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www.regulations.gov and enter docket
number DHS–2014–0078.
A public comment period will be held
during the conference call on Thursday,
February 5, 2015, from 2:50 p.m. to 3:00
p.m. Speakers who wish to participate
in the public comment period must
register in advance by no later than
Monday, February 2, 2015, at 5:00 p.m.
by emailing Sandy Benevides at
[email protected]. Speakers
are requested to limit their comments to
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registration. Please note that the public
comment period may end before the
time indicated, following the last
request for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated
Federal Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, telephone (703)
235–5321.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. Appendix. The NSTAC advises
the President on matters related to
national security and emergency
preparedness telecommunications
policy.
AGENDA: The NSTAC members will be
presented with their next tasking. The
members will be tasked with a study
regarding big data analytics. The
members will engage in a discussion of
current events related to national cyber
issues. Additionally the members, in
coordination with senior leaders from
the White House and DHS, will discuss
future potential study topics to include
the national security and emergency
preparedness implications of the Dark
Web.
Dated: January 14, 2015.
Helen Jackson,
Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC.
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[Docket No. DHS–2014–0081]

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security/Federal Emergency
Management Agency-011 Training and
Exercise Program Records System of
Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of
Records.
AGENCY:

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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/Federal Emergency
Management Agency-011 Training and
Exercise Program Records System of
Records.’’ This system of records allows
the Department of Homeland Security/
Federal Emergency Management Agency
to collect and maintain records on its
training and exercise programs. This
system of records includes personally
identifiable information of current and
former Federal Emergency Management
Agency employees and contractors,
current and former members of the first
responder and emergency management
communities, and other individuals
who have applied or registered to
participate in training and exercise
programs or who have assisted with
Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s training and exercise
programs. As a result of a biennial
review of this system, DHS updated the
(1) security classification, (2) system
location, (3) purpose, and (4) routine
uses of information. The Final Rule to
exempt this system of records from
certain provisions of the Privacy Act has
not been changed and remains in effect.
Additionally, this notice includes nonsubstantive changes to simplify the
formatting and text of the previously
published notice. This updated system
will be included in the Department of
Homeland Security’s inventory of
record systems.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 23, 2015. This updated system
will be effective February 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2014–0081 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: Karen L. Neuman, 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, please visit http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:

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For
general questions, please contact: Eric
M. Leckey, (202) 212–5100, Privacy
Officer, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20478. For
privacy questions, please contact: Karen
L. Neuman, (202) 343–1717, Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

I. Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) proposes to update and reissue
a current DHS system of records titled,
‘‘DHS/FEMA–011 Training and Exercise
Program Records System of Records.’’
In support of its mission, FEMA’s
Office of Protection and National
Preparedness (PNP), the National
Processing Service Centers (NPSC), the
United States Fire Administration
(USFA), the Federal Insurance
Mitigation Administration (FIMA), and
the Mission Support program offices
sponsor a wide range of training and
exercise programs for FEMA’s
employees and contractors as well as its
partners in the first responder,
emergency management, and flood
insurance communities. FEMA provides
training to first responder and
emergency management personnel from
federal, state, local, tribal, territorial,
foreign, or international government
agencies such as fire, medical,
emergency management, and law
enforcement professionals. FEMA also
provides training to nongovernmental
and volunteer disaster relief
organizations, as well as certain private
sector professionals such as flood
insurance representatives. These
programs train participants on
situational awareness and emergency
management skills necessary to
effectively prevent, respond to, recover
from, and mitigate all hazards.
FEMA established this system of
records in order to collect and maintain
personally identifiable information (PII)
on individuals who apply or register for
FEMA training and exercise programs
and information about the organizations
employing or sponsoring these
individuals. FEMA uses this
information to facilitate an individual’s
participation and determine eligibility
for training, housing, and stipend
reimbursement programs. FEMA also
uses this information to compile
statistical information, administer, and
measure effectiveness of FEMA training
and exercise programs. FEMA uses the

