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to lack of specificity or lack of
compliance with applicable regulations.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

For records covered by the Privacy
Act or covered JRA records, individuals
may make a request for amendment or
correction of a record of the Department
about the individual by writing directly
to the Department component that
maintains the record, unless the record
is not subject to amendment or
correction. The request should identify
each particular record in question, state
the amendment or correction desired,
and state why the individual believes
that the record is not accurate, relevant,
timely, or complete. The individual may
submit any documentation that would
be helpful. If the individual believes
that the same record is in more than one
system of records, the request should
state that and be addressed to each
component that maintains a system of
records containing the record.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
HISTORY:

None.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. USCIS–2019–0019]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Rescindment of a System of
Records notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is giving
notice that it is rescinding the following
Privacy Act system of records notices,
‘‘Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)–002 Background
Check Service System of Records’’ and
‘‘DHS/USCIS–003 Biometric Storage
System’’ and has consolidated both
system of record notices into ‘‘DHS/
USCIS–018 Immigration Biometric and
Background Check Records System of
Records,’’ (July 31, 2018, 83 FR 36950).

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These changes will take effect
upon publication.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number USCIS–
2019–0019 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 20528–0655.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number USCIS–2019–2019. All
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions, please contact:
Donald K. Hawkins,
USCIS.PrivacyCompliance@
uscis.dhs.gov, (202) 272–8030, Privacy
Officer, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy questions, please contact:
Jonathan R. Cantor, [email protected],
(202) 343–1717, Acting Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20528–0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its
ongoing integration and management
efforts, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is rescinding the system
of records notices, ‘‘DHS/U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS)–002 Background Check Service
System of Records,’’ (June 5, 2007, 72
FR 31082) and ‘‘DHS/USCIS–003
Biometric Storage System,’’ (April 6,
2007, 72 FR 17172), and has
consolidated both system of records
notices into ‘‘DHS/USCIS–018
Immigration Biometric and Background
Check Records System of Records,’’
(July 31, 2018, 83 FR 36950).
USCIS will continue to collect and
maintain biometric and associated
biographic information to assist USCIS
with determining an individual’s
eligibility for an immigration request.
USCIS captures biographic and
biometric data from applicants,
petitioners, sponsors, beneficiaries, or
other individuals making immigration
requests, to facilitate three key
operational functions: (1) Enroll, verify,
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and manage an individual’s identity; (2)
conduct criminal and national security
background checks; and (3) produce
benefit cards/documents as a proof of
benefit. USCIS also uses the information
to support data sharing initiatives
between DHS components, other U.S.
Government agencies and foreign
partners in order to prevent terrorism,
including terrorist travel; prevent
serious crime and other threats to
national security and public safety; and
assist in the administration and
enforcement of immigration laws.
DHS/USCIS–002 covered the
collection, use, maintenance, and
dissemination of information derived
from background check requests and
results of individuals seeking USCIS
benefits, including individuals over the
age of 18 residing in a prospective
adoptive parent’s household. DHS/
USCIS–003 covered the collection, use,
maintenance, and dissemination of all
biometric and associated biographic
data used by USCIS to conduct
background checks, facilitate card
production, and accurately identify
individuals who submit an immigration
request. USCIS uses these records to
assist it with making eligibility
determinations, which will result in the
approval or denial of an immigration
request.
As such, DHS will continue to collect
and maintain biometric and associated
biographic information to assist USCIS
with determining an individual’s
eligibility for an immigration request,
and will rely upon DHS/USCIS–018.
Rescinding DHS/USCIS–002 and
DHS/USCIS–003 and consolidating into
the new system of records notice will
have no adverse impacts on individuals,
but will provide transparency and
promote the overall streamlining and
management of DHS Privacy Act record
systems.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:

Department of Homeland Security/
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services–002 Background Check Service
System of Records and Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services–003
Biometric Storage System.
HISTORY:

