Commandant
2100 Second Street, S.W.
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: CG-611
Phone: (202) 267-2327
Fax: (202) 267-1123
anjohnson@comdt.uscg.mil
COMDTINST 5260.4A
NOV 9 2005
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5260.4A
Subj:
COAST GUARD PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PIA)
Ref:
(a) The Coast Guard Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Manual, COMDTINST
M5260.3 (series)
(b) Homeland Security Act of 2002
(c) E-Gov Act of 2002
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction implements the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy
governing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) (enclosure (1)), and establishes the authority,
roles, and responsibilities for PIAs during the system development process. It further
implements the requirements of the E-Government and Department of Homeland Security Acts
of 2002.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of Headquarters units, assistant commandants for directorates, Judge
Advocate General, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure that all Coast Guard and
contractor support personnel or organizations involved in systems development comply with the
provisions of this Instruction. Internet release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Coast Guard Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Commandant
Instruction 5260.4 is cancelled.
4. DISCUSSION. PIAs are necessary to ensure that the voluminous amount of data collected on
individuals is properly secured. While this policy specifically targets the systems development
process, it applies to all systems used to gather personal privacy data on private citizens,
government employees, and contracting personnel. The public has an inherent right to expect
that the Coast Guard will collect, maintain, use, and disseminate personally identifiable
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