CAPPS II Privacy Act Notice

Release Date: 07/31/03 00:00:00

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) proposed in January 2003 to establish a new system of records under the Privacy Act, known as "Passenger and Aviation Security Screening Records."  This system of records would be established primarily to support the development of a new version of the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, or "CAPPS II."  This notice is to inform the public that substantial comments were received in response to the prior Privacy Act notice (68 FR 2101, January 15, 2003); that significant changes have been made to date to the proposed CAPPS II system and to the CAPPS II Privacy Act notice in light of these comments; that limited developmental technical testing will occur with test data, including personal information on U.S. persons available from commercial databases, including those within and affiliated with the travel industry; and that concerns raised will continue to be considered during the testing and evaluation periods.  Additional comments are sought on the modifications made to this Privacy Act notice.  A further Privacy Act notice will be published in advance of any active implementation of the CAPPS II system.  

Please address your comments to the Privacy Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.  You must identify the docket number DHS/TSA-2003-1 at the beginning of your comments, and you should submit two copies of your comments.  You may also submit comments via email at privacy@dhs.gov.  Please reference the docket number DHS/TSA-2003-1 in the subject line of the email.  If you wish to receive confirmation that DHS received your comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.   DHS will make the comments available online at www.dhs.gov.

The full notice text is available above and will be published in the Federal Register.

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