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Social Security number (SSN) to ensure
accuracy of academic records, reimburse
funds to registered students, and to
distinguish the identity of individuals
with identical names and birth dates.
The type and amount of PII FEMA
collects varies depending on the
programs. FEMA collects this
information through paper forms and
electronically through information
technology (IT) systems.
As a result of a biennial review of this
system, FEMA updated the following
categories within this system of records.
First, the security classification was
updated to include classified
information. Second, FEMA updated the
system location to include records that
may be located in IT systems. Third,
FEMA amended the purpose to include
expense reimbursements to program
participants. Finally, FEMA updated
routine use (C) to specify that FEMA
may share information with the General
Services Administration (GSA);
modified routine uses (D) and (E) for
clarity; and added routine use (P) to
allow information to be shared with
other federal agencies when DHS/FEMA
has an agreement to use another federal
agency’s IT system for purposes
consistent with the original collection of
the information as detailed in this
system of records notice.
The purpose of this system is to
facilitate registration for, participation
in, and completion and documentation
of training and exercise programs
sponsored by FEMA in support of its
mission.
FEMA collects, uses, maintains,
retrieves, and disseminates the records
within this system under the authority
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 5121; the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974,
as amended, 15 U.S.C. 2201; 44 U.S.C.
3101; 6 U.S.C. 748; Homeland Security
Presidential Directives, and several
Executive Orders, as described in the
authorities section of this notice. This
updated system of records strengthens
privacy protections and provides greater
transparency regarding FEMA’s training
and exercise records by encompassing
the full range of the Agency’s training
and exercise programs into a single
system of records. FEMA limits access
to the information in this system by
verifying the status and ‘‘need to know’’
of individuals registering for and
participating in the Agency’s training
and exercise programs to further
safeguard individuals’ privacy.
The updated routine uses are
compatible with the purpose for original
collection of the information; FEMA
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federal agency when FEMA needs to use
the recipient agency’s IT system is for
registration and participation in FEMA’s
training and exercise programs.
FEMA also collects, uses, maintains,
retrieves, and disseminates information
about individuals who register or apply
for training and exercise programs,
including DHS employees and
contractors, other federal government
employees, and volunteers or members
of the first responder or emergency
management communities. FEMA
conducts and hosts training and
exercise programs to foster the
development of mission critical skills
among these communities through
participation in programs. FEMA shares
exercise and training information with
federal, state, local, tribal, territorial,
foreign, or international government
agencies, nongovernmental/volunteer
organizations, and private sector
organizations when necessary to
facilitate the development of training
and exercise programs, coordinate,
facilitate, and track participation in
training and exercise programs, and for
statistical purposes. FEMA also shares
academic records such as transcripts
with educational institutions; however,
FEMA’s information sharing with
education institutions for transcript
purposes only takes place if it is
requested by the student.
FEMA updated the security
classification to include classified
information. FEMA’s exercises may
involve classified locations or
information to fully test the nation’s
disaster preparedness and response
capability. Additionally, FEMA may use
other federal agency’s IT systems for
exercises that may be categorized
unclassified and classified.
Consistent with DHS’s informationsharing mission, information stored in
the DHS/FEMA–011 Training and
Exercise Program 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. In
addition, information may be shared
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.
Additionally, the Final Rule to
exempt this system of records from
certain provisions of the Privacy Act
remains unchanged and in effect. This
updated system will be included in
DHS’s inventory of record systems.

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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
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 when
systems of records maintain information
on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent
residents, and visitors.
Below is the description of the DHS/
FEMA–011 Training and Exercise
Program Records 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.
SYSTEM OF RECORDS

Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)/Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA)–011
SYSTEM NAME:

DHS/FEMA–011 Training and
Exercise Program Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Classified and Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Records are maintained at the FEMA
Headquarters in Washington, DC and
field offices. Additionally, records are
maintained in various FEMA training
and exercise information technology
(IT) systems such as the National
Emergency Training Center (NETC)
Admissions System, the Center for
Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Learning
Management System, the Independent
Study Database System (ISDBS), the
FEMA Employee Knowledge Center
(FEKC), and the Radiological Emergency
Preparedness Program Online Operation
Center.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

Any individual who has applied for,
participated in, been named as a
reference for, or assisted with a training
or exercise program recommended,
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includes current and former employees
of DHS, any other federal government
employee or contractor, volunteers,
other federal, state, local, tribal,
territorial, foreign, or international
government agencies, and non-profit/
non-governmental personnel. The
categories of individuals also include
individuals from the private sector and
other participants in FEMA training and
exercise programs such as instructors,
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

