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unmanned aircraft system, and 

underwater via divers. The permit 

would be valid for two years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: February 2, 2022. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02572 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Licensing of Private RemoteSensing Space Systems 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0174 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Tahara 

Dawkins, Director, Commercial Remote 

Sensing Regulatory Affairs, 1335 EastWest Highway, G101, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910; 301–713–3385; 

tahara.dawkins@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for revision and 

extension to an approved information 

collection. 

The Department of Commerce (DOC), 

through the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 

Affairs (CRSRA), has the authority to 

regulate private space-based remote 

sensing under the Land Remote Sensing 

Policy Act of 1992, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et 

seq. (the Act) and regulations at 15 CFR 

part 960. The regulations facilitate the 

development of the U.S. private remote 

sensing industry and thus promote the 

collection and widespread availability 

of remote sensing data, while preserving 

essential U.S. national security interests 

and observing international obligations. 

Applications are made in response to 

the requirements in the Act, as 

amended, and no collection forms are 

used. The application information 

received is used to determine if the 

applicant meets the legal criteria for 

issuance of a license to operate a private 

remote sensing space system, i.e., the 

proposed system will be operated in 

accordance with the Act, U.S. national 

security concerns and international 

obligations. Application information 

includes information about the 

applicant (such as corporate 

information), the launch dates of any 

components going to space, and 

technical specifications of all 

components (especially the components 

in space that are capable of collecting 

imagery data). 

If a licensee wishes to modify its 

license, either to reflect changes in its 

business practices or technical changes 

to its system, or to request different 

license conditions, it may submit such 

a request to CRSRA and explain why the 

change is sought. CRSRA need this 

information to be able to keep licenses 

accurate and to respond to the regulated 

community’s needs. 

Licensees are required to notify 

CRSRA when a spacecraft launches or 

deploys; upon disposal of an on-orbit 

component of the licensed system; upon 

detection of an anomaly; and upon the 

licensee’s financial insolvency or 

dissolution. This information is critical 

to fulfilling one of the United States’ key 

international obligations, which is to 

authorize and continually supervise 

U.S. nationals’ activities in space. 

CRSRA, therefore, must be notified 

when spacecraft are deployed and 

disposed of so that CRSRA can 

supervise the space activities of U.S. 

nationals. Similarly, anomalies may 

indicate loss of control of a spacecraft, 

so CRSRA must monitor any anomalies 

to meaningfully supervise the activities 

of U.S. nationals in space. Finally, the 

financial insolvency or dissolution of a 

licensee may indicate that a change in 

control of the spacecraft will follow, 

because an insolvent licensee may go 

through a bankruptcy process that might 

put the licensed system’s ownership in 

question. It is critical that CRSRA be 

able to intervene as early as possible in 

this process so that a sensitive system 

does not pass into the ownership of an 

entity who might jeopardize national 

security or international obligations. 

CRSRA will require licensees to 

submit an annual compliance 

certification, which requires the 

licensee to verify that all facts in the 

license remain true. Facts that must be 

verified in this certification include the 

technical specifications of the system 

and other foundational facts that CRSRA 

relies upon in reviewing license 

applications. This information is critical 

to ensuring that only those entities who 

are legally fit to obtain a license do so. 

NOAA is proposing to add two 

additional forms to this information 

collection. The optional information is 

being collected to reduce the total 

paperwork required to support 

regulation of the private space-based 

remote sensing industry, which involves 

(1) determining whether an applicant is 

required to apply for a license and (2) 

comparing the capabilities of remote 

sensing systems to other foreign and 

domestic remote sensing systems. 

The optional Initial Contact Form 

(ICF) information includes contact 

information and general remote sensing 

system information. The ICF may be 

submitted electronically through the 

NOAA website prior to the submission 

of a full application. The ICF 

information received is used to 

determine if the applicant is required to 

submit a full application for the 

issuance of a license to operate a private 

remote sensing space system i.e., the 

proposed system falls under the 

authority defined in the Act and the 

regulations. If NOAA determines after 

reviewing the ICF that an application is 

not required, the potential applicant 

will save 40–50 hours of paperwork by 


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not submitting the application. 

Additionally, the ICF gives NOAA the 

opportunity to provide early feedback 

and guidance on an application 

package, lowering the likelihood of 

time-consuming rewrites and edits to an 

application before it can be deemed 

complete. Therefore, the ICF can save 

significant time for industry and private 

entities, as well as government time. 

The optional Data Availability 

Notification (DAN) information includes 

contact information and general data 

availability information. The DAN may 

be submitted electronically through the 

NOAA website during the application 

process, while an applicant holds a 

license, or by any interested party. The 

DAN information received is used to 

help determine the availability of 

unenhanced data from a foreign or 

domestic remote sensing system, which 

may then be compared to unenhanced 

data produced by an applicant’s system 

for the purpose of adjusting the 

conditions and/or restrictions in a 

license. The DAN form ensures that 

only required information is submitted, 

thereby reducing unnecessary 

paperwork and/or follow-up 

correspondence. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information is collected electronically 

through the NOAA website. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0174. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (revision and 

extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

hours for the submission of a license 

application; 1 hour each for the 

submission of a license amendment, 

notification of disposal of on-orbit 

component, notification of detection of 

anomaly, and notification of financial 

insolvency or dissolution; 2 hours each 

for notification of launch or deployment 

of spacecraft and the annual compliance 

certification; 20 minutes for the Initial 

Contact Form; and 10 minutes for the 

Data Availability Notification. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 450 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

The ICF and DAN are voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Land Remote Sensing 

Policy Act of 1992, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et 

seq; and 15 CFR part 960—Licensing of 

Private Remote Sensing Space Systems. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02601 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Bay Watershed Education 

and Training Program National 

Evaluation System 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0658 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Bronwen 

Rice, B–WET National Coordinator, 

NOAA Office of Education, 1401 

Constitution Ave. NW, #6863, 

Washington, DC 20230, 202–604–1388, 

and Bronwen.Rice@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for an extension of 

an existing information collection. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

Office of Education is sponsoring data 

collection efforts on its Bay Watershed 

Education and Training (B–WET) 

program. The NOAA B–WET program is 

authorized under 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the 

America COMPETES Act. The 

Administrator of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration is 

authorized to conduct, develop, 

support, promote, and coordinate formal 

and informal educational activities at all 

levels to enhance public awareness and 

understanding of ocean, coastal, Great 

Lakes, and atmospheric science and 

stewardship by the general public and 

other coastal stakeholders, including 

underrepresented groups in ocean and 

atmospheric science and policy careers. 

B–WET advances NOAA’s mission by 

awarding education grants that foster an 

environmentally literate citizenry who 

have the knowledge, attitudes, and 

skills needed to protect watersheds and 

related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 

ecosystems. B–WET currently funds 

projects in seven regions (California, 

Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of 

Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the 

Pacific Northwest). 

To ensure that educational activities 

funded by B–WET are of the highest 

quality, and maximize federal resources, 


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