United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2020_register executive 2020-07-21 article Notices D09002ee1c7b71dbd D09002ee1c7b71e2a United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Section 1064, Public Law 104-201 (the 1997 Defense Authorization Act)--referred to as the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment--requires that "[a] department or agency of the United States may issue a license for the collection or dissemination by a non-Federal entity of satellite imagery with respect to Israel only if such imagery is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of Israel that is available from commercial sources." Pursuant to this law, the Department of Commerce makes findings as to the level of detail or precision of satellite imagery of Israel available from commercial sources. The Department has found that satellite imagery of Israel is readily and consistently available from non-U.S. commercial sources at a resolution of 0.4 meters Ground Sample Distance (m GSD). The Department has therefore changed the existing resolution limit of 2.0 m GSD to 0.4 m GSD. 85 FR 44059 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-07-21/2020-15770 2020-15770 fr21jy20-25 P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-07-21/2020-15770 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-21/html/2020-15770.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-21/pdf/2020-15770.pdf 1 p. 44059 44059 85 FR 44059 Notice of Findings Regarding Commercial Availability of Non-U.S. Satellite Imagery With Respect to Israel; Federal Register Vol. 85, Issue NOTICE 2020-15770 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P 2020-15770 Notice.

Section 1064, Public Law 104-201 (the 1997 Defense Authorization Act)--referred to as the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment--requires that "[a] department or agency of the United States may issue a license for the collection or dissemination by a non-Federal entity of satellite imagery with respect to Israel only if such imagery is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of Israel that is available from commercial sources." Pursuant to this law, the Department of Commerce makes findings as to the level of detail or precision of satellite imagery of Israel available from commercial sources. The Department has found that satellite imagery of Israel is readily and consistently available from non-U.S. commercial sources at a resolution of 0.4 meters Ground Sample Distance (m GSD). The Department has therefore changed the existing resolution limit of 2.0 m GSD to 0.4 m GSD.

Tahara Dawkins, Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, NOAA Satellite and Information Services, 1335 East-West Highway, Suite G-101, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone (301) 713-3385, email tahara.dawkins@noaa.gov. Commercial Availability of Non-U.S. Satellite Imagery: Israel, tahara.dawkins@noaa.gov Vol. 85, no. 140 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2020-07-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 167 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-07-21 P0b002ee1a78406df 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jy20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-07-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-21/pdf/FR-2020-07-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-21/xml/FR-2020-07-21.xml fdlp 43987 44143 DGPO 2020-07-21 2024-05-30 FR-2020-07-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2020-07-21 85 140