TSA SFO Facial recognition (Transportation Security Administration)

Dear Johana Bhuiyan:

This email is in regards to your request submitted to the Transportation Security Administration, dated September 09, 2021, for the following records: 1. Any and all documents, including and especially contracts and technical specifications, for facial recognition devices, scanners, and similar deployed at San Francisco International Airport as part of the Simplified Arrival program. 2. Please provide all SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and detailed technical specifications for the facial recognition program at San Francisco International Airport. 3. I am also interested in how the biometric data collected is stored and which agencies have access to that data or have requested or otherwise received that data. Please provide all documents and data related to this specific topic. 4. Please provide all contracts, all technical specification regarding devices deployed at SFO. Furthermore, please provide all code running on the facial recognition scanners at SFO, as well as a copy of all training data used in the facial recognition model. Upon review, it was determined the records you seek fall under the purview of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Therefore, your request has been referred to CBP for review and direct response to you.  For more information on the CBP FOIA Office please go to https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia or call 202-325-0150 (https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia) Should you decide to file an appeal, it should be mailed to:

Christine Griggs
Acting FOIA Appeals Officer
Office of Civil Rights & Liberties, Ombudsman and Traveler Engagement (CRL/OTE)
Transportation Security Administration
6595 Springfield Center Drive
Springfield, VA 20598-6033

Your appeal must be submitted within 90 days from the date of this determination. It should contain your FOIA request number and, to the extent possible, the reasons why you believe the initial determination should be reversed. In addition, the envelope should be prominently marked “FOIA Appeal.” Please note that the TSA FOIA Appeals Officer’s determination of the appeal will be administratively final.
Additionally, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001; e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5796.

Sincerely,

Teri M. Miller
TSA FOIA Officer

September 13, 2021 Greetings, Please review the attached acknowledgement letter carefully; additional information is needed before we can proceed. If you need to contact this office again concerning your 2021-TSFO-00753 request, please provide the TSA reference number. This will enable us to quickly retrieve the information you are seeking and reduce our response time. This office can be reached at 571-227-2300. Regards, TSA FOIA Branch

Dear Johana Bhuiyan,
The status of your TSA FOIA request #2021-TSFO-00753 has been updated to the following status 'On Hold - Need Info/Clarification'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

Dear Johana Bhuiyan,
The status of your TSA FOIA request #2021-TSFO-00753 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the Department of Homeland Security PAL click on the Application URL below.
https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/
Sincerely,
Department of Homeland Security

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=CBP-2022-117722&type=Request)

* Tracking Number: CBP-2022-117722
* Requester Name:
Johana Bhuiyan
* Date Submitted: 08/15/2022
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
Any and all documents, including and especially contracts and technical specifications, for facial recognition devices, scanners, and similar deployed at San Francisco International Airport as part of the Simplified Arrival program.
Please provide all SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and detailed technical specifications for the facial recognition program at San Francisco International Airport.
I am also interested in how the biometric data collected is stored and which agencies have access to that data or have requested or otherwise received that data.
Please provide all documents and data related to this specific topic.
Please provide all contracts, all technical specification regarding devices deployed at SFO. Furthermore, please provide all code running on the facial recognition scanners at SFO, as well as a copy of all training data used in the facial recognition model.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this
request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the
total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CDROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

CBP-2022-117722 has been processed with the following final disposition: Duplicate Request.