{"abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing effort to review and update legacy system of records notices, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to update and reissue the following legacy record system, Justice/INS-006 Refugee Access Verification Unit Records, December 26, 2002, as a Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services system of records titled, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Refugee Access Verification Unit System of Records. The identification of potential refugees and the initial processing of potential refugees is performed by the Department of State, outside of the United States, and information associated with this process is captured in the Department of States' Worldwide Refugee Processing System. Although the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has limited access to the system, it does not belong to Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. There are four categories of fact patterns under which an individual can become eligible for resettlement in the United States as a refugee. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a separate system that contains information related to only one of these categories, which is when a family member in the United States files an Affidavit of Relationship. Information related to the other three categories is initially captured in the Department of States' Worldwide Refugee Processing System and then in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' DHS-USCIS-001 A-File system (72 FR 1755 January 16, 2007) after the individual comes to the United States. In addition, information related to individuals for whom Affidavits of Relationships have been filed may also be captured in Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' DHS-USCIS-007 Benefits Information System (73 FR 56596, September 29, 2008) as the applicant seeks to adjust his or her status. Categories of individuals, categories of records and routine uses and purpose of this legacy system of records notice have been updated to better reflect the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' Refugee Access Verification Unit records. Additionally, authorities for maintenance of the system, retention and disposal, and system manager have been updated to reflect the systems current operations. This updated system of records notice will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.","action":"Notice of Privacy Act system of records.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2008/12/19/E8-29837.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"73 FR 77795","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2009-01-20","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2009.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. DHS-2008-0162"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-29837","effective_on":null,"end_page":77798,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/12/19/E8-29837.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/19/E8-29837/privacy-act-of-1974-united-states-citizenship-and-immigration-services-008-refugee-access","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-29837?publication_date=2008-12-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-12-19/E8-29837/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":40,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 10:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-19/pdf/E8-29837.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-12-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/12/19/E8-29837.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-15T08:51:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":77795,"subtype":null,"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-008 Refugee Access Verification Unit System of Records.","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":73}