82 FR 20905 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 85 (May 4, 2017)

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to establish a new Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/ Immigration and Customs Enforcement-016 FALCON Search and Analysis System of Records.'' FALCON Search and Analysis is a consolidated information management system that enables ICE law enforcement and homeland security personnel to search, analyze, and visualize volumes of existing information in support of ICE's mission to enforce and investigate violations of U.S. criminal, civil, and administrative laws. Additionally, elsewhere in the Federal Register, the Department of Homeland Security is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of the law enforcement sensitivity of the data contributed to and produced within the system of records. This newly established system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 85 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20905-20909]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2017-0001]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of new Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Homeland Security proposes to establish a new Department of Homeland 
Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/
Immigration and Customs Enforcement-016 FALCON Search and Analysis 
System of Records.'' FALCON Search and Analysis is a consolidated 
information management system that enables ICE law enforcement and 
homeland security personnel to search, analyze, and visualize volumes 
of existing information in support of ICE's mission to enforce and 
investigate violations of U.S. criminal, civil, and administrative 
laws. Additionally, elsewhere in the Federal Register, the Department 
of Homeland Security is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to 
exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy 
Act because of the law enforcement sensitivity of the data contributed 
to and produced within the system of records. This newly established 
system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's 
inventory of record systems.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 5, 2017. This new system will 
be effective June 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2017-0001 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: 
Amber Smith (202) 732-3300, Privacy Officer, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement. For privacy questions, please contact: Jonathan R. 
Cantor, (202) 343-1717, 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) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE) proposes to establish a new DHS system of records 
titled, ``DHS/Immigration and Customs Enforcement-016 FALCON Search and 
Analysis System of Records.''
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is establishing a 
consolidated information management system to enable its personnel to 
search, analyze, and visualize volumes of existing information in 
support of ICE's mission to enforce and investigate violations of U.S. 
criminal, civil, and administrative laws. The FALCON Search and 
Analysis (FALCON-SA) System of Records describes the operation of an 
ICE information technology system of the same name, which is owned by 
ICE's Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). This system 
contains a repository of data that is ingested on a routine or ad hoc 
basis from other existing sources, and an index created from that data 
to be used for research and analysis in support of ICE HSI's law 
enforcement mission. FALCON-SA incorporates tools that allow the data 
to be queried, analyzed, and presented in a variety of formats that can 
help illuminate relationships among the various data elements. The 
purpose of FALCON-SA is to help ICE HSI personnel conduct research and 
analysis using advanced analytic tools in support of their law 
enforcement mission.
    This system of records ingests and aggregates data from a number of 
interfaces that fall under the FALCON umbrella, including the FALCON-
Tip Line, FALCON-Data Analysis & Research for Trade Transparency System 
(DARTTS), and FALCON-Roadrunner. All data aggregated from these 
interfaces, and user access is controlled through a combination of data 
tagging, access control lists, and other technologies. Using a central 
data store for FALCON data eliminates the need for multiple copies of 
the data and streamlines the application of many security and privacy 
controls. Only data accessed via FALCON-SA is covered by the DHS/ICE-
016 FALCON-SA System of Records Notice (SORN). However, the other 
interfaces are covered by other ICE SORNs, as specified in the System 
Location section of the SORN. Separate SORNs are appropriate because 
the data, purposes, and routine uses differ depending on which FALCON 
interface is being used.

FALCON-SA Data

    Information included in FALCON-SA is ingested either on a routine 
or ad hoc basis. Routine ingests are regular updates to datasets that 
originate from other Government (typically ICE or DHS) data systems. A 
list of routine ingests into the FALCON general data storage 
environment that is accessible via FALCON-SA is available in the 
FALCON-SA Privacy Impact Assessment at www.dhs.gov/privacy.
    Ad hoc ingests are user-driven ingests of particular data that may 
be relevant to a given user or group's investigative or analytical 
project in FALCON-SA. The nature of the data in ad hoc ingests varies 
from data collected from a commercial or public source (e.g., Internet 
research or from a commercial data service), to public reports of law 
enforcement violations or suspicious activity (tips), to digital 
records seized or subpoenaed during an investigation. All ad hoc 
ingests are tagged by the FALCON-SA user with the appropriate category 
description, and that tag controls the retention policy for that data. 
The ad hoc ingest category description list is included in the FALCON-
SA Privacy Impact Assessment at www.dhs.gov/privacy.
    FALCON-SA records may include some or all of the following types of 
personally identifiable information: Identifying and biographic data 
such as name and date of birth; citizenship and immigration data; 
border crossing data; customs import-export history; criminal history; 
contact information; criminal associates; family relationships; 
photographs and other media; and employment and education information.

