[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75383-75384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26156]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0174.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Average Hours per Response: 0 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

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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 pre-ship 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.
    Burden Hours: 552.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    NOAA has established requirements for the licensing of private 
operators of remote-sensing space systems. The information in 
applications and subsequent reports is needed to ensure compliance with 
the Land Remote-Sensing 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly, annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-26156 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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