[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 83 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 23495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 042304D]


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: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 295.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Average Hours Per Response: License application, 40 hours; 
amendment, 10 hours; foreign agreement notification (including 
investment), 2 hours; executive summary, 1 hour; notification of the 
demise of a system or a decision to discontinue system operations, 2 
hours; notification of any operational deviation, 2 hours; submission 
of data collection restriction plans, 5 hours; submission of 
operational plans for restricting collection or dissemination of 
Israeli territory, 3 hours; submission of data flow diagrams, 3 hours; 
submission of satellite sub-systems drawings, 2 hours; submission of 
final imaging system specifications, 3 hours; submission of spacecraft 
operational information when a spacecraft becomes operational, 2 hours; 
notification of disposition/orbital debris change, 2 hours; 
notifications of planned purges of information, 2 hours; operational 
quarterly reports, 3 hours; annual compliance audits, 8 hours; annual 
operational audits, 10 hours.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA has established requirements for the licensing 
of private operators of remote-sensing space systems. The information 
in applications and subsequent reports is needed to ensure compliance 
with the Land Remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1992 and with the national 
security and international obligations of the United States.
    Affected Public: Business or 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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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, FAX number 202-395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: April 22, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-9756 Filed 4-28-04; 8:45 am]
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