6e Draft Motion Biometrics Deadline Extension
Item Number: ___6e_____ Meeting Date: April 14, 2020 1 MOTION 2020-08: 2 A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 3 4 To extend the deadlines established in Motion 2019-13 for 5 policy recommendations on the use of public-facing 6 biometric technology at Port facilities to June 30, 2020 and 7 for policy governing the use of public-facing biometric 8 technology at Port facilities to August 31, 2020. 9 10 PROPOSED 11 APRIL 14, 2020 12 13 TEXT OF THE MOTION 14 15 The Port Commission hereby extends the deadline for the following: 16 17 (1) Policy recommendations on the use of public-facing biometric technology at Port 18 facilities to be delivered to commission from end of first quarter of 2020 to June 30, 19 2020. 20 21 (2) Policy for governing the use of of public-facing biometric technology at Port facilities to 22 be delivered to commission from end of second quarter of 2020 to August 31, 2020. 23 24 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION 25 26 On December 10, 2019, the port commission approved Motion 2019-13 which adopted guiding 27 principles for the public-facing use of biometric technology at Port of Seattle maritime and 28 aviation facilities; established a working group and an external advisory group to develop policy 29 recommendations governing public-facing biometric use at the port; and directed a policy to be 30 developed. 31 32 On January 7, 2020 a Port of Seattle Biometric Special Committee at was established and 33 chartered to review policy recommendations and policies developed by the working group and 34 reviewed by the external advisory group. On February 25, 2020, the Port Commission received 35 an update on the progress of the working group and external advisory group and reviewed the 36 first set of policy recommendations for biometric air exit at Seattle-Tacoma International 37 Airport (SEA). On March 10, 2020, the Port Commission authorized the Executive Director to 38 award a contract for a biometric air exit system at up to 30 international gates at SEA and 39 approved the policy recommendations for biometric air exit directing the Executive Director to 40 develop a policy on biometric air exit. 41 Motion 2020-08 Extension for Port biometric technology policy recommendations and policy Page 1 of 2 Item Number: ___6e_____ Meeting Date: April 14, 2020 42 43 Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the working group and external 44 advisory group have not been able to review policy recommendations for the remaining four 45 use cases: Biometric Air and Cruise Entry, Non-Federal Biometric Passenger Processing, 46 Biometrics for Customer Functions and Biometrics for Law Enforcement and Security Functions. 47 48 An extension to the deadline for policy recommendations would allow for more engagement 49 and feedback from the external advisory group on the remaining policy recommendations. It 50 will also allow additional time for the working group to develop policies once policy 51 recommendations have been reviewed by the Biometrics Special Committee and approved by 52 the Commission. 53 54 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED 55 Motion 2019-13 Biometric Principles and Biometric Working Group 56 Motion 2020-08 Extension for Port biometric technology policy recommendations and policy Page 2 of 2
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