[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44154-44155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17953]


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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: International Trade Administration (ITA).
    Title: Survey of Organizations Participating in the United States 
(U.S.)--European Union (EU) Safe Harbor Framework and United States 
(U.S.)--Switzerland (Swiss) Safe Harbor Framework.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0268.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,284.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes, completion of survey with 
initial self-certification or recertification submission via DOC's Safe 
Harbor Web site.
    Burden Hours: 428.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection concerns the voluntary 
survey that U.S. organizations are asked to complete and submit to the 
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) when they self-certify their 
compliance with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and/or the U.S.-Swiss 
Safe Harbor Framework. The survey for which an extension is being 
sought is an approved information collection.
    The DOC's International Trade Administration (ITA) administers the 
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor program and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor program. The 
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework 
provide eligible U.S. organizations with a streamlined means of 
complying with the relevant requirements of the European Union's Data 
Protection Directive and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. The 
Safe Harbor Frameworks help facilitate the flow of personal data worth 
critical to billions of dollars in trade between the United States and 
the EU and Switzerland.
    In line with President Obama's National Export Initiative, the DOC 
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interested in gathering information from U.S. organizations that 
participate in one or both of the Safe Harbor programs to: (a) Better 
evaluate how the Safe Harbor Frameworks support U.S. exports, and (b) 
potentially identify areas for improvement. The voluntary survey 
provides participants, including small businesses, in the Safe Harbor 
programs with an opportunity to communicate directly with the DOC 
regarding these programs. The information collected through this survey 
will not be made public, except at the aggregate level.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: July 25, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-17953 Filed 7-29-14; 8:45 am]
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