PTA Update, NPPD - NECP, 20130903 FINAL

The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
703-235-0780, pia@dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/privacy

Privacy Threshold Analysis
Version date: July 7, 2012
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PRIVACY THRESHOLD ANALYSIS (PTA)
This form is used to determine whether
a Privacy Impact Assessment is required.

Please use the attached form to determine whether a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required under
the E-Government Act of 2002 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Please complete this form and send it to your component Privacy Office. If you do not have a component
Privacy Office, please send the PTA to the DHS Privacy Office:
Rebecca J. Richards
Senior Director of Privacy Compliance
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Tel: 703-235-0780
PIA@dhs.gov

Upon receipt from your component Privacy Office, the DHS Privacy Office will review this form. If a
PIA is required, the DHS Privacy Office will send you a copy of the Official Privacy Impact Assessment
Guide and accompanying Template to complete and return.
A copy of the Guide and Template is available on the DHS Privacy Office website,
www.dhs.gov/privacy, on DHSConnect and directly from the DHS Privacy Office via email:
pia@dhs.gov, phone: 703-235-0780.

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PRIVACY THRESHOLD ANALYSIS (PTA)
SUMMARY INFORMATION
Project or
Program Name:

National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP)

Component:

National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD)

Office or
Program:

Cyber Security &
Communications (CS&C);
Office of Emergency
Communications (OEC)

TAFISMA Name:

N/A

TAFISMA
Number:

N/A

Type of Project or
Program:

Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking/Final Rule

Project or
program
status:

Update

PROJECT OR PROGRAM MANAGER
Name:

Serena Maxey

Office:

CS&C, OEC, Partnerships
Branch, Statewide Planning

Title:

Program Specialist

Phone:

(703) 235-2822

Email:

serena.maxey@hq.dhs.gov

INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY OFFICER (ISSO)
Name:

N/A: the OEC does not own systems; an ISSO is not required

Phone:

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Email:

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ROUTING INFORMATION
Date submitted to Component Privacy Office:

August 23, 2013

Date submitted to DHS Privacy Office:

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Date approved by DHS Privacy Office:

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SPECIFIC PTA QUESTIONS
1. Please describe the purpose of the project or program:
Please provide a general description of the project and its purpose in a way a non-technical person could
understand.
The National Protections and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Cyber Communications
(CS&C), Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is updating this PTA to satisfy the three-year
privacy compliance review and to satisfy the program’s PRA requirements.
OEC is required to develop and maintain the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP),
which includes identification of goals, timeframes, and appropriate measures to achieve interoperable
communications capabilities. The NECP Performance Report is designed to meet the statutory
requirements, to ensure 75 percent of non-Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions are
able to demonstrate response-level emergency communications within one hour for routine events
involving multiple jurisdictions and agencies. As part of the OEC’s Partnerships Branch, Statewide
Planning, the Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan (SCIP) Template and Annual Progress
Report are designed to meet and support these statutory requirements.
In 2010, the SCIP Implementation Report was cleared in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and will expire in September of 2013. The SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report
will replace the previous SCIP Template and SCIP Implementation Report. These updated
documents (SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report Template) streamline the information
collected by OEC to track the progress States are making in implementing milestones and
demonstrating goals of the NECP. The process for completing the SCIP Template and Annual
Progress Report will not change.
The SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report will assist States in their strategic planning for
interoperable and emergency communications while demonstrating each State’s achievements and
challenges in accomplishing optimal interoperability for emergency responders. In addition, certain
government grants may require States to update their SCIP Templates and Annual Progress Reports
to include broadband efforts in order to receive funding for interoperable and emergency
communications.
Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (SWICs) will be responsible for the development and
incorporation of input from their respective stakeholders and governance bodies into their SCIP
Template and Annual Progress Report. SWICs will complete and submit the reports directly to OEC
through unclassified electronic submission. SWIC POC information will be managed at the state/local
level; PII will NOT be collected, maintained, or managed at the DHS/NPPD/CS&C/OEC level.

2. Project or Program status
September 1, 2007
Date first developed:
November 24, 2010
Date last updated:
3. From whom does the Project or

Choose an item.
Pilot launch date:
Pilot end date:

DHS Employees

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Program collect, maintain, use or
disseminate information?
Please check all that apply.