Department of Homeland Security/
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services–002 Background Check Service
System of Records, (June 5, 2007, 72 FR
31082), and Department of Homeland
Security/U.S. Citizenship and
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Storage System, (April 6, 2007, 72 FR
17172).
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2019–0061]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of Immigration Statistics,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
establish a new DHS system of records
titled, ‘‘DHS/ALL–045 Statistical
Immigration Data Production and
Reporting System of Records.’’ This
system of records allows DHS/Office of
Immigration Statistics (OIS) to collect
and maintain records on members of the
public for whom federal agencies have
collected information related to
individuals’ interactions with the
immigration system. Information
collected includes that pertaining to the
granting of immigration requests, such
as nonimmigrant admissions, grants of
lawful permanent residence, changes in
legal status, and naturalizations, as well
as information related to the
enforcement of immigration law, from
across DHS and other federal
immigration agencies. Additionally,
DHS is issuing a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to exempt this system of
records from certain provisions of the
Privacy Act, elsewhere in the Federal
Register.
This newly established system will be
included in DHS’s inventory of record
systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 10, 2020. This new system will be
effective upon publication. Routine uses
will be effective April 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2019–0061 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 20528–0655.

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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number DHS–2019–0061. 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 and privacy questions, please
contact: Jonathan R. Cantor, (202) 343–
1717, [email protected], Acting Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528–0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
establish a new DHS system of records
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security/ALL–045 Statistical
Immigration Data Production and
Reporting System of Records.’’ Federal
statutes, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1965, as amended,
and the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
as amended, as well as Executive Orders
and congressional mandates, require
DHS’s Office of Immigration Statistics
(OIS) to regularly prepare an extensive
series of analytical and statistical
reports on border security, immigration
enforcement activities, refugee and
asylum claims, and other immigration
events. For instance, in December 2015,
Congress’s explanatory statement
accompanying DHS’s 2016
appropriations legislation specifically
directed the DHS Office of Strategy,
Policy, and Plans (which includes OIS),
to report on the ‘‘enforcement lifecycle,’’
defined as ‘‘the full scope of
immigration enforcement activities,
from encounter to final disposition,
including the use of prosecutorial
discretion.’’ Further, Congress directed
that ‘‘[a]ll data necessary to support a
better picture of this lifecycle and the
Department’s effectiveness in enforcing
immigration laws shall be considered
and prioritized, including appropriate
data collected by the [Executive Office
for Immigration Review (EOIR)] at the
Department of Justice [DOJ].’’
Fulfilling these mandates requires OIS
to collect data related to the granting of
immigration requests, such as
nonimmigrant admissions, grants of
lawful permanent residence, changes in
legal status, naturalizations, and
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and other federal immigration agencies.
These data contain both personally
identifiable information (PII) and
sensitive PII (SPII). OIS is establishing
this system of records notice (SORN) to
inform the public of its collection and
use of PII to create its statistical
products.
DHS’s immigration Components and
other federal immigration agencies
initially collect this data for operational
purposes in accordance to their own
mission and authorities. While the data
that are first collected for operations
purposes are covered by their respective
SORNs, OIS is developing its own
SORN to cover the records it creates and
has aggregated as they enter OIS’s
analytical environment. Once in this
environment, OIS processes the records
in preparation for use in statistical
analysis. Analyses may include merging
of records from these distinct data
systems to create new records.
Data within this system of records are
intended only for analytical and
statistical purposes, and are not
intended for operational uses. This is
reflected in the routine uses, which
allow for the use of and sharing of data
in this system of records solely for these
purposes.
Consistent with DHS’s information
sharing mission, information stored in
the DHS/ALL–045 Statistical
Immigration Data Production and
Reporting System of Records may be
shared with other DHS Components that
have a need to know the information to
carry out their national security, law
enforcement, immigration, intelligence,
or other homeland security functions,
except for data that the DHS Information
Sharing and Safeguarding Governance
Board (ISSGB) has granted a waiver
from this requirement on behalf of the
Secretary of Homeland Security. In
addition, DHS/OIS may share
information with appropriate federal,
state, local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or
international government agencies
consistent with the routine uses set
forth in this system of records notice.
This newly established system 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 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
from which information is retrieved by

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