Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 17, 2007 / Notices 19171 

ACTION: Proposed information 

collection; comment request. 

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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (or via the 

internet at DHynek@doc.gov.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB 

Liaison, Department of Commerce, 

Room 6703, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Special Comprehensive License 

procedure authorizes multiple 

shipments of items from the U.S. or 

from approved consignees abroad who 

are approved in advance by the Bureau 

of Industry and Security to conduct the 

following activities: servicing, support 

services, stocking spare parts, 

maintenance, capital expansion, 

manufacturing, support scientific data 

acquisition, reselling and reexporting in 

the form received, and other activities as 

approved on a case-by-case basis. 

II. Method of Collection 

Submitted on forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0694–0089. 

Form Number: BIS–748P and BIS–

752P. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

867. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 6 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,017. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

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. In addition, the public is 

encouraged to provide suggestions on 

how to reduce and/or consolidate the 

current frequency of reporting. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7212 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Commercial Service—Strategic User 

Satisfaction Survey 

ACTION: Proposed information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burdens, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506 (2) (A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Joseph Carter, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–

3342; E-mail: 

joseph.carter@mail.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The International Trade 

Administration’s U.S. Commercial 

Service (CS) is mandated by Congress to 

help U.S. businesses, particularly small 

and medium-sized companies, export 

their products and services to global 

markets. As part of its mission, the CS 

currently uses transactional user 

satisfaction surveys to collect feedback 

from U.S. business clients that use CS 

pay-for-use products/events provided by 

the organization’s international offices. 

These surveys ask the client to evaluate 

the CS on its customer service delivery 

for a specific transaction. The results 

from these transactional user 

satisfaction surveys are used to ensure 

that clients’ needs and expectations are 

met and service delivery is consistent 

across the organization. In addition to 

conducting user satisfaction surveys on 

a transactional basis for pay-for-use 

products/events provided by the CS’s 

international offices, the CS would like 

to conduct a strategic user satisfaction 

survey on an annual basis to collect 

more in-depth user satisfaction feedback 

from CS clients in order to assess the 

importance or relative impact of specific 

service delivery processes and attributes 

on overall customer satisfaction. Survey 

responses would enable the CS to 

prioritize the allocation of time, budget 

and resources using performanceimportance diagrams. Without this 

information, CS is unable to 

systematically determine the actual and 

relative levels of performance for 

attributes, processes and subprocesses, 

identify the drivers or determinants of 

overall satisfaction, and provide clear, 

actionable insights for managerial 

intervention. This information will be 

used for program improvement, strategic 

planning, and allocation of resources. 

II. Method of Collection 

The data collection method for the CS 

is an e-mail message delivering a hot 

link to a web-enabled survey. If the 

client does not respond to the survey 

within two weeks, another e-mail 

reminder is sent to the client. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 


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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 750. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$45,000. 

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 costs) 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 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: April 11, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7209 Filed 4–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Information for Self-Certification Under 

FAQ 6 of the United States European 

Union Safe Harbor Privacy Framework 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, United States 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burdens, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork, Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Damon Greer, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, International 

Trade Administration, Room 2003, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–

5023 and fax number: (202) 482–5522. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

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 (DOC) 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. In this process, the 

DOC repeatedly consulted with U.S. 

organizations affected by the European 

Directive and interested nongovernment organizations. On July 27, 

2000, the European Commission issued 

its decision in accordance with Article 

25.6 of the Directive that the Safe 

Harbor Privacy Principles provide 

adequate privacy protection. 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. 

Once the Safe Harbor was deemed 

‘‘adequate’’ by the European 

Commission on July 27, 2000, DOC 

began working on the requirements that 

are necessary to put this accord into 

effect. The European Member States 

implemented the decision made by the 

Commission within 90 days. Therefore, 

the Safe Harbor became operational on 

November 1, 2000. The DOC created a 

list for U.S. organizations to sign up to 

the Safe Harbor and provided guidance 

on the mechanics of signing up to this 

list. As of March 1, 2007, 1,100 U.S. 

organizations have been placed on the 

Safe Harbor List, located at http:// 

export.gov/safeharbor. 

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. 

The Safe Harbor provides a number of 

important benefits to U.S. firms. Most 

importantly, it provides predictability 

and continuity for U.S. organizations 

that receive personal information from 

the European Union. Personally 

identifiable information is defined as 

any information that can be identified to 

a specific person, for example an 

employee’s name and extension would 

be considered personally identifiable 

information. All 15 member countries 

are bound by the European 

Commission’s finding of ‘‘adequacy’’. 

The Safe Harbor also eliminates the 

need for prior approval to begin data 

transfers, or makes approval from the 

appropriate EU member countries 

automatic. The Safe Harbor principles 

offer a simpler and cheaper means of 

complying with the adequacy 

requirements of the Directive, which 

should particularly benefit small and 

medium enterprises. 

The decision to enter the Safe Harbor 

is entirely voluntary. Organizations that 

decide to participate in the Safe Harbor 

must comply with the safe harbor’s 

requirements and publicly declare that 

they do so. To be assured of Safe Harbor 

benefits, an organization needs to 

reaffirm its self-certification annually to 

the Department of Commerce that it 

agrees to adhere to the safe harbor’s 

requirements, which includes elements 

such as notice, choice, access, data 

integrity, security and enforcement. 

This list will be most regularly used 

by European Union organizations to 

determine whether further information 

and contracts will be needed by a U.S. 

organization to receive personally 

identifiable information. It will be used 

by the European Data Protection 

Authorities to determine whether a 

company is providing ‘‘adequate’’

protection, and whether a company has 

requested to cooperate with the Data 

Protection Authority. This list will be 

accessed when there is a complaint 

logged in the EU against a U.S. 

organization. This will be on a monthly 

basis. It will be used by the Federal 

Trade Commission and the Department 

of Transportation to determine whether 

a company is part of the Safe Harbor. 

This will be accessed if a company is 

practicing ‘‘unfair and deceptive’’

practices and has misrepresented itself 

to the public. It will be used by the 

Department of Commerce and the 

European Commission to determine if 

organizations are signing up to the list. 


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