Contractors working on behalf of DHS
Members of the public
This program does not collect any personally
identifiable information1

4. What specific information about individuals could be collected, generated or retained?
Please provide a specific description of information that might be collected, generated or retained such
as names, addresses, emails, etc.
N/A
Does the Project or Program use Social
Security Numbers (SSNs)?
If yes, please provide the legal authority for
the collection of SSNs:
If yes, please describe the uses of the SSNs
within the Project or Program:
5. Does this system employ any of the
following technologies:

No
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Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
Sharepoint-as-a-Service

If project or program utilizes any of these
technologies, please contact Component Privacy
Officer for specialized PTA.

Social Media
Mobile Application (or GPS)
Web portal2
None of the above

If this project is a technology/system, does
it relate solely to infrastructure?
For example, is the system a Local Area Network
(LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN)?

No. Please continue to next question.
Yes. If a log kept of communication traffic,
please answer the following question.

If header or payload data3 is stored in the communication traffic log, please detail the data
elements stored.
1

DHS defines personal information as “Personally Identifiable Information” or PII, which is any information that permits the
identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any information that is linked or linkable to that individual,
regardless of whether the individual is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, visitor to the U.S., or employee or contractor to
the Department. “Sensitive PII” is PII, which if lost, compromised, or disclosed without authorization, could result in substantial
harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to an individual. For the purposes of this PTA, SPII and PII are treated the
same.
2

Informational and collaboration-based portals in operation at DHS and its components which collect, use,
maintain, and share limited personally identifiable information (PII) about individuals who are “members” of the
portal or who seek to gain access to the portal “potential members.”

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6. Does this project or program connect,
receive, or share PII with any other
DHS programs or systems4?

No.
Yes. If yes, please list:
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7. Does this project or program connect,
receive, or share PII with any external
(non-DHS) partners or systems?

No.
Yes. If yes, please list:
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Is this external sharing pursuant to new
or existing information sharing access
agreement (MOU, MOA, LOI, etc.)?

Choose an item.
Please describe applicable information sharing
governance in place.
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3

When data is sent over the Internet, each unit transmitted includes both header information and the actual data
being sent. The header identifies the source and destination of the packet, while the actual data is referred to as the
payload. Because header information, or overhead data, is only used in the transmission process, it is stripped from
the packet when it reaches its destination. Therefore, the payload is the only data received by the destination system.
4 PII may be shared, received, or connected to other DHS systems directly, automatically, or by manual processes.
Often, these systems are listed as “interconnected systems” in TAFISMA.

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PRIVACY THRESHOLD REVIEW
(TO BE COMPLETED BY COMPONENT PRIVACY OFFICE)
Component Privacy Office Reviewer:

Emily Andrew

Date submitted to DHS Privacy Office:

August 26, 2013

Component Privacy Office Recommendation:
Please include recommendation below, including what new privacy compliance documentation is needed.
This PTA is being conducted to satisfy the three-year privacy compliance review and the program’s
Paperwork Reduction Act requirements. The program does not collect or share PII; the NPPD Office of
Privacy recommends designating this as NOT a Privacy Sensitive System.
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DHS PRIVACY OFFICE)
DHS Privacy Office Reviewer:

Liz Lyons

Date approved by DHS Privacy Office:

September 3, 2013

PCTS Workflow Number:

992653

DESIGNATION
No

Privacy Sensitive System:

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Category of System:
Determination:

If “no” PTA adjudication is complete.

If “other” is selected, please describe: Click here to enter text.
PTA sufficient at this time.
Privacy compliance documentation determination in progress.
New information sharing arrangement is required.
DHS Policy for Computer-Readable Extracts Containing Sensitive PII
applies.
Privacy Act Statement required.
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) required.
System of Records Notice (SORN) required.

PIA:
SORN:

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If covered by existing PIA, please list: Click here to enter text.
Choose an item.

If covered by existing SORN, please list: Click here to enter text.
DHS Privacy Office Comments:

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Please describe rationale for privacy compliance determination above.
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