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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
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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
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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before March 17, 2025.
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 Dr.
Sarah Brothers, Director, Commercial
Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room
31027, Washington, DC 20230; (771)
216–4112; sarah.brothers@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)
Office of Space Commerce (OSC)
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.
The proposed revisions in this notice
are primarily tied to the development of
a new, online platform to manage
license actions called the Commerce
Licensing and Compliance System for
Space (CLCSS). CLCSS is intended to
streamline the process for
communications with CRSRA regarding
applications, notices, modification
requests, and annual compliance
certifications. CRSRA is committed to
improving the user experience and
providing a simplified license
application and management process for
all licensees. The forms discussed below
and their integration with CLCSS will
streamline, clarify, and expedite
paperwork submissions required to
support regulation of the private spacebased remote sensing industry.
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Applications are made in response to
the requirements in the Act, as
amended. At present, CRSRA sends the
applicant an Application Guide, which
repeats the application questions and
criteria listed in Appendix A to 15 CFR
part 960 with an additional explanatory
text. In the future, the CLCSS system
will incorporate these questions and
response criteria in a fillable, online
form format. 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 of the remote sensing
system. CRSRA has observed that
relying on both the Appendix and the
Application Guide creates confusion
and has led to the submission of
incomplete applications. CRSRA
anticipates the fillable format, which
combines both the Application Guide
and criteria in Appendix A, will help
any new applicant accurately provide
the necessary information. 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 needs this information to be
able to keep licenses accurate and to
respond to the regulated community’s
needs. CRSRA is incorporating a new
form called the License Modification
Form with a standard set of questions
licensees can provide for the
modification request to be processed.
Licensees will identify the relevant
license provisions, the requested
changes to those provisions, and the
date upon which the requested change
will take effect. CRSRA anticipates this
will expedite how quickly the requests
are processed and remove a moderate
amount of paperwork by clarifying what
to include with a modification request.
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. The existing information
collection already allows for the
collection of this information through
the Licensee Notification Form (LNF).
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The approved LNF can already ease the
burden on licensees when reporting this
already-required information. 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.
The LNF ensures that only required
information is submitted, thereby
reducing unnecessary paperwork and/or
follow-up correspondence. The LNF
will be integrated into CLCSS to clarify
content, make the LNF more accessible,
and further reduce the paperwork
burden.
Pursuant to the regulations, CRSRA
requires licensees to submit an annual
compliance certification. In the
certification, licensees 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. In order to integrate this
process with CLCSS, CRSRA will turn
the standard verification requirement
into a form. There will be no substantive
change in what information needs to be
provided by licensees.
CRSRA will renew the optional Initial
Contact Form (ICF) that includes contact
information and general remote sensing
system information with a few changes
for clarity that include rephrasing a few
questions and removing one or two. The
ICF may be submitted electronically
through the NOAA website prior to the
submission of a full application and will
also be integrated into CLCSS. The ICF
information received is used to
determine if the applicant is required to
submit a full application for the
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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
not submitting the application.
Finally, CRSRA is renewing the
optional Data Availability Notification
(DAN) which 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 will be integrated with CLCSS as
well. 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 and through
the coming online platform Commerce
Licensing and Compliance System for
Space (CLCSS).
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: 25
hours for the submission of a license
application (one time for the entire
license); 1 hour for the submission of a
license amendment; 30 minutes each for
a notification of disposal of on-orbit
component, notification of detection of
anomaly, and notification of financial
insolvency or dissolution using the
Licensee Notification Form; 30 minutes
each for notification of launch or
deployment of spacecraft; 3 hours for
the annual compliance certification; and
20 minutes for the Initial Contact Form;
and 10 minutes for the Data Availability
Notification.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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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 Remote-Sensing Space Systems
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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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 March 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. 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 Dr. Sarah Brothers, Director, Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory
Affairs, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 31027, Washington, DC 20230;
(771) 216-4112; [email protected].
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) Office of Space Commerce (OSC)
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.
The proposed revisions in this notice are primarily tied to the
development of a new, online platform to manage license actions called
the Commerce Licensing and Compliance System for Space (CLCSS). CLCSS
is intended to streamline the process for communications with CRSRA
regarding applications, notices, modification requests, and annual
compliance certifications. CRSRA is committed to improving the user
experience and providing a simplified license application and
management process for all licensees. The forms discussed below and
their integration with CLCSS will streamline, clarify, and expedite
paperwork submissions required to support regulation of the private
space-based remote sensing industry.
Applications are made in response to the requirements in the Act,
as amended. At present, CRSRA sends the applicant an Application Guide,
which repeats the application questions and criteria listed in Appendix
A to 15 CFR part 960 with an additional explanatory text. In the
future, the CLCSS system will incorporate these questions and response
criteria in a fillable, online form format. 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 of the remote
sensing system. CRSRA has observed that relying on both the Appendix
and the Application Guide creates confusion and has led to the
submission of incomplete applications. CRSRA anticipates the fillable
format, which combines both the Application Guide and criteria in
Appendix A, will help any new applicant accurately provide the
necessary information. 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 needs this information to be able to keep licenses
accurate and to respond to the regulated community's needs. CRSRA is
incorporating a new form called the License Modification Form with a
standard set of questions licensees can provide for the modification
request to be processed. Licensees will identify the relevant license
provisions, the requested changes to those provisions, and the date
upon which the requested change will take effect. CRSRA anticipates
this will expedite how quickly the requests are processed and remove a
moderate amount of paperwork by clarifying what to include with a
modification request.
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. The existing information collection already
allows for the collection of this information through the Licensee
Notification Form (LNF).
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The approved LNF can already ease the burden on licensees when
reporting this already-required information. 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.
The LNF ensures that only required information is submitted, thereby
reducing unnecessary paperwork and/or follow-up correspondence. The LNF
will be integrated into CLCSS to clarify content, make the LNF more
accessible, and further reduce the paperwork burden.
Pursuant to the regulations, CRSRA requires licensees to submit an
annual compliance certification. In the certification, licensees 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. In
order to integrate this process with CLCSS, CRSRA will turn the
standard verification requirement into a form. There will be no
substantive change in what information needs to be provided by
licensees.
CRSRA will renew the optional Initial Contact Form (ICF) that
includes contact information and general remote sensing system
information with a few changes for clarity that include rephrasing a
few questions and removing one or two. The ICF may be submitted
electronically through the NOAA website prior to the submission of a
full application and will also be integrated into CLCSS. 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 not
submitting the application.
Finally, CRSRA is renewing the optional Data Availability
Notification (DAN) which 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 will be
integrated with CLCSS as well. 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
and through the coming online platform Commerce Licensing and
Compliance System for Space (CLCSS).
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 for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours for the submission of a
license application (one time for the entire license); 1 hour for the
submission of a license amendment; 30 minutes each for a notification
of disposal of on-orbit component, notification of detection of
anomaly, and notification of financial insolvency or dissolution using
the Licensee Notification Form; 30 minutes each for notification of
launch or deployment of spacecraft; 3 hours for the annual compliance
certification; and 20 minutes for the Initial Contact Form; and 10
minutes for the Data Availability Notification.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100 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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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