| -Caveat Lector-
The following is how just one user of the dossiers compiled by DARPA's TIA
intends to "safeguard" your privacy. See the list of "routine" users to whom the
information will be given.
[Federal Register: January 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 10)] [Notices] [Page 2101-2103] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15ja03-104] http://cryptome.org/tsa011503.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: DOT intends to establish a system of record under the Privacy Act of 1974. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 2003. If no comments are received, the proposal will become effective on the above date. If comments are received, the comments will be considered and, where adopted, the documents will be republished with changes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne L. Coates, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-6964 (telephone), (202) 366-7024 (fax), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Internet address). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Transportation system of [[Page 2102]] records notice subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, has been published in the Federal Register and is available from the above mentioned address. DOT/TSA 010 Security Classification: Classified, sensitive. System Name: Aviation Security Screening Records. System Location: Records are maintained at the Office of National Risk Assessment, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Categories of Individuals Covered by the System: Individuals traveling to, from, or within the United States (U.S.) by passenger air transportation; individuals who are deemed to pose a possible risk to transportation or national security, a possible risk of air piracy or terrorism, or a potential threat to airline or passenger safety, aviation safety, civil aviation, or national security. Categories of Records in the System: Passenger Name Records (PNRs) and associated data; reservation and manifest information of passenger carriers and, in the case of individuals who are deemed to pose a possible risk to transportation security, record categories may include: risk assessment reports; financial and transactional data; public source information; proprietary data; and information from law enforcement and intelligence sources. Authority for Maintenance of the System: 49 U.S.C. 114, 44901, and 44903. Purpose(s): The system will be used to facilitate the conduct of an aviation security-screening program, including risk assessments to ensure aviation security. Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses: Information may be disclosed from this system as follows: (1) To appropriate Federal, State, territorial, tribal, local, international, or foreign agencies responsible for investigating or prosecuting the violations of, or for enforcing or implementing, a statute, rule, regulation, order, or license, where TSA becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation. (2) To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, agents and other non-Federal employees performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assignment from the Federal government for the purpose of providing consulting, data processing, clerical, or other functions to assist TSA in any function relevant to the purpose of the system. (3) To Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies--foreign, international, and domestic--in response to queries regarding persons who may pose a risk to transportation or national security; a risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger safety; or a threat to aviation safety, civil aviation, or national security. (4) To individuals and organizations, in the course of enforcement efforts, to the extent necessary to elicit information pertinent to the investigation, prosecution, or enforcement of civil or criminal statutes, rules, regulations or orders regarding persons who may pose a risk to transportation or national security; a risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger safety; or a threat to aviation safety, civil aviation, or national security. (5) To a Federal, State, or local agency, where such agency has requested information relevant or necessary for the hiring or retention of an individual, or issuance of a security clearance, license, contract, grant, or other benefit. (6) To the news media in accordance with the guidelines contained in 28 CFR 50.2, which relate to civil and criminal proceedings. (7) To the Department of State, or other Federal agencies concerned with visas and immigration, and to agencies in the Intelligence Community, to further those agencies' efforts with respect to persons who may pose a risk to transportation or national security; a risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger safety; or a threat to aviation safety, civil aviation, or national security. (8) To international and foreign governmental authorities in accordance with law and formal or informal international agreements. (9) In proceedings before any court, administrative, adjudicative, or tribunal body before which TSA appears, when (a) TSA or (b) any employee of TSA in his/her official capacity, or (c) any employee of TSA in his/her individual capacity where TSA has agreed to represent the employee, or (d) the U.S. or any agency thereof, where TSA determines that the proceeding is likely to affect the U.S., is a party to the proceeding or has an interest in such proceeding, and TSA determines that use of such records is relevant and necessary in the proceeding, provided, however, that in each case, TSA determines that disclosure of the records in the proceeding is a use of the information contained in the records that is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected. (10) To airports and aircraft operators, to the extent the disclosure is deemed required in the interests of transportation security. 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