• Individual’s name (First, Middle,
Last, Suffix);
• Date of birth;
• Social Security number (SSN);
• Alternate unique number assigned
in lieu of an SSN (if the individual does
not have a SSN or doesn’t know his or
her SSN);
• Sex;
• Race and ethnicity (for statistical
purposes only);
• U.S. Citizenship;
• City and country of birth (collected
for non-U.S. citizens);
• Information related to disabilities
requiring special assistance;
• Phone numbers;
• Email addresses;
• Addresses;
• Military Rank/Prefix;
• Unique user ID (for IT system
registration);
• Individual’s password (for IT
system access; only accessible by the
individual; disclosed as part of the
authentication process);
• Individual’s security questions and
answers (for IT system access);
• Individual’s employer or
organization being represented;
• Individual’s employment status;
• Individual’s position title;
• Individual’s professional
certifications;
• Category of position;
• Years of experience;
• Type of experience;
• Primary responsibility;
• Reason for applying/registering for
training/exercise;
• Reference point of contact name;
• Reference point of contact phone
number;
• Reference point of contact
addresses;
• Relationship of individual to the
reference point of contact;
• Organization type/Jurisdiction (e.g.,
federal, state, local, tribal, territorial,
foreign, or international government
agencies);
• Organization identification number
(non-proprietary);
• Number of staff in the organization;
• Size of population served by the
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• Nomination forms;
• Registration/Application forms;
• Training/Exercise rosters and signin sheets;
• Training instructor and exercise
role lists;
• Training/exercise schedules,
including location and venue, type,
target capabilities, and mission;
• Financial information, such as bank
routing and account number;
• Payment records, including
financial, travel, and related
expenditures;
• Examination and testing materials;
• Grades and student evaluations;
• Course and instructor critiques; and
• Reports pertaining to and resulting
from training and exercises.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

42 U.S.C. 5196; Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as
amended, 15 U.S.C. 2201; 44 U.S.C.
3101–3106; 6 U.S.C. 748; Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 8;
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 5; the Reorganization Plan No.
3 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3716;
31 U.S.C. 321, Executive Order No.
13111; Executive Order No. 12148;
Executive Order No. 12127; 15 U.S.C.
2206; Chief Financial Officer Bulletin,
Financial and Acquisition Management
Division, Number 117, June 23, 2003,
Subject: Invitational Travel; Executive
Order No. 9397 amended by Executive
Order No. 13478; and 31 U.S.C. 7701
(1996) Authorize the Collection of the
Social Security number.
PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of this system is to
facilitate registration, participation,
completion, and documentation of
FEMA’s training and exercise programs,
including participant housing and
stipend reimbursement programs.
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 (DOJ),
including Offices of the United States
Attorneys, 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
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1. DHS or any component thereof;
2. Any employee or former employee
of DHS in his or her official capacity;
3. Any employee or former employee
of DHS in his or her individual capacity
when 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
an inquiry from that congressional office
made at the request of the individual to
whom the record pertains.
C. To the National Archives and
Records Administration (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 identity
theft or fraud, harm to economic or
property interests, harm to an
individual, or harm to the security or
integrity of this system or other systems
or programs (whether maintained by
DHS or another agency or entity) that
rely upon the compromised
information; and
3. The disclosure made to such
agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to assist in
connection with DHS’s efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed
compromise and prevent, minimize, or
remedy such harm.
F. To contractors and their agents,
grantees, experts, consultants, and
others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other assignment for DHS,
when necessary to accomplish an
agency function related to this system of
records. Individuals provided
information under this routine use are
subject to the same Privacy Act
requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to DHS
officers and employees.
G. To an appropriate federal, state,
local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or
international government agency, law
enforcement agency, or other
appropriate authority charged with
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or enforcing or implementing a law,
rule, regulation, or order, when 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, state, local, tribal,
territorial, foreign, or international
government agency or entity for the
purpose of consulting with that agency
or entity (a) to assist in making a
determination regarding access to or
amendment of information, or (b) for the
purpose of verifying the identity of an
individual or the accuracy of
information submitted by an individual
who has requested access to or
amendment of information.
I. To federal, state, local, tribal,
territorial, foreign, or international
government agency, if necessary to
obtain information relevant to a DHS
decision concerning the hiring or
retention of an employee, the issuance
of a security clearance, the reporting of
an investigation of an employee, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance of
a license, grant, or other benefit.
J. To federal, state, local, tribal,
territorial, foreign, or international
government agency, in response to its
request, in connection with the hiring of
a prospective employee or retention of
an employee, the issuance of a security
clearance, the reporting of an
investigation of an employee, the letting
of a contract, the issuance of a license,
grant, or other benefit by the requesting
agency, or for general inquiries by a
state agency or state entity in
connection with monitoring status and
activities of its employees, to the extent
that the information is relevant and
necessary to the requesting agency’s role
and authority on such decisions and
matters.
K. To physician(s) in order to provide
information about a student or
participant in need of medical care and
are unable to provide the information
him- or herself.
L. To members of the National Fire
Academy (NFA) and Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) Boards of
Visitors federal advisory committees for
the purpose of evaluating NFA’s and
EMI’s programmatic statistics.
M. To sponsoring federal, state, local,
tribal, territorial, foreign, or
international government agencies to
update/evaluate statistics on
participation in FEMA-sponsored
educational programs.
N. To the Department of Treasury for
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payments to reimburse training,
exercise, or conference related expenses.
O. To federal, state, local, tribal,
territorial, foreign, or international
government agencies educational
institutions for the maintenance/
updating of student academic records
(such as transcripts).
P. To other federal agencies that
support FEMA’s training and exercise
efforts through use of IT system(s).
Q. 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:

