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established for the period, or, if
applicable, provide sound justification
for the lack of progress, and other
pertinent information as required. A
final report must be submitted within 90
days of expiration of the budget/project
period.

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B. Financial Reports
Federal Financial Report FFR (SF–
425), Cash Transaction Reports are due
30 days after the close of every calendar
quarter to the Division of Payment
Management, HHS at: http://
www.dpm.psc.gov. It is recommended
that you also send a copy of your FFR
(SF–425) report to your Grants
Management Specialist (see Section VII.,
2., of this announcement). Failure to
submit timely reports may cause a
disruption in timely payments to your
organization.
Grantees are responsible and
accountable for accurate information
being reported on all required reports:
the Progress Reports and Federal
Financial Report.
C. Federal Subaward Reporting System
(FSRS)
This award may be subject to the
‘‘Transparency Act’’ subaward and
executive compensation reporting
requirements of 2 CFR Part 170.
The ‘‘Transparency Act’’ requires: (1)
The OMB to establish a single
searchable database, accessible to the
public, with information on financial
assistance awards made by Federal
agencies; and (2) recipients of Federal
grants to report information about firsttier subawards and executive
compensation under Federal assistance
awards.
Effective October 1, 2010, IHS
implemented a Term of Award into all
IHS Standard Terms and Conditions,
NoAs and funding announcements
regarding this requirement. This IHS
Term of Award is applicable to all IHS
grant and cooperative agreements issued
on or after October 1, 2010, with a
$25,000 subaward obligation dollar
threshold met for any specific reporting
period. Additionally, all new
(discretionary) IHS awards (where the
project period is made up of more than
one budget period) and where: (1) the
project period start date was October 1,
2010 or after and (2) the primary
awardee will have a $25,000 subaward
obligation dollar threshold during any
specific reporting period will be
required to conduct address the FSRS
reporting. For the full IHS award term
implementing this requirement and
additional award applicability
information, visit the Grants
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http://www.ihs.gov/
NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/
index.cfm?module=gogp_policy_topics.
Telecommunication for the hearing
impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443–
6394.
VII. Agency Contacts
1. Questions on the programmatic
issues may be directed to: Anna
Johnson, Program Official, Office of
Tribal Self-Governance, 801 Thompson
Avenue, Suite 240, Phone: (301) 443–
7821, Fax: (301) 443–1050, Email:
[email protected].
2. Questions on grants management
and fiscal matters may be directed to:
John Hoffman, Grants Management
Specialist, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP
360, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: (301)
443–2116, Fax: (301) 443–9602, Email:
[email protected].
VIII. Other Information
The Public Health Service strongly
encourages all cooperative agreement
and contract recipients to provide a
smoke-free workplace and promote the
non-use of all tobacco products. In
addition, Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking
in certain facilities (or in some cases,
any portion of the facility) in which
regular or routine education, library,
day care, health care, or early childhood
development services are provided to
children. This is consistent with the
HHS mission to protect and advance the
physical and mental health of the
American people.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–19343 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0018]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services—006 Fraud
Detection and National Security
Records, 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, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Department of Homeland Security
proposes to update and reissue the

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Department of Homeland Security
system of records notice currently
titled,’’ Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services—006 Fraud
Detection and National Security Data
–System and renaming it Fraud
Detection and National Security
Records.’’ This system of records assists
the Department of Homeland Security/
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services in performing its statutory
missions including strengthening the
integrity of the nation’s legal
immigration system by ensuring that
immigration benefits are not granted to
individuals that may pose a threat to
national security and/or public safety.
In addition, this system of records
assists the Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services’ recording,
tracking, and managing immigration
inquiries, investigative referrals, law
enforcement requests, and case
determinations involving benefit fraud,
criminal activity, public safety and
national security concerns. This system
of records is being updated to more
clearly describe the functions of the
Fraud Detection and National Security
Directorate and clarify that the system of
records contains both electronic and
paper files.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 7, 2012. This revised system
will be effective September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2012–0018 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: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking. All
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions please contact: United
States Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Privacy Officer, Donald
Hawkins (202–272–8000), 111
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. For privacy
issues please contact: Mary Ellen