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    FALCON-SA also contains an index, which is a numerical and 
alphabetical list of every word or string of numbers/characters found 
in the FALCON-SA database, with a reference to the electronic location 
where the corresponding source record is stored. FALCON-SA uses this 
index to conduct searches, identify relationships and links between 
records and data, and generate visualizations for analytic purposes. 
FALCON-SA also contains metadata that is created when the myriad 
sources of data are ingested. The metadata is used to apply access 
controls and other system rules (such as retention policies) to the 
contents of FALCON-SA. The metadata also provides important contextual 
information about the date the information was added to FALCON-SA and 
the source system where the data originated.
    The data sets in FALCON-SA include tips submitted to ICE either 
through an online form on the ICE Web site or by calling the HSI Tip 
Line. These tips are created electronically using the FALCON-Tip Line 
interface, or may be manually entered by HSI's Cyber Crimes Center when 
the tips pertain to child exploitation crimes. Once HSI adjudicates the 
tips for action, the tips are then accessible to all HSI users via the 
FALCON-SA interface.

Uses of FALCON-SA

    ICE HSI agents, criminal research specialists, and intelligence 
analysts query FALCON-SA for a variety of purposes: To conduct research 
that supports the production of law enforcement intelligence products; 
to provide lead information for investigative inquiry and follow-up; to 
assist in the conduct of ICE criminal, civil, and administrative 
investigations; to assist in the disruption of terrorist or other 
criminal activity; and to discover previously unknown connections among 
existing ICE investigations. These queries can be saved in FALCON-SA to 
eliminate the need to recreate them each time a user logs on.
    Strong access controls and a robust audit function ensure that 
ICE's use of the system is predicated on homeland security, law 
enforcement, and law enforcement intelligence activities. This 
requirement is enforced by a governance group composed of leadership 
from HSI with oversight by ICE's legal, privacy and civil liberties 
offices.
    While ICE previously relied on the DHS/ICE-006 ICE Intelligence 
Records System (IIRS) SORN, last published at 75 FR 9233 (Mar. 1, 
2010), to maintain FALCON-SA records, it was determined that a separate 
system of records notice will provide greater transparency and allow 
ICE to more accurately describe the records accessible via FALCON-SA. 
FALCON-Tip Line records were previously covered by the DHS/ICE-007 
Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) SORN, but the 
FALCON-SA SORN will now cover those records instead. This change is due 
to the fact that Tip Line records have migrated out of the ACRIMe 
system into the FALCON environment and that once created, the official 
repository for FALCON-Tip Line records is the FALCON general data 
storage environment.
    This SORN will cover data that is accessible via FALCON-SA's user 
interface only, and does not cover data that is accessed via other 
FALCON interfaces, such as Roadrunner and DARTTS, which are covered by 
the DHS/ICE-005 Trade Transparency and Analysis Records (TTAR) SORN.
    Additional information about FALCON-SA can be found in the Privacy 
Impact Assessments published for FALCON-SA and FALCON-Tip Line, 
available at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy-documents-ice.
    Consistent with DHS's information sharing mission, information 
stored in the DHS/ICE-016 FALCON-SA 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. In addition, ICE 
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.
    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.

