first, middle), date
of birth, country of birth, class of
admission, Alien Number
• Employer information: Name,
address, supervisor’s name, and
supervisor’s phone number
• Case history: Alerts, case summary
comments, case category, date of
encounter, encounter information,
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photograph, asylum applicant receipt
date, airline and flight number, country
of residence, city where boarded, city
where visa was issued, date visa issued,
address while in the United States,
nationality, decision memoranda,
investigatory reports and materials
compiled for the purpose of enforcing
immigration laws, exhibits, transcripts,
and other case-related papers
concerning aliens, alleged aliens, or
lawful permanent residents brought into
the administrative adjudication process.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Authority for having a system for
verification of immigration status is
found in Immigration Reform and
Control Act (IRCA), Public Law 99–603,
100 Stat. 3359 (1986); Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), Public
Law 104–193, 110 Stat. 2105 (1996);
Title IV, Subtitle A, of Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), Public Law
104–208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1997); and the
REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109–
13, 119 Stat. 231 (2005).
PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of the Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
program is to provide a fee-based
intergovernmental service, which assists
federal, state, tribal, or local government
agencies, or contractors acting on the
agency’s behalf, and licensing bureaus
confirm immigration status information,
to the extent that such disclosure is
necessary to enable these agencies to
make decisions related to: (1)
Determining eligibility for a federal,
state, or local public benefit; (2) issuing
a license or grant; (3) issuing a
government credential; (4) conducting a
background investigation; or (5) any
other lawful purpose.
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 or information
contained in this system may be
disclosed outside the Department of
Homeland Security as a routine use
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). Any
disclosure of information must be made
consistent with the official duties of the
person making the disclosure. The
routine uses are as follows:
A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ),
including U.S. Attorney Offices, or other
federal agency conducting litigation or
in proceedings before any court,
adjudicative or administrative body,

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when it is relevant or necessary to the
litigation and one of the following is a
party to the litigation or has an interest
in such litigation:
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 U.S. or any agency thereof.
B. To a congressional office from the
record of an individual in response to a
written inquiry from that congressional
office made pursuant to a Privacy Act
waiver from the individual to whom the
record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) or
General Services Administration
pursuant to records management
inspections being conducted under the
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
D. To an agency or organization 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. DHS 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) or
harm to the individual 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
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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 approved federal, state, and
local government agencies for any
legally mandated purpose in accordance
with their authorizing statute or law and
where an approved Memorandum of
Agreement or Computer Matching
Agreement (CMA) is in place between
DHS and the entity.
I. 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:

None.
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 name of
applicant or other unique identifier to
include: Verification Number, Alien
Number, I–94 Number, Social Security
Number, Passport Number and Country
of Issuance (COI), Visa Number, SEVIS
Identification, or by the submitting
agency name.
SAFEGUARDS:

Records in this system are
safeguarded in accordance with
applicable rules and policies, including
all applicable DHS automated systems
security and access policies. Strict
controls have been imposed to minimize
the risk of compromising the
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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.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

The retention and disposal schedule,
N1–566–08–7, has been approved by the
National Archives and Records
Administration. Records collected in the
process of enrolling in SAVE and in
verifying citizenship or immigration
status are stored and retained in SAVE
for ten (10) years from the date of the
completion of verification, unless the
records are part of an ongoing
investigation in which case they will be
retained until completion of the
investigation. This period is based on
the statute of limitations for most types
of misuse or fraud possible using SAVE
(under 18 U.S.C. 3291, the statute of
limitations for false statements or
misuse regarding passports, citizenship,
or naturalization documents).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Chief, Verification Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
131 M Street NE., Suite 200, Mail Stop
200, Washington, DC 20529.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

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 the USCIS’s FOIA
Officer, whose contact information can
be found at http://www.dhs.gov/foia
under ‘‘contacts.’’ If an individual
believes more than one component
maintains Privacy Act records
concerning him or her, the individual
may submit the request to the Chief
Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of
Information Act Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive
SW., Building 410, STOP–0655,
Washington, DC 20528.
When seeking records about yourself
from this system of records or any other
Departmental 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 of
perjury as a substitute for notarization.
While no specific form is required, you
may obtain forms for this purpose from
the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief

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Freedom of Information Act Officer,
http://www.dhs.gov or 1–866–431–0486.
In addition you should:
• Explain why you believe the
Department would have information on
you;
• Identify which component(s) of the
Department you believe may have the
information about you;
• Specify when you believe the
records would have been created; and
• Provide any other information that
will help the FOIA staff determine
which DHS component agency may
have responsive records.
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 the above information the
component(s) may 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.
See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.

