Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 3.11.1997

Licensing of Private Land Remote-Sensing Space Systems

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes regulations revising its regime for the licensing of private Earth remote-sensing space systems under Title II of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, 15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. (1992 Act). These proposed regulations implement the licensing provisions of the 1992 Act and the Presidential Policy announced March 10, 1994. They are intended to facilitate the development of the U.S. commercial remote-sensing industry and thus promote the collection and widespread availability of Earth remote sensing data while preserving essential U.S. national security, international obligations and foreign policy interests. A fundamental principle is that restrictions imposed on a licensee must appropriately balance promoting competitive capabilities of U.S. commercial firms and the protection of national security, international obligations and foreign policy. The proposed regulations also describe when a system, though privately owned, has received sufficient financial or other support from the U.S. Government that the operator may have to comply with a nondiscriminatory data access policy that applies to all Government systems.