[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 44844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14848]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

[A.G. Order No. 5680-2023]


Attorney General Designations of the European Union, Iceland, 
Liechtenstein, and Norway as ``Qualifying States''

AGENCY: Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with an Executive order, the Attorney General 
has designated the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway 
as ``qualifying states.''

DATES: July 13, 2023. The designations are to become effective on the 
date the European Commission adopts an adequacy decision for the Data 
Privacy Framework for the European Union (``EU'') and the United States 
of America (``U.S.'' or the ``United States'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Bradford Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, National Security Division, United States Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; telephone: (202) 514-1057. This is 
not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 14086 of October 7, 2022 
(Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence 
Activities), establishes a two-level redress mechanism for the review 
of qualifying complaints by individuals, filed through an appropriate 
public authority in a ``qualifying state'' and alleging certain 
violations of U.S. law concerning signals intelligence activities. A 
country or regional economic integration organization may be designated 
as a qualifying state by the Attorney General if he determines, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, that it meets the 
requirements set forth in section 3(f) of Executive Order 14086. The 
Attorney General has made those determinations on the basis of the 
information contained in the ``Memorandum in Support of Designation of 
the European Union and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as Qualifying 
States Under Executive Order 14086'' prepared by the National Security 
Division of the Department of Justice, available at https://www.justice.gov/opcl/redress-data-protection-review-court.

Designation of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway 
Pursuant to Section 3(f) of Executive Order 14086

    Consistent with section 3(f) of Executive Order 14086, and on the 
basis of the information contained in the memorandum referenced above, 
the Attorney General has determined, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National 
Intelligence, that:
    (1) The laws of the EU or its member countries and those of 
Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway (together, the ``European Economic 
Area'') require appropriate safeguards in the conduct of signals 
intelligence activities for United States persons' personal information 
that is transferred from the United States to the territory of the 
member countries of the European Economic Area;
    (2) The EU, its member countries, and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and 
Norway, are anticipated, pursuant to an adequacy decision to be adopted 
by the European Commission, to permit the transfer of personal 
information for commercial purposes between the territory of the member 
countries of the European Economic Area and the territory of the United 
States; and
    (3) Designation of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway would 
advance the national interests of the United States.
    The Attorney General designated the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and 
Norway as qualifying states for purposes of eligibility for the redress 
mechanism established in section 3 of Executive Order 14086, with the 
designations to become effective on the date the European Commission 
adopts an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

    Dated: June 30, 2023.
Merrick B. Garland,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 2023-14848 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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