Federal Register: December 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 246)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-21920
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2007.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Abstract
NOAA has established requirements for the licensing of private operators of remotesensing space systems. The information in applications and subsequent reports is needed to ensure compliance with the Land RemoteSensing 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.
II. Method of Collection
Applicants are asked to provide electronic copies of submissions. III. Data
OMB Number: 06480174.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
Estimated Time 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 preship 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.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 552.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E621920 Filed 122106; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kay Weston, 3017132024 x205 or Kay.Weston@noaa.gov.