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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 8, 2021 / Notices
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subsequent routine uses are being relettered to account for this change.
O Existing Routine Use P is being updated and re-lettered as Routine Use O to clarify that information may be shared about nonimmigrants between certified schools or programs as part of the transfer process from one school or program to another.
R Existing Routine Use S is being updated to be consistent with the DHS
standard routine use for technology and is now Routine Use R. The modification eliminates the need for one routine use previously identified as Routine Use T, and subsequent routine uses are being re-lettered to account for this change.
V Routine Use V is being added to permit sharing identifying information with accrediting agencies, recognized by the Department of Education ED, to facilitate the inspection and validation of schools and exchange visitor programs in adherence to laws and regulations, and subsequent routine uses are being re-lettered to account for this additional routine use.
W Routine Use W is being added to clarify the sharing and disclosure of information to federal, state, local, and other government and public agencies, including foreign or international agencies when the information is relevant and necessary to DHS or a requesting agencys decision concerning the hiring or retention of an individual, or the issuance, grant, renewal, suspension or revocation of a security clearance, license, contract, grant or other benefit.
Information in the SEVP 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, DHS/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 SORN.
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 modified system will be included in DHSs inventory of record systems.
II. Privacy Act The Privacy Act embodies Fair Information Practice Principles in a statutory framework that governs the means by which federal government agencies collect, maintain, use, and disseminate individuals records. The Privacy Act applies to information that
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is maintained in a system of records.
A system of records is a group of 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 matched identifiers assigned to the individual. In the Privacy Act, an individual is defined to encompass U.S.
citizens and lawful permanent residents. Further, those persons who do not currently fall under the definition of individuals may naturalize or adjust status, thus becoming Privacy Act-covered individuals, over the course of this systems records retention schedule. Additionally, the Judicial Redress Act JRA provides covered persons with a statutory right to make requests for access and amendment to covered records, as defined by the JRA, along with judicial review for denials of such requests. The JRA also prohibits disclosures of covered records, except as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act.
Below is the description of the DHS/
ICE001 Student and Exchange and Visitor Program SEVP system of records.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552ar, DHS has provided a report of this system of records to the OMB and to Congress.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE001
Student and Exchange Visitor Program SEVP.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information. The data may be retained on classified networks, but this does not change the nature and character of the data until it is combined with classified information.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Records are maintained at the ICE
Headquarters in Washington, DC, and field offices. Records from SEVP
systems may also be maintained in DHS
unclassified and classified networks.
SYSTEM MANAGERS:

Systems Management Unit Chief, ICE
Student and Exchange Visitor Program, 500 12th St. SW, MS 5600, Washington, DC 205365600; sevp@ice.dhs.gov.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Public Law 104208, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 IIRIRA;
Public Law 106215, Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000
DMIA; Public Law 106396, Visa
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Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000
VWPPA; Public Law 10756, U.S.A.
PATRIOT Act; Public Law 107173, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 Border Security Act; 8 CFR 214.2f, j, and m; 8 CFR 214.3, 214.4, 214.5, 214.12, 214.13; 22 CFR part 62; and Homeland Security Presidential Directive2
HSPD2, Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies, as amended by HSPD5, Management of Domestic Incidents Feb. 28, 2003.
PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM:

The purpose of this system of records is to maintain the integrity of the U.S.
immigration system by collecting, maintaining, and analyzing information so that only bona fide nonimmigrant students or exchange visitors gain entry to the United States and that institutions accepting nonimmigrant students are legitimate and certified and adhere to the federal rules and regulations that govern them. DHS and DOS use of records covered by this system of records are for the following purposes:
Identity ValidationTo identify and validate the identity of F/M/J
nonimmigrants, federal government personnel, and school and program officials to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and proper data matching, as well as to authenticate individuals who either access SEVP systems or need to update information maintained by SEVP.
Determination and StatusTo facilitate and support determination activities related to admissibility into the United States and the eligibility and status of benefits.
AdjudicationTo 1 review and decide whether to certify a school or designate an EV Program so that F/M/
J nonimmigrants may enroll or participate in the U.S.-based school or program; and 2 use supplemental information such as open-source media e.g., publicly available information in newspaper articles, school websites, government websites, social media sites and blogs, online forums to support vetting of F/M/J nonimmigrants and their dependents and school and program officials who handle personally identifiable information PII for other officials at their school or program.
ComplianceTo monitor the compliance of F/M/J nonimmigrants, schools, programs, and school and program officials with immigration laws and regulations, including those addressing employment and training activities and immigration benefits, that govern the following: F and M
nonimmigrants and the schools that enroll or seek to enroll them through the
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