Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2001 / Notices 3983

spacecraft operational information, 2

hours for notification of a disposition/

orbital debris change, 2 hours for

notification of planned purges of

information, 3 hours for an operational

quarterly report, 8 hours for an annual

compliance audit, and 10 hours for an

annual operational audit.

Needs and Uses: 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 remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1992

and with the national security and

international obligations of the United

States.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion, quarterly,

annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482-3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 9, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–1372 Filed 1–16–01; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 3510–HR–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 011001D]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has

submitted 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: Applications and Reporting

Requirements for Small Takes of Marine

Mammals by Specified Activities Under

the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0151.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 7,512.

Number of Respondents: 44.

Average Hours Per Response: 483

hours for a request for new or renewal

of regulations, 25.8 hours for an

application for a Letter of Authorization,

200 hours for an application for

Incidental Harassment Authorizations,

120 hours for a report for Incidental

Harassment, and 93.6 hours for a report

under a Letter of Authorization.

Needs and Uses: The taking by

harassment, injury, or mortality of

marine mammals is prohibited by the

Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) unless exempted or authorized

by permit. The small-take program

authorized the taking of marine

mammals incidental to maritime

activities (military, oil industry,

shipping). It is the responsibility of the

activity to determine if it might have a

‘‘taking’’ and, if it does, to apply for an

authorization. Applications are

necessary for NMFS to know that an

authorization is needed and to

determine whether authorization can be

made under the MMPA. Reporting

requirements are mandated by the

MMPA and are necessary to ensure that

determinations made in regard to the

impact on marine mammals are valid.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organization, not-for-profit

institutions, Federal government, and

State, Local, or Tribal government.

Frequency: On occasion, annual, 90

days.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482-3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 9, 2001

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–1373 Filed 1–16–01; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted 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 of 1995, Public Law 104–13.

Bureau: International Trade

Administration.

Title: Information for Certification

Under FAQ 6 of the Safe Harbor Privacy

Principles.

Agency Form Number: N/A.

OMB Number: 0625–0239.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Burden: 550 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1500.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 20–40

minutes.

Needs and Uses: In response to the

European Commission 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. In this

process, the Department of Commerce

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. Under the safe

harbor privacy framework, information

is being collected in order to create a list

of the organizations that have selfcertified to the Principles. 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 European

Union organizations to determine

whether further information and

contracts will be needed for a U.S.

organization to receive personally

identifiable information. 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