data privacy meeting notice for Homeland Security

17 November 2005

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[Federal Register: November 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 220)]
[Notices]
[Page 69583-69584]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2005-0047]


Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The notice announces the date, time, location, and agenda for
the next meeting of the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy
and Integrity Advisory Committee. This meeting will include a partially
closed session.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in
Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held in the Capitol
Ballroom (E & F) at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC 20004. Persons wishing to make comments or who are
unable to attend or speak at the meeting may submit comments at any
time. Comments must be identified by DHS-2005-0047 and may be submitted
by any one of the following methods:

Federal Rule Making Portal.

Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
E-mail: PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov . Include docket number in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-227-4171.
Mail: Ms. Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland
Security, Mail Stop C-3, Arlington, VA 22202.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Department
of Homeland Security and DHS-2005-0047, the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alternation at http://www.regulations.gov
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or

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comments received by the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee, go
to http://www.regulations.gov
http://www.dhs.gov/privacy

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy
Officer, or Rebecca J. Richards, Executive Director, Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland Security,
Arlington, VA 22202 by telephone (571) 227-3813, by facsimile (571)
227-4171, or by e-mail PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee (Committee) will be meeting on Tuesday December 6, 2005, in
the Capitol Ballroom (E&F) at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Washington, DC 20004. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and
continue until 4:30 p.m. Although most of the meeting is open to the
public, there will be a closed session between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30
p.m., in order to permit the Privacy Advisory Committee members to
discuss administrative and planning items, including future meetings
and a timeline for possible subcommittee reports to the full Committee.
At the meeting, the Acting Chief Privacy Officer will provide an
update on the activities of the Privacy Office. The subcommittees will
update the Committee on the work currently being conducted and plan to
finalize the Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies,
and Applications that was discussed at the September 28, 2005, Meeting
in Bellingham, WA. This document can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy
morning there will be a panel discussion on the uses of data analytics
in the public sector.
In the afternoon, there will be a panel presentation by various
redress offices at DHS on policies and procedures for handling citizen
concerns. This will be followed by a panel of international privacy
commissioners discussing cross border cooperation.
Public comments will be accepted during the meeting, between 4 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. All those who wish to testify during this time may
register in advance or sign-up on the day of the meeting. In order to
allow as many people as possible to testify, witnesses should limit
their remarks to three minutes. Due to limited seating, any member of
the public who wishes to attend the public session should provide his
or her name no later than 12 p.m. EST, Thursday, December 1, 2005, to
Rebecca J. Richards via e-mail at PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov , or via
telephone at (571) 227-3813.
Photo identification will be required for entry on the day of the
meeting to verify those individuals who have registered for the public
session, and everyone who plans to attend should be present and seated
by 8:15 a.m. for the morning session and 1:15 p.m., for the afternoon
session. Registration information required for attendance will be used
for verification purposes on the day of the meeting. Attendance
information, including names of members of the public attending, will
be made public as part of the official meeting minutes.
Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should
indicate this in their admittance request and are encouraged to
identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.
Although every effort will be made to accommodate all members of
the public, seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Basis for Closure: Portions of this Committee meeting for
administrative and planning purposes which are referenced above are
excluded from the Open Meetings requirement pursuant to the authority
contained in 41 CFR part 102-3.160(b).

Dated: November 2, 2005.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22711 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]

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