[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28673-28674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9770]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0174.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 552.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Average Hours Per Response: License application, 40 hours; 
executive summary, 2 hours; data protection plan, 10 hours; submission 
of data collection restriction plan, 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 subsystem drawings, 2 hours; submission of final imaging 
system specifications, 3 hours; notification of disposition/orbital 
debris change, 2 hours; license amendment, 10 hours; foreign agreements 
notification (including investments), 2 hours; submission of 
preliminary design review, 2 hours; submission of critical design 
review, 2 hours; notification of binding launch service contract, 1 
hour; notification of completion of pre-ship review, 1 hour; submission 
of information when spacecraft becomes operational, 2 hours; 
notification of the demise of a system or decision to discontinue 
system operations, 2 hours; notification of any operational deviation, 
2 hours; notification for planned purges of information, 2 hours; 
operational quarterly reports, 3 hours; annual compliance audit, 8 
hours; annual operational audit, 10 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The information is being collected in order to 
issue licenses and related amendments to operate space-based private 
remote-sensing systems, to review foreign agreements entered into by 
licensees, and to perform monitoring and compliance functions for 
licensed systems. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA) has issued regulations for its licensing program under Title II 
of the Land Remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1992, 15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. 
(1992 Act), the 1997 National Defense Authorization Act section 1064, 
and the Commercial Space Act of 1998, 42 U.S.C. 70101 et seq. They 
facilitate the development of the U.S. commercial remote-sensing 
industry and thus promote the collection and widespread availability of 
Earth remote-sensing data while preserving essential U.S. national 
security and foreign policy interests. The amendment to the previous 
version of the regulations reflected improvements that take into 
account public comments received on the regulations. The amended 
regulations now allows NOAA to more effectively license Earth remote-
sensing space systems and help to ensure their compliance with the 
requirements of the Act. The final regulations were published in the 
Federal Register on April 25, 2006.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly and annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

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    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: May 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-9770 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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