[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28906]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


U.S.-European Union (EU) Safe Harbor Framework--Notice of Request 
for Public Comment

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's International Trade 
Administration (ITA) is proposing implementation of a cost recovery 
program to support the operation of the U.S.-European Union (EU) Safe 
Harbor Framework. The Framework allows U.S. companies to satisfy the 
requirements of the EU's Directive on Data Protection when transferring 
personal information from the EU, thereby ensuring uninterrupted data 
transfers worth billions of dollars in trade between the EU and the 
United States. As the program has grown from 6 companies to nearly 
1,700, so too have the requests from these U.S. companies for Safe 
Harbor-related services, including education, outreach, and counseling. 
ITA is responsible for managing the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework for 
the Administration. In order to better serve ITA's clients, ITA is 
proposing to establish a two-tiered fee structure in which new clients 
would be required to pay a $200 registration (processing) fee and 
existing clients who renew their certification commitment to Safe 
Harbor would pay $100 each year following their initial certification.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Input on or inquiries about ITA's proposed cost recovery 
program for operation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework should be 
addressed to the contact below, and received by close of business on 
December 16, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Ritchie, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2003, Washington, DC 20230; Telephone: 
202-482-4936.; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: December 2, 2008.
Robin Layton,
Director, Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce.
[FR Doc. E8-28906 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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