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Callahan (202–343–4010), Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy Office, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) proposes to update and reissue
the DHS system of records currently
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services—006 Fraud
Detection and National Security Data
System System of Records’’ (last
published August 18, 2008, 73 FR
48231) and renaming it Fraud Detection
and National Security Records. This
system of records notice (SORN) is
being updated to better describe the
functions of the Fraud Detection and
National Security Directorate (FDNS).
DHS through USCIS implements
immigration law and policy through the
processing and adjudication of
applications and petitions submitted for
citizenship, asylum, and other
immigration benefits. Benefits may
include adjustment of immigration
status (granting lawful permanent
residence), naturalization (granting
United States citizenship), asylum and
refugee status, and other immigrant and
nonimmigrant benefits. USCIS supports
the DHS statutory mandate of protecting
the nation by identifying applicants
who threaten national security or public
safety and denying them immigration
benefits that would allow them to
legally enter or remain in the United
States. In addition, USCIS enhances the
integrity of the nation’s legal
immigration system by detecting and
deterring immigration benefit fraud. In
order to support this DHS statutory
mandate, USCIS collects applicant,
petitioner, and beneficiary information
to adjudicate applications and petitions
so that immigration benefits are only
granted to eligible individuals in an
accurate, efficient, and timely manner.
This information is also used to
determine if and when those benefits
should be rescinded or revoked.
In 2004, USCIS established FDNS in
response to a Congressional
recommendation to establish an
organization ‘‘responsible for
developing, implementing, directing,
and overseeing the joint USCIS- U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) anti-fraud initiative and
conducting law enforcement/
background checks on every applicant,
beneficiary, and petitioner prior to
granting immigration benefits.’’ FDNS

