[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56241-56242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23842]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 960

[Docket No. 951031259-9279-03]
RIN 0648-AC64


Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Interim final rule: extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 31, 2000, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) published its Interim Final Rule revising the 
agency's minimum requirements for the licensing, monitoring and 
compliance of operations of private Earth remote sensing space systems 
in the Federal Register (65 FR 46822-46837). At that time, comments to 
the interim final rule were requested no later than September 29, 2000. 
Due to several requests for an extension of the public comment period, 
the comment period has been extended until October 30, 2000.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to, Charles Wooldridge, NOAA, 
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1335 
East-West

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Highway, Room 7311, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Wooldridge at (301) 713-2024, 
ext. 207 or Karen D. Dacres, NOAA, Office of the General Counsel, 
Office of the Senior Counselor for Atmospheric and Space Services and 
Research, at (301) 713-1329, ext. 200.

    Dated: September 11, 2000.
Gregory W. Withee,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 00-23842 Filed 9-15-00; 8:45 am]
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