Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection-DHS/CBP-009 Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) System of Records

Resumen

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to update and reissue a current DHS system of records titled, "Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Border Protection-DHS/CBP-009 Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) System of Records." This system collects and maintains a record of nonimmigrant aliens seeking to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program. The system is used to determine whether the applicant is eligible to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program by vetting the application information against selected security and law enforcement databases using U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) TECS and the Automated Targeting System (ATS). In addition, ATS retains a copy of ESTA application data to identify potential high-risk ESTA applicants. DHS/ CBP is updating this system of records notice to clarify the categories of individuals and remove unnecessary language, add the Internet Protocol address associated with the submitted ESTA application as a category of records, provide more specific legal authorities, clarify the purposes to include the identification of high-ri