[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16908]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0174.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 96 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 16 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Title II of the Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992 
requires that anyone who operates a private remote-sensing space system 
must obtain a license. The information provided in the application is 
used by NOAA to determine if U.S. security and international 
obligations are protected. Although NOAA is working on revising the 
implementing regulations, the current requirements need to remain in 
force until the revised requirements take effect.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: June 19, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Office, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-16908 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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