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. Additionally, and similarly, the Judicial Redress 
Act (JRA) provides a statutory right to covered persons to make 
requests for access and amendment to covered records, as defined by the 
JRA, along with judicial review for denials of such requests. In 
addition, the JRA prohibits disclosures of covered records, except as 
otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act.
    Below is the description of the DHS/ICE-016 FALCON-SA 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 NAME AND NUMBER:
    DHS/ICE-016 FALCON-Search and Analysis (FALCON-SA).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified; Law Enforcement Sensitive; and For Official Use Only.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    DHS/ICE maintains records in DHS data centers. This SORN applies to 
all records available to users through the FALCON-SA interface. This 
SORN also applies to all records created through the FALCON-Tip Line 
interface.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Assistant Director for Information Management Directorate, Homeland 
Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20536.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    8 U.S.C. 1103, 1105; 8 U.S.C. 1225(d)(3) and (d)(4)(A); 8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(2)(C); 8 U.S.C. 1357; 8 U.S.C. 1360(b); 18 U.S.C. 2703; 19 
U.S.C. 1509; 19 U.S.C. 1589a; 19 U.S.C. 1628; 21 U.S.C. 967; and 50 
U.S.C. 2411(a).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The purpose of this system of records is to permit ICE law 
enforcement and homeland security personnel to search, aggregate, 
analyze, and visualize volumes of existing information in support of 
ICE's mission to enforce and investigate violations of U.S. criminal 
and administrative laws. FALCON-SA allows ICE HSI agents, criminal 
research specialists, and intelligence analysts to conduct research in 
order to produce law enforcement intelligence, provide lead information 
for investigative inquiry and follow-up, assist in the conduct of ICE 
investigations and the disruption of criminal (including terrorist) 
activity, and discover

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previously unknown connections among ICE investigations.
    This system of records also supports the operation of the agency's 
Tip Line to collect, analyze, and act on information volunteered by the 
public and other sources concerning suspicious and potentially illegal 
activity.
    This system of records also supports the identification of 
potential criminal activity, immigration violations, and threats to 
homeland security. The system is used to uphold and enforce the law, 
and to ensure public safety.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Individuals who owned, had custody of, or arranged for the 
import or export of property that is seized by ICE or U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP);
    (2) Individuals identified in TECS subject records and 
investigative records created by ICE and CBP, including violators or 
suspected violators of laws enforced or administered by ICE and CBP; 
individuals arrested by ICE and CBP for violations of law; witnesses 
associated with ICE and CBP enforcement actions; persons who own or 
operate businesses, property, vehicles, or other property that is in a 
TECS subject record; and individuals applying for a license issued by 
DHS or for which DHS conducts a background investigation in support of 
the licensing agency;
    (3) Subjects of administrative actions by ICE, such as individuals 
who are the subject or proponent of a continued presence parole 
application under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
    (4) Subjects of ICE threat assessments such as gang members;
    (5) Aliens arrested, detained, and/or removed by ICE, or issued a 
notice to appear in immigration court, under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act;
    (6) Aliens who are the subject of an ICE immigration detainer or 
request for notification;
    (7) ICE personnel or personnel from partner law enforcement 
agencies who are mentioned in significant incident reports that concern 
law enforcement (LE) operations, injuries to law enforcement personnel, 
or other significant incidents reported within ICE;
    (8) Individuals who are associated with an ICE investigation, have 
provided information to ICE during an investigation, or whose data is 
part of records or other materials collected, compiled, or seized 
during an investigation, including victims, witnesses, associates, and 
sources;
    (9) Individuals alleged to be involved in suspicious or illegal 
activity, and the individuals reporting such activity to ICE;
    (10) Specially Designated Nationals, as defined by 31 CFR 500.306;
    (11) Individuals identified on other denied parties or screening 
lists; and
    (12) Government personnel associated with official requests by 
another agency for ICE assistance, or associated with any of the 
foregoing categories of individuals.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    (1) Biographic and other identifying information, including names; 
dates of birth; places of birth; Social Security numbers (SSN); Tax 
Identification Numbers (TIN); Exporter Identification Numbers (EIN); 
passport information (number and country of issuance); citizenship; 
nationality; location and contact information (e.g., home, business, 
and email addresses and telephone numbers); and other identification 
numbers (e.g., Alien Registration Number, driver's license number).
    (2) Financial data, including data reported pursuant to the Bank 
Secrecy Act (e.g., certain transactions over $10,000) and other 
financial data obtained via official investigations, legal processes, 
or legal settlements. Financial data includes, but is not limited to, 
bank account numbers, transaction numbers, and descriptions or value of 
financial transactions.
    (3) Licensing information related to applications by individuals or 
businesses to hold or retain a customs broker's license, operate a 
customs-bonded warehouse, or be a bonded carrier or bonded cartman.
    (4) Various internal operational reports, including reports of 
significant incidents and operations; reports concerning prospective 
enforcement activity; requests for assistance from other law 
enforcement agencies; agency intelligence reports; and reports of 
third-agency visits to ICE detention facilities.
    (5) Law enforcement records, including TECS subject records and 
investigative records related to an ICE or CBP law enforcement matter, 
information obtained from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's 
Specially Designated Nationals List, visa security information, and 
other trade-based and financial sanction screening lists. Law 
enforcement data includes, but is not limited to, names; aliases; 
business names; addresses; dates of birth; places of birth; 
citizenship; nationality; passport information; SSNs; TINs; driver's 
license numbers; and vehicle, vessel, and aircraft information.
    (6) Reports of fines, penalties, forfeitures, and seizure 
incidents.
    (7) Records of call transactions and subscriber information 
obtained during the course of an ICE criminal investigation.
    (8) Tips concerning illegal or suspicious activity from the public 
and other law enforcement agencies.
    (9) Continued presence parole application records.
    (10) Open source information--news articles or other data available 
to the public on the Internet or in public records, including publicly 
available information from social media.
    (11) Commercially available data--public and proprietary records 
available for a subscription.
    (12) Cargo and border crossing data--inbound/outbound shipment 
records and border crossing information from CBP's Automated Targeting 
System. NOTE: Passenger Name Record (PNR) data may not be uploaded into 
this system of records.
    (13) Criminal information, including lookouts, warrants, criminal 
history records, and other civil or criminal investigative information 
provided by other law enforcement agencies.
    (14) Information from foreign governments or multinational 
organizations such as INTERPOL or Europol--including criminal history; 
immigration data; passenger, vehicle, vessel entry/exit data; passport 
information; vehicle, vessel, and licensing records; shipment records; 
telephone records; intelligence reports; investigative leads and 
requests; and wants, warrants, and lookouts.
    (15) Finished intelligence reports from DHS or other agencies.
    (16) Evidentiary information concerning evidence seized or 
otherwise lawfully obtained during the course of an ICE investigation, 
including business records, third-agency records, public records 
(courts, etc.), transcripts of interviews/depositions, or materials 
seized or obtained via subpoena or other lawful process.
    (17) Trade analysis data, including trade identifier numbers (e.g., 
for manufacturers importers, exporters, and customs brokers) and bill 
of lading data (e.g., consignee names and addresses, shipper names and 
addresses, container numbers, carriers); other financial data required 
for the detection and analysis of financial irregularities and crimes.
    (18) Tip data concerning child exploitation violations, such as the 
biographical data of the suspect or the suspect's online identity 
information (user ID). Internet Service Provider data, domain name, 
credit card number and Internet Protocol (IP) address, Internet

