1625-0073 PTA Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges

Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
202-343-1717, pia@hq.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/privacy

PRIVACY THRESHOLD ANALYSIS (PTA)
This form serves as the official determination by the DHS Privacy Office to
identify the privacy compliance requirements for all Departmental uses of
personally identifiable information (PII).
A Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) serves as the document used to identify
information technology (IT) systems, information collections/forms, technologies,
rulemakings, programs, information sharing arrangements, or pilot projects that involve
PII and other activities that otherwise impact the privacy of individuals as determined by
the Chief Privacy Officer, pursuant to Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act, and to
assess whether there is a need for additional Privacy Compliance Documentation. A PTA
includes a general description of the IT system, information collection, form, technology,
rulemaking, program, pilot project, information sharing arrangement, or other Department
activity and describes what PII is collected (and from whom) and how that information is
used and managed.
Please complete the attached Privacy Threshold Analysis and submit it to your
component Privacy Office. After review by your component Privacy Officer the PTA is sent
to the Department’s Senior Director for Privacy Compliance for action. If you do not have a
component Privacy Office, please send the PTA to the DHS Privacy Office:
Senior Director, Privacy Compliance
The Privacy Office
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Tel: 202-343-1717
PIA@hq.dhs.gov

Upon receipt from your component Privacy Office, the DHS Privacy Office will review this
form and assess whether any privacy compliance documentation is required. If compliance
documentation is required – such as Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), System of Records
Notice (SORN), Privacy Act Statement, or Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) – the DHS
Privacy Office or component Privacy Office will send you a copy of the relevant compliance
template to complete and return.
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Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA)

Specialized Template for
Information Collections (IC) and Forms
The Forms-PTA is a specialized template for Information Collections and Forms. This
specialized PTA must accompany all Information Collections submitted as part of the
Paperwork Reduction Act process (any instrument for collection (form, survey,
questionnaire, etc.) from ten or more members of the public). Components may use this PTA
to assess internal, component-specific forms as well.
Form Number:

N/A

Component:

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Form Title:

N/A

Office:

Office of Bridge Programs
(CG-BRG)

IF COVERED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT:
Collection Title:
OMB Control
Number:
Collection status:

Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges

1625-0073

OMB Expiration
Date:
Date of last PTA (if
applicable):

Extension

September 30, 2017
N/A

PROJECT OR PROGRAM MANAGER
Name:
Office:
Phone:
Name:
Office:
Phone:

Josef (Chris) Jaufmann

CG-BRG-1
202-372-1512

Title:
Email:

Project Manager

Josef.C.Jaufmann@uscg.mil

COMPONENT INFORMATION COLLECTION/FORMS CONTACT
Anthony Smith
CG-612
Title:
PRA Coordinator
202-475-3532
Email:
Anthony.D.Smith@uscg.mil
SPECIFIC IC/Forms PTA QUESTIONS

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1. Purpose of the Information Collection or Form
The information collection, Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges is utilized if a bridge is
determined to be unreasonably obstructive under the Truman-Hobbs Act. Under the provisions of 33
U.S.C. 514, the bridge owner is required to prepare and submit general plans, specifications, and, if
necessary geographic location to provide for the alteration of the unreasonably obstructive bridge.
There are no forms associated with this collection. The information contains no PII.
These plans and specifications submitted by the bridge owner will assist the Commandant in
determining the apportionment of cost between the United States and the bridge owner as well as the
partial payments to be made by the United States to the bridge owner as the alteration progresses.
The authority for this collection is 33 U.S.C. 516 and 33 U.S.C. 517.

2. Describe the IC/Form
a. Does this form collect any
Personally Identifiable
Information” (PII 1)?

b. From which type(s) of
individuals does this form
collect information?
(Check all that apply.)

c. Who will complete and
submit this form? (Check
all that apply.)

☐ Yes
x No

☐ Members of the public
☐ U.S. citizens or lawful permanent
residents
☐ Non-U.S. Persons.
☐ DHS Employees
☐ DHS Contractors
☐ Other federal employees or contractors.

☐ The record subject of the form (e.g., the
individual applicant).
☐ Legal Representative (preparer, attorney,
etc.).
☐ Business entity.
If a business entity, is the only
information collected business contact
information?

1
Personally identifiable information means any information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including
any other information which 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.

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d. How do individuals
complete the form? Check
all that apply.

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Law enforcement.
☐ DHS employee or contractor.
☐ Other individual/entity/organization that is
NOT the record subject. Please describe.
There is no form associated with this collection.