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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Records are obtained from several
sources to include:
(A) Agencies seeking to determine
immigration status;
(B) Individuals seeking public
licenses, benefits, or credentials;
• (C) Information collected from the
Federal databases listed below: Arrival/
Departure Information System (ADIS),
• Central Index System (CIS)
• Computer-Linked Application
Information Management System 3 & 4
(CLAIMS 3 & CLAIMS 4)
• Customer Profile Management
System (CPMS)
• Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP) Nonimmigrant Information
System and Border Crossing Information
(NIIS and BCI)
• Enforcement Integrated Database
(EID)
• Enforcement Alien Removal
Module (EARM)
• Enterprise Citizenship and
Immigration Services Centralized
Operational Repository (eCISCOR)
• Enterprise Document Management
System (EDMS)
• Marriage Fraud Amendment System
(MFAS)
• Microfilm Digitization Application
System (MiDAS)
• National File Tracking System
(NFTS)
• Refugees, Asylum, and Parole
System (RAPS)

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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
Dated: July 27, 2012.
Mary Ellen Callahan,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

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• Student and Exchange Visitor
Identification System (SEVIS)
• Immigration status (e.g., Lawful
Permanent Resident) from the
Department of Justice Executive Office
of Immigration Review (EOIR), System
and the Department of State the
Consular Consolidated Database (DOS–
CCD).
(D) Information created by the
Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) program.

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[Docket No. DHS–2012–0048]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services –011 EVerify Program System of Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of
records.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security proposes to update
and reissue a current Department of
Homeland Security system of records
titled ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services—011 E-Verify
Program System of Records.’’ The
United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services E-Verify Program
allows employers to check citizenship
status and verify employment eligibility
of newly hired employees. The
Department of Homeland Security is
updating this Privacy Act System of
Records Notice for the E-Verify Program
in order to provide notice that E-Verify
is: (1) Updating the ‘‘Category of
Individuals’’ to remove USCIS
employees and contractors, which are
covered under the DHS/ALL–004
General Information Technology Access
Account Records System SORN, and to
remove individuals who have locked
their Social Security Number (SSN) in
E-Verify since this functionality is not
available; (2) adding the collection of
the foreign passport country of issuance
(COI) from the employers using the

SUMMARY:

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recently updated Form I–9 and from the
United States Visitor and Immigrant
Status Indicator Technology (US–VISIT)
Arrival and Departure Information
System (ADIS) to the ‘‘Categories of
Records;’’ (3) moving the list of sources
of records from ‘‘Category of Records’’ to
‘‘Record Source Categories,’’ removing
two decommissioned systems and
adding two new systems to ‘‘Record
Source Categories;’’ (4) removing the
monitoring and compliance ‘‘Category
of Records’’ because those are now
covered by the Compliance Tracking
and Management System (CTMS) SORN
(74 FR 24022); (5) updating the system
location information for the Verification
Information System (VIS), the
underlying technology supporting the EVerify program, from a contractorowned facility in Meriden, CT to a
government-owned facility in Stennis,
MS; (6) incorporating minor changes to
the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ to improve clarity;
and (7) adding COI to ‘‘Retrievability’’
as a way in which DHS may retrieve
records in this system of records.
This updated system is included in
the Department of Homeland Security’s
inventory of record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 7, 2012. This updated system
will be effective September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2012–0048 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–343–4010.
• Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting
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: Brian
C. Hobbs, (202–443–0114), Privacy
Branch Chief, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, 131 M Street NE.,
Suite 200 Mail Stop 2600, Washington,
DC 20529. For privacy issues please
contact: Jonathan R. Cantor (202–343–
1717), Acting Chief Privacy Officer,
Privacy Office, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.

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