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subscriber data (name, subscriber number, billing address, IP address, 
payment method, and email addresses), a log of subscriber activity, or 
other information such as motor vehicle data, SSN, and other 
information collected during the course of vetting the tip from sources 
such as Government databases, and open source and commercially-
available data, as previously described.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Records are obtained from other ICE and DHS record systems as well 
as records or information from other agencies, DHS partners, and the 
public. Public records and commercial data may also be added to the 
system.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND 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 
U.S. 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 or has an interest in such 
litigation:
    1. DHS or any component thereof;
    2. Any employee or former employee of DHS in his/her official 
capacity;
    3. Any employee or former employee of DHS in his/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, 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, 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 agencies, if the information is relevant and necessary to 
a requesting agency's decision concerning the hiring or retention of an 
individual; the issuance, grant, renewal, suspension, or revocation of 
a security clearance, license, contract, grant, or other benefit; or if 
the information is relevant and necessary 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.
    I. To Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, international, or 
foreign criminal, civil, or regulatory law enforcement authorities when 
the information is necessary for collaboration, coordination, and de-
confliction of investigative matters, prosecutions, and/or other law 
enforcement actions to avoid duplicative or disruptive efforts and to 
ensure the safety of law enforcement officers who may be working on 
related law enforcement matters.
    J. To international, foreign, intergovernmental, and multinational 
government agencies, authorities, and organizations in accordance with 
law and formal or informal international arrangements.
    K. To Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, or foreign 
government agencies or organizations, or international organizations, 
lawfully engaged in collecting law enforcement intelligence, whether 
civil or criminal, to enable these entities to carry out their law 
enforcement responsibilities, including the collection of law 
enforcement intelligence.
    L. To an organization or individual in either the public or private 
sector, either foreign or domestic, when there is a reason to believe 
that the recipient is or could become the target of a particular 
terrorist activity or conspiracy, to the extent the information is 
relevant to the protection of life or property.
    M. To third parties during the course of a law enforcement 
investigation to the extent necessary to obtain information pertinent 
to the investigation, provided disclosure is appropriate to the proper 
performance of the official duties of the officer making the 
disclosure.
    N. To other Federal law enforcement agencies, the disclosure of 
call detail records to coordinate criminal investigations, specifically 
to assist in the identification of investigations that may be related, 
as well as the deconfliction of cases.
    O. 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, when 
disclosure is necessary to preserve confidence in the integrity of DHS, 
or when disclosure is necessary to demonstrate the accountability of 
DHS's officers, employees, or individuals covered by the system, except 
to the extent the Chief Privacy Officer determines that release of the 
specific information in the context of a particular case would 
constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    DHS/ICE stores records in this system electronically or on paper in 
secure