FEMA stores records in this system
electronically or on paper in secure
facilities in a locked drawer behind a
locked door. The records may be stored
on magnetic disc, tape, and digital
media.
RETRIEVABILITY:

Records may be retrieved by an
individual’s name, SSN, or unique user
ID.
SAFEGUARDS:

FEMA safeguards records in this
system in accordance with applicable
rules and policies, including all
applicable DHS automated systems
security and access policies. FEMA
imposes strict controls to minimize the
risk of compromising the information it
stores. 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.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

FEMA’s training and exercise records
retention is generally covered under
General Records Schedule (GRS) 1A–
29a, 1–29a(2), and 1–29b; NARA
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Authority N1–311–88–2 2. Under GRS
1, records are maintained for up to five
years after the cutoff date and then
destroyed. Under NARA Authority N1–
311–08–2 1a, records retired to the
Federal Records Center (FRC) five years
after the cutoff and destroyed after forty
years. Under NARA Authority N1–311–
88–2 2, records are maintained for six
years and three months after the cutoff
and then destroyed.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Privacy Officer, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20478.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

The Secretary of Homeland Security
has exempted this system from the
notification, access, and amendment
procedures of the Privacy Act because it
is a testing and evaluation system.
However, DHS/FEMA will consider
individual requests to determine
whether or not information may be
released. Individuals seeking
notification of or access to any record
contained in this system of records, or
seeking to contest its content, may
submit a request in writing to the FEMA
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
Freedom of Information Act Officer,
http://www.dhs.gov/foia or 1–866–431–
0486. In addition, you should:
• Explain why you believe the
Department would have information on
you;

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• 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;
• 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.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Records are obtained on paper and
through IT systems directly from all
individuals who have registered for,
applied for, participated in, or assisted
with FEMA’s training or exercise
programs including FEMA employees
and contractors, volunteers, other
federal employees and other
participants such as instructors, course
developers, observers, and interpreters.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

The Secretary of Homeland Security,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) has
exempted this system from the
following provisions of the Privacy Act:
5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
(e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f).
Dated: December 30, 2014.
Karen L. Neuman,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Waiver of Rights, Privileges,
Exemptions and Immunities, Forms I–
508 and I–508F; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
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30-Day notice.

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on November 6, 2014, at 79 FR
65979, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received a
comment in connection with the 60-day
notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until February 23,
2015. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0025.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information, please visit
the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins,
Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Comments

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.

Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies

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should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Waiver of Rights, Privileges, Exemptions
and Immunities.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–508
and Form I–508F. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This form is used by the
USCIS to determine eligibility of an
applicant to retain the status of an alien
lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond:
• Form I–508: 1,728 responses at .33
hours (20 minutes) per response, and
• Form I–508F: 200 responses at .33
hours (20 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 636.24 hours.
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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