TSA to force airlines to turn over passenger records

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: September 21, 2004 1:49:35 PM EDT
To: EPIC_IDOF () mailman epic org
Subject: [EPIC_IDOF] TSA to force airlines to turn over passenger  
records

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TSA Readies Secure Flight for Testing; Latest Moves Include Posting of
Privacy Assessment and Draft Order to Airlines
17 minutes ago
To: National Desk
Contact: Transportation Security Administration, 571-227-2829

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) today announced the release of the Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA) for the testing phase of the Secure Flight program  
along
with a proposed order to airlines to provide one month's worth of  
Passenger
Name Records (PNR) data to be used for program testing. The PIA includes
details of TSA's privacy policy for the testing phase of the program  
and the
system methodology for Secure Flight.

"This is an important moment in aviation security; we are advancing a  
vital
tool to combat terrorism and checking off another recommendation from  
the
9-11 Commission," said Rear Admiral David M. Stone, USN (Ret.),  
Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security for TSA.

"Although not required by law, the posting of the proposed order to  
domestic
airlines and the solicitation of public comment is evidence of TSA's
commitment to maintaining an open and transparent environment for the
development of this important security tool," said Admiral Stone.

The proposed order directs domestic airlines to provide historic PNR  
data
that they collected from passengers who flew in the month of June 2004.  
This
30-day pool of records will be used to test the Secure Flight computer
platform at full load and full speed. The comment period will remain  
open
for 30 days and following TSA's review and incorporation of changes the
final order will be issued in late October.

The PIA explains in detail the handling and flow of personal  
information and
the protocols and privacy protections built into Secure Flight to  
protect
passengers. The system is designed around a core of privacy statutes,
regulations and DHS policy.

With today's significant steps, domestic airlines should begin the  
transfer
of data in late October, allowing testing of Secure Flight to begin in
November of this year. The testing phase is important to determine  
system
capabilities, capacity and selection rates.

Also, released today are the System of Records Notice and public notice  
of
the Information Collection Request. These documents cover TSA statutory
authority for activities during testing phase only.


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