[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45358-45359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18563]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 071800LE]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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 Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0174.
    Type of Request: Emergency.
    Burden Hours: 314.
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Average Hours Per Response: 40 hours for a license application, 10 
hours for a license amendment, 2 hours for a notification of a foreign 
agreement, 1 hour for an executive summary, 2 hours for a notification 
of the demise of a

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system or a decision to discontinue system operations, 2 hours for a 
notification of any operational deviation, 5 hours for a data 
collection restriction plan, 3 hours for a plan for restricting 
collection or dissemination of Israeli territory, 3 hours for 
submission of a data flow diagram, 1 hour for submission of satellite 
sub-system drawings, 3 hours for submission of final imaging system 
specifications, 2 hours for a notification of intent to purge data, 2 
hours for spacecraft operational information, 2 hours for a 
notification of disposition of a satellite or orbital debris, 3 hours 
for a quarterly operational report, 8 hours for a pre-operational 
compliance audit, and 10 hours for an operational compliance audit.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA is issuing regulations that revise the 
agency's minimal requirements for the licensing, monitoring, and 
compliance review of private Earth remote-sensing space systems under 
Title II of the Land Remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601 
et. seq.). Application information is needed to ensure that the 
applicant will be in compliance with the Act and with national security 
and international obligations. Persons receiving a license will be 
required to make reports (see ``Average Hours Per Response'' above for 
a listing of the reports). Affected Public: Business and other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 6086, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 17, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-18563 Filed 7-20-00; 8:45 am]
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