[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20587]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

[A.G. Order No. 5801-2023]


Attorney General Designation of the United Kingdom as a 
``Qualifying State''

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with an Executive order, the Attorney General 
has designated the United Kingdom and Gibraltar (the ``United Kingdom'' 
or ``UK'') as a ``qualifying state.''

DATES: September 22, 2023. The designation is to become effective on 
the date of entry into force of regulations in the United Kingdom 
implementing a data bridge for the UK Extension to 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 United Kingdom as a Qualifying State 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom;
    (2) The United Kingdom is anticipated, pursuant to the adoption of 
regulations in the United Kingdom implementing a data bridge for the UK 
Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, to permit the transfer 
of personal information for commercial purposes between the territory 
of the United Kingdom and the territory of the United States; and
    (3) Designation of the United Kingdom would advance the national 
interests of the United States.
    The Attorney General designated the United Kingdom as a qualifying 
state for purposes of eligibility for the redress mechanism established 
in section 3 of Executive Order 14086, with the designation to become 
effective on the date of entry into force of regulations in the United 
Kingdom implementing a data bridge for the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. 
Data Privacy Framework.

    Dated: September 18, 2023.
Merrick B. Garland,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 2023-20587 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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