☐ Paper.
☐ Electronic. (ex: fillable PDF)
☐ Online web form. (available and submitted via
the internet)
Provide link:

e. What information will DHS collect on the form? List all PII data elements on the
form. If the form will collect information from more than one type of individual,
please break down list of data elements collected by type of individual.
N/A
f. Does this form collect Social Security number (SSN) or other element that is
stand-alone Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (SPII)? No.
☐ Social Security number
☐ DHS Electronic Data Interchange
Personal Identifier (EDIPI)
☐ Alien Number (A-Number)
☐ Social Media Handle/ID
☐ Tax Identification Number
☐ Known Traveler Number
☐ Visa Number
☐ Trusted Traveler Number (Global
☐ Passport Number
Entry, Pre-Check, etc.)
☐ Bank Account, Credit Card, or other
☐ Driver’s License Number
financial account number
☐ Biometrics
☐ Other. Please list: N/A
g. List the specific authority to collect SSN or these other SPII elements.
N/A
h. How will this information be used? What is the purpose of the collection?
Describe why this collection of SPII is the minimum amount of information
necessary to accomplish the purpose of the program.
N/A

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i.

Are individuals
provided notice at the
time of collection by
DHS (Does the records
subject have notice of
the collection or is
form filled out by
third party)?

☐ Yes. Please describe how notice is provided.
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x No.

3. How will DHS store the IC/form responses?
a. How will DHS store
☐ Paper. Please describe.
the original,
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completed IC/forms?
☐ Electronic. Please describe the IT system that will

b. If electronic, how
does DHS input the
responses into the IT
system?
c. How would a user
search the
information
submitted on the
forms, i.e., how is the
information
retrieved?

store the data from the form.
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☐ Scanned forms (completed forms are scanned into
an electronic repository). Please describe the
electronic repository.
N/A

☐ Manually (data elements manually entered). Please
describe.
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☐ Automatically. Please describe.
N/A
☐ By a unique identifier. 2 Please describe. If
information is retrieved by personal identifier, please
submit a Privacy Act Statement with this PTA.
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☐ By a non-personal identifier. Please describe.
N/A

2
Generally, a unique identifier is considered any type of “personally identifiable information,” meaning any information that permits the identity
of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any other information which 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.

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d. What is the records
N/A
retention
schedule(s)? Include
the records schedule
number.
e. How do you ensure
N/A
that records are
disposed of or deleted
in accordance with
the retention
schedule?
f. Is any of this information shared outside of the original program/office? If yes,
describe where (other offices or DHS components or external entities) and why.
What are the authorities of the receiving party?
☐ Yes, information is shared with other DHS components or offices. Please describe.
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☐ Yes, information is shared external to DHS with other federal agencies, state/local
partners, international partners, or non-governmental entities. Please describe.
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X No. Information on this form is not shared outside of the collecting office.

Please include a copy of the referenced form and Privacy Act Statement (if
applicable) with this PTA upon submission.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
202-343-1717, pia@hq.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/privacy

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

Date submitted to component Privacy
Office:
Date submitted to DHS Privacy Office:
Have you approved a Privacy Act
Statement for this form? (Only
applicable if you have received a
waiver from the DHS Chief Privacy
Officer to approve component Privacy
Act Statements.)

Kenlinishia Tyler
March 2, 2017
April 6, 2017

☐ Yes. Please include it with this PTA
submission.
X No. Please describe why not.
There are no forms associated with this
collection.

Component Privacy Office Recommendation:
Please include recommendation below, including what existing privacy compliance
documentation is available or new privacy compliance documentation is needed.
The Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges (1625-0073) is not a privacy sensitive
collection.

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www.dhs.gov/privacy

PRIVACY THRESHOLD ADJUDICATION
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DHS PRIVACY OFFICE)
DHS Privacy Office Reviewer:

Michael Capparra

PCTS Workflow Number:
Date approved by DHS Privacy Office:
PTA Expiration Date

1141504
April 10, 2017
April 10, 2020

DESIGNATION

Privacy Sensitive IC or
Form:

No If “no” PTA adjudication is complete.

DHS IC/Forms Review:

Choose an item.

Determination:

☒ PTA sufficient at this time.
☐ Privacy compliance documentation determination in
progress.
☐ New information sharing arrangement is required.
☐ DHS Policy for Computer-Readable Extracts Containing SPII
applies.
☐ Privacy Act Statement required.
☐ Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) required.
☐ System of Records Notice (SORN) required.
☐ Specialized training required.
☐ Other. Click here to enter text.

Date IC/Form Approved Click here to enter a date.
by PRIV:
IC/Form PCTS Number: Click here to enter text.
Privacy Act
e(3) statement not required.
Statement:
Click here to enter text.
PTA:
No system PTA required.
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PIA:
Choose an item.
If covered by existing PIA, please list: Click here to enter text.

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If a PIA update is required, please list: Click here to enter text.
SORN:
Choose an item.
If covered by existing SORN, please list: Click here to enter text.
If a SORN update is required, please list: Click here to enter text.
DHS Privacy Office Comments:
Please describe rationale for privacy compliance determination above.
The DHS Privacy Office finds that Alteration of Unreasonably Obstructive Bridges is a non
privacy-sensitive collection of information. The collection does not involve a form, and no
PII is collected. Information, including general plans, specifications, and, if necessary
geographic location, is used in the determination of whether a bridge is an unreasonable
obstructive, and requires alteration.

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