[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52307-52308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21150]


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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.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0174.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Average Hours 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.
    Burden Hours: 552.
    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. The 
requirements are contained in 15 CFR Part 960.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually, quarterly and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by

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calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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: August 20, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21150 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]
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