RULES LOGIC GENERAL LEGAL RULE CITATION SPECIFIC LEGAL RULE CITATION
Possession = yes if
Agency = yes

and

US_persons = yes

and

SOR = yes

and

SORN = yes

or

US_persons=no.

A federal "agency"

can only put information about "US persons"

in a "system of records"

if it publishes an appropriate "System of Records Notice"

5 USC § 552a(e)(4)

A "System of Records Notice" is also called a SORN
SORN = yes if

Fed_Reg_pub = yes.

A SORN must

be published in the Federal Register

5 USC § 552a(e)(4)
Agency = yes if

Executive_Branch = yes

or

Executive_Department = yes

or

Military = yes

or

DOD = yes

or

Gov_Corp = yes

or

Gov_Controlled_Corp = yes

or

Ind_Reg_Agency = yes.

An "Agency" is

part of the the Executive Branch and

an Executive Department or

the Military or

the Department of Defense or

a government corporation or

a government controlled corporation or

an independent regulatory agency

5 USC § 552(a)(1) and

5 USC § 552(f)(1)

Agency = no if

Congress

or

Court

or

US_Terr_Gov.

An "Agency" is not Congress 5 USC § 552(a)(1) and

5 USC § 552(f)(1)

and

5 USC § 551(1)(A)

An "Agency" is not any US court 5 USC § 552(a)(1) and

5 USC § 552(f)(1)

and

5 USC § 551(1)(B)

An "Agency" is not a US territorial government 5 USC § 552(a)(1) and

5 USC § 552(f)(1)

and

5 USC § 551(1)(C)

US_Person = yes if

US_Citizen

or

Legal_Permanent_Resident.

US_Person = no if

Temp_Visa_Holder.

US_Person = yes if

Temp_Visa_Holder

and

US_Person

or

Legal_Permanent_Resident.

A "US person" is a US citizen or legal permanent resident 5 USC § 552a(a)(2)
SOR = yes if

Data_Retrieval =

By_Name

or

By_Person_Num

or

By_Person_Symbol

or

By_Person_Identifier

and

Control_of_Data =

Agency

A"system of records’ is

a group of any records and

if information is retrieved by the name of an individual or

if information is retrieved by an identifying number assigned to an individual or

if information is retrieved by a symbol assigned to an individual or

if information is retrieved by any other identifying "particular" assigned to an individual and

the group of records is under the control of any "agency"

5 USC § 552a(a)(5)

SOR = yes if

Stored_Data =

Person_Data

and

Required_by_Statute.

A "system of records" may only contain

information about a person

that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose

of the agency

required to be accomplished by statute

5 USC § 552a(e)
The Transportation Security Administration

is an administrator of

The Department of

Transportation

49 USC § 114(a)
The Transportation Security Administration

shall screen

all passengers who will be traveling

aboard a passenger aircraft

49 USC § 44901(a)
The Transportation Security Administration

is required

to evaluate all passengers

before they board an aircraft

using CAPPS or

a successor system.

49 USC § 44903(j)(2)(A)
SORN = yes if

A SORN must be published

when a system is established or

when a system is revised

5 USC § 552a(e)(4)
A SORN must state

that such a system exists

5 USC § 552a(e)(4)
A SORN must describe the character of the system 5 USC § 552a(e)(4)

A SORN must describe the categories of sources of data

5 USC § 552a(e)(4)

The Secure Flight Test is permitted to include data

from Passenger Name Records (PNRs)

provided by aircraft operators

For certain flights completed in June 2004

FR Vol 70, No 119, p. 36320, (a)
The Secure Flight Test is permitted to include data

from the Terrorist Screening Center

about individuals known or resonably suspected to be related toTerrorism;

FR Vol 70, No 119, p. 36320, (b)
The Secure Flight Test is permitted to include

commercial data

that was purchased

for the purpose of comparison with June 2004 PNRs

FR Vol 70, No 119, p. 36320, (e)