[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32360-32361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13773]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration




Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Licensing of 

Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems



AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.



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ACTION: Notice.



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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.



DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 9, 2010.



ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 

at [email protected]).



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 

be directed to David Hasenauer: [email protected] or (301) 713-

1644.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 



I. Abstract



    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. The 

requirements are contained in 15 CFR part 960.



II. Method of Collection



    Information is submitted via e-mail.



III. Data



    OMB Control Number: 0648-0174.

    Form Number: None.

    Type of Review: Regular submission.

    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.

    Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours for the submission of a 

license application; 10 hours for the submission of a data protection 

plan; 5 hours for the submission of a plan describing how the licensee 

will comply with data collection restrictions; 3 hours for the 

submission of an operations plan for restricting collection or 

dissemination of imagery of Israeli territory; 3 hours for submission 

of a data flow diagram; 2 hours for the submission of satellite sub-

systems drawings; 3 hours for the submission of a final imaging system 

specifications document; 2 hours for the submission of a public summary 

for a licensed system; 2 hours for the submission of a preliminary 

design review; 2 hours for the submission of a critical design review; 

1 hour for notification of a binding launch services contract; 1 hour 

for notification of completion of pre-ship review; 10 hours for the 

submission of a license amendment; 2 hours for the submission of a 

foreign agreement notification; 2 hours for the submission of 

spacecraft operational information submitted when a spacecraft becomes 

operational; 2 hours for notification of deviation in orbit or 

spacecraft disposition; 2 hours for notification of any operational 

deviation; 2 hours for notification of planned purges of information to 

the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive; 3 hours for 

the submission of an operational quarterly report; 8 hours for an 

annual compliance audit; 10 hours for an annual operational audit; and 

2 hours for notification of the demise of a system or a decision to 

discontinue system operations.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 552.

    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000 in recordkeeping/

reporting costs.



IV. Request for Comments



    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques or other forms of information 

technology.

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 

and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 

collection; they also will become a matter of public record.



    Dated: June 3, 2010.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2010-13773 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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