[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 19975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8492]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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: International Trade Administration (ITA).
    Title: Information for Self-Certification under FAQ 6 of the United 
States--European Union Safe Harbor Privacy Framework.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0239.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4149.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 350.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours per Response: 20-40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: In response to the European-Union Directive on Data 
Protection that restricts transfers of personal information from Europe 
to countries whose privacy practices are not deemed ``adequate,'' the 
U.S. Department of Commerce has developed a ``Safe Harbor'' framework 
that will allow U.S. organizations to satisfy the European Directive's 
requirements and ensure that personal data flows to the United States 
are not interrupted. The Safe Harbor framework bridges the differences 
between the European Union (EU) and U.S. approaches to privacy 
protection. The complete set of Safe Harbor documents and additional 
guidance materials may be found at http://export.gov/safeharbor. As of 
December 10, 2010, 2,415 U.S. organizations have been placed on the 
Safe Harbor List. Organizations that have signed up to this list are 
deemed ``adequate'' under the Directive and do not have to provide 
further documentation to European officials. This list will be used by 
EU organizations to determine whether further information and contracts 
will be needed for a U.S. organization to receive personally 
identifiable information. This list is necessary to make the Safe 
Harbor accord operational, and was a key demand of the Europeans in 
agreeing that the Principles were providing ``adequate'' privacy 
protection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395-3647.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c5874455259577c58535f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1f3302151e103b1f1418551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91c6f4fff5e8ceddbfceddf8f3f4e3f0ffe5f4d1fefcf3bff4fee1bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c691a3a8a2bf998ae8998aafa4a3b4a7a8b2a386a9aba4e8a3a9b6e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: April 5, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8492 Filed 4-8-11; 8:45 am]
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