Meeting of the Compact Council for the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact

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The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council (Compact Council) created by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (Compact). Thus far, the Federal government and 26 states are parties to the Compact, which governs the exchange of criminal history records for licensing, employment, and similar purposes. The Compact also provides a legal framework for the establishment of a cooperative Federal-state system to exchange such records. The United States Attorney General appointed 15 persons from Federal and state agencies to serve on the Compact Council. The Compact Council will prescribe system rules and procedures for the effective and proper operation of the Interstate Identification Index System. Matters for discussion are expected to include: (1) Strategy for Expanding State Ratification of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact. (2) Modification of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System to Utilize State Records When States Maintain the Record. (3) Review and Update of the Compact Council Strategic Plan. The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, firs