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fulfills the USCIS mission of enhancing
both national security and the integrity
of the legal immigration system by: (1)
Identifying threats to national security
and public safety posed by those
seeking immigration benefits; (2)
detecting, pursuing, and deterring
immigration benefit fraud; (3)
identifying and removing systemic
vulnerabilities in the process of the legal
immigration system; and (4) acting as
USCIS’s primary conduit for
information sharing and collaboration
with other governmental agencies.
FDNS also oversees a strategy to
promote a balanced operation that
distinguishes USCIS’s administrative
authority, responsibility, and
jurisdiction from ICE’s criminal
investigative authority.
FDNS serves as the primary liaison
between USCIS and the law
enforcement and intelligence
communities. This effort includes
establishing and developing
relationships and collaborating with law
enforcement, intelligence, and federal,
state, and local agencies to ensure
criminals, terrorists, and other
individuals who pose a threat to
national security and/or public safety
are not able to exploit the immigration
system to gain access to, or remain in,
the United States. In addition, FDNS
works with Immigration Services
Officers (ISOs) on cases of suspected
fraud and where the security vetting
process has indicated possible national
security or public safety-related
concerns.
FDNS uses Fraud Detection and
National Security Data System (FDNS–
DS) to record, track, and manage the
background check process related to
immigration applications and petitions,
as well as information related to
beneficiary applications with suspected
or confirmed fraud, criminal activity,
public safety and/or national security
concerns, and cases randomly selected
for benefit fraud assessments. FDNS–DS
maintains information on all
individuals who have been reviewed for
these concerns. In instances where no
fraud, criminal activity, public safety
and/or national security concerns were
found, the information maintained will
only be used to demonstrate that an
assessment was conducted so additional
resources do not have be used for a
second review.
FDNS may share FDNS records with
law enforcement and intelligence
agencies in response to Requests for
Information (RFIs) to support criminal
and administrative investigations and
background checks involving immigrant
benefit fraud, criminal activity, and
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concerns. For example, information may
be shared with the Department of State
(DoS), Bureau of Consular Affairs to
provide a comprehensive picture of a
visa applicant’s status, and to reduce the
likelihood that an individual or group
might fraudulently obtain an
immigration benefit under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
as amended. Also, selected ICE
representatives have access to certain
FDNS records for purposes of criminal
investigations. This system of records
notice covers not only those records
maintained in FDNS–DS, but also those
maintained in other IT systems
developed specifically for FDNS, such
as a collaborative workspace, and paper
files. The controls and rules associated
with the data remain consistent across
these different physical types of records.
Separately, DHS is publishing a
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on the
functions of FDNS, which can be found
at www.dhs.gov/privacy.
USCIS is republishing this SORN to
provide public notice of the following:
(1) The name of the system has been
updated to FDNS Records to reflect that
it covers not only records in FDNS–DS
but also other information technology
systems created specifically for FDNS
and paper records; (2) location of the
system has been updated to include not
only FDNS–DS but the records
maintained in collaborative workspaces
and paper files; (3) categories of
individuals has been updated to clarify
that this system only covers those who
are or have been the subject of an
inquiry; (4) categories of records has
been updated to clarify what
information may be collected on
Representatives and Preparers in the
system when there are indicia of fraud
or national security concerns connected
with their appearance before USCIS; (5)
authorities under which this system
runs have been updated; (6) routine uses
have been updated with minor changes
to be consistent with other DHS systems
of records; and (7) sources of records
have been updated to include publicly
available information on the Internet.
Previously, DHS issued a final rule
published on August 31, 2009 at 6 CFR
part 5, appendix C, paragraph 32
exempting this system from certain
provisions of the Privacy Act pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). The updates to
this SORN do not necessitate a
republication of the exemptions. As
noted in the final rule to the extent
FDNS maintains 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
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will be included in DHS’s inventory of
record systems.
II. Privacy Act
The Privacy Act embodies fair
information practice principles in a
statutory framework governing the
means by which the federal government
collects, maintains, uses, and
disseminates 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
(LPRs). As a matter of policy, DHS
extends administrative Privacy Act
protections to all individuals where
systems of records maintain information
on U.S. citizens, LPRs, 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 that are contained in each system
in order to make agency record keeping
practices transparent, to notify
individuals regarding the uses of their
record, and to assist individuals to more
easily find such files within the agency.
Below is the description of the DHS/
USCIS–006 FDNS SORN.
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.
System of Records
DHS/USCIS–006
SYSTEM NAME:

DHS/USCIS–006 Fraud Detection and
National Security Records.

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Records are maintained in the IT
system FDNS–DS, other information
technology systems developed to
support FDNS, and paper files at the
USCIS Headquarters in Washington, DC
and field offices.

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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

Categories of individuals covered by
this system include: (1) Individuals who
are the subjects of administrative and/or
criminal investigations; (2) individuals
who have submitted potentially
fraudulent petitions and applications for
immigration benefits; (3) individuals
whose petitions or applications have
been randomly selected for assessment
of the effectiveness of fraud detection
programs; (4) individuals of concern
based on possible national security
reasons, public safety concerns, or
criminal activity; (5) preparers,
representatives, and petitioning
organizations that may have submitted
applications or petitions on behalf of
individuals noted in the above four
categories; (6) individuals who are
associated with an application but are
not actually applying for a benefit; and
(7) individuals associated with cases
that were investigated but determined
not to pose any concern.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Categories of records in this system
include:
• Individual’s name;
• Alias(es);
• Social Security Number (SSN);
• Alien Number (A–Number);
• Associated A–Numbers of close
relatives and associates;
• Application Receipt Number;
• Address (home and business);
• Date of birth;
• Place of birth;
• Driver’s License number;
• Country of citizenship;
• Citizenship status;
• Gender;
• Telephone number(s);
• Email address;
• Place of employment and
employment history;
• Associated organizations (e.g.,
corporate information relating to
employing entity if employment-based
immigration benefits are being sought,
and place of business or place of
worship if such organization is
sponsoring the applicant);
• Family lineage;
• Bank account information and/or
financial transaction history;
• Marriage record;
• Civil or criminal history
information;
• Information on social media Web
sites and other information publicly
available on the Internet;
• Education record;
• Information from commercial data
providers in order to verify information
provided on the application;
• Biometric identifiers (e.g.,
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• Investigation or background check
information generated by DHS/CBP
TECS National Crime Information
Center, other government agencies, and
other data and analysis generated as part
of the adjudication process;
• Other unique identifying numbers
or characteristics such as passport
number(s), visa number(s), account
numbers, and other identifiers
associated with travel; and
• Representative and Preparer
information maintained in the G–28,
Notice of Entry of Appearance as an
Attorney or Accredited Representative
Æ Name
Æ Address
Æ Phone number
Æ Fax number
Æ Email address
Æ Bar number
Æ State of bar membership
Æ Date of filing
Æ Associated client case information
Note: FDNS may gather additional data on
Representatives or Preparers that are the
subject or associated with a fraud, public
safety, or national security concern based on
applications submitted on behalf of
individuals seeking an immigration benefit.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

