Privacy Threshold Analysis

A Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) document is a form used for all information technology systems that are going through the certification and accreditation (C&A) process required under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA),31 to determine whether they maintain PII. The PTA assists the DHS Privacy Office in identifying those IT systems that use PII and, of those, which must conduct PIAs and whether a SORN covers the system.