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facilities in a locked drawer behind a locked door. The records may be 
stored on magnetic disc, tape, and digital media.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records may be retrieved by name or other personal identifier.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    The retention period for information contained in FALCON-SA varies 
depending on the type of data. Routinely ingested DHS-owned data is 
retained in accordance with the approved record retention schedule of 
the source system. Data uploaded to FALCON-SA in an ad hoc manner is 
associated with a case file number, to the extent possible, and 
retained consistent with the retention of the case file. When there is 
no case file number, the data is retained for 20 years. FALCON-SA 
metadata and index data are retained for the same length of time as the 
record or data element they originate from or describe.
    FALCON-SA is the official repository for tip information at ICE and 
does not obtain these records from another internal database source. 
ICE records created via the FALCON-Tip Line application are fed into 
FALCON-SA's general data storage environment thereafter. Other tip 
information may be entered into FALCON-SA manually by a specialized 
unit within ICE when the tips pertain to child exploitation crimes. Tip 
Line records will be retained for ten (10) years from the date of the 
tip. Tip records concerning child exploitation crimes will be retained 
for 75 years.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    DHS/ICE safeguards records in this system according to applicable 
rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated systems 
security and access policies. ICE has imposed strict controls 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.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    The Secretary of Homeland Security has exempted this system from 
the notification, access, and amendment procedures of the Privacy Act, 
and the Judicial Redress Act if applicable, because it is a law 
enforcement system. However, DHS and ICE will consider individuals' 
requests to determine whether or not information may be released. Thus, 
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 the U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer, whose contact 
information can be found at http://www.dhs.gov/foia under ``FOIA 
Contact Information.'' 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, Washington, DC 20528-0655. Even if neither the Privacy Act 
nor the Judicial Redress Act provides a right of access, certain 
records about you may be available under the Freedom of Information 
Act.
    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;
     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; and
     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.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Individuals who wish to contest the accuracy of records in this 
system of records should submit these requests to the ICE Privacy & 
Records Office. Requests must comply with verification of identity 
requirements set forth in Department of Homeland Security Privacy Act 
regulations at 6 CFR 5.21(d). Please specify the nature of the 
complaint and provide any supporting documentation. By mail (please 
note substantial delivery delays exist): ICE Privacy & Records Office, 
500 12th Street SW., Mail Stop 5004, Washington, DC 20536. By email: 
[email protected]. Please contact the Privacy & Records Office 
with any questions about submitting a request or complaint at 202-732-
3300 or [email protected].

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    See ``Record Access procedure.''

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    The Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) 
and (k)(2), has exempted this system from the following provisions of 
the Privacy Act: 552a(c)(3), (c)(4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), 
(e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), (e)(8); and (g).
    When FALCON-SA receives a record from another system that is exempt 
from the Privacy Act, DHS will claim the same exemptions as are claimed 
for the original system of records from which the record originated and 
also claims any additional exemptions set forth here.

    Dated: May 1, 2017.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-09025 Filed 5-3-17; 8:45 am]
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