The Immigration and Nationality Act
of 1952, as amended (INA), 8 U.S.C.
1101, et seq. provides the legal authority
to collect information used for the
adjudication of immigration benefits. In
addition to other delegations, the
Secretary of Homeland Security in
Homeland Security Delegation No.
0150.1 paragraphs (H), (I), (J), (M), and
(S) has delegated the following
authorities to USCIS:
• Authority under section 103(a)(1) of
the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1), to
administer the immigration laws (as
defined in section 101(a)(17) of the
INA).
• Authority to investigate alleged
civil and criminal violations of the
immigration laws, including but not
limited to alleged fraud with respect to
applications or determinations within
the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services (BCIS)
[predecessor to USCIS] and make
recommendations for prosecutions or
other appropriate action when deemed
advisable.
• Authority to fingerprint and register
aliens.
• Authority to maintain files and
records systems as necessary.
• Authority to take and consider
evidence.
In addition, the joint USCIS–ICE antifraud strategy was recommended by the
Conference Report, FY 2005
Appropriations Act. The Appropriations

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Act authorized USCIS to conduct law
enforcement and background checks on
every applicant, beneficiary, and
petitioner prior to granting immigration
benefits.
PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of this system is to
support USCIS’ efforts to strengthen the
integrity of the nation’s legal
immigration system and to ensure that
immigration benefits are not granted to
individuals who may pose a threat to
national security and/or public safety.
In addition, FDNS is responsible for
detecting, deterring, and combatting
immigration benefit fraud.

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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 or information
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
(including United States Attorney
Offices) or other federal agency
conducting litigation or in proceedings
before any court, adjudicative or
administrative body, 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 United States 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 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
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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 individuals who 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 federal and foreign government
intelligence or counterterrorism
agencies when USCIS reasonably
believes there to be a threat or potential
threat to national or international
security for which the information may
be useful in countering the threat or
potential threat, when DHS reasonably
believes such use is to assist in antiterrorism efforts.
I. To the Department of State in the
processing of petitions or applications
for benefits under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, and all other
immigration and nationality laws
including treaties and reciprocal
agreements.
J. 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
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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 utilizing
multiple data points that include an
individual’s last name, A–Number,
Application Receipt Number, Date of
Birth, or other unique identifier.
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
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.
FDNS–DS maintains a real-time
auditing function of individuals who
access the system.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

FDNS records have a retention period
of 15 years from the date of the last
interaction between FDNS personnel
and the individual after which time the
record will be deleted from FDNS. The
15-year retention schedule provides
FDNS with access to information that is
critical to the investigation of suspected
or confirmed fraud, criminal activity,
egregious public safety, and/or national
security concerns. Upon closure of a
case, any information that is needed to
make an adjudicative decision (such as
a statement of findings report), whether
there was or was not an indication of
fraud, criminal activity, egregious
public safety, and/or national security
concerns, will be transferred to the A–
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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
Department you believe may have 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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