Notice2024-12997
Attorney General Designation of Switzerland as a “Qualifying State”
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Published
June 13, 2024
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Justice Department
Abstract
In accordance with an Executive order, the Attorney General has designated Switzerland as a "qualifying state."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50377-50378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12997]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of the Attorney General
[A.G. Order No. 5945-2024]
Attorney General Designation of Switzerland as a ``Qualifying
State''
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with an Executive order, the Attorney General
has designated Switzerland as a ``qualifying state.''
DATES: June 13, 2024. The designation is to become effective on the
date of entry into force of an amendment to Annex 1 to the Swiss Data
Protection Ordinance listing the United States for data transferred in
reliance on the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hennessey, Chief Counsel
Performing the Duties of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
National Security Division, United States Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530; telephone: (202) 514-1057. This is not a toll-
free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 14086 of October 7, 2022
(Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence
Activities), establishes a two-level redress mechanism for the review
of qualifying complaints by individuals filed through an appropriate
public authority in a ``qualifying state'' and alleging certain
violations of U.S. law concerning signals intelligence activities. A
country or regional economic integration organization may be designated
as a qualifying state by the Attorney General if he determines, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce,
and the Director of National Intelligence, that it meets the
requirements set forth in section 3(f) of Executive Order 14086. The
Attorney General has made those determinations on the basis of the
information contained in the ``Memorandum in Support of Designation of
Switzerland as a Qualifying State Under Executive Order 14086''
prepared by the National Security Division of the Department of
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Justice, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opcl/redress-data-protection-review-court">https://www.justice.gov/opcl/redress-data-protection-review-court</a>.
Designation of Switzerland Pursuant to Section 3(f) of Executive Order
14086
Consistent with section 3(f) of Executive Order 14086, and on the
basis of the information contained in the memorandum referenced above,
the Attorney General has determined, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National
Intelligence, that:
(1) The laws of Switzerland require appropriate safeguards in the
conduct of signals intelligence activities for United States persons'
personal information that is transferred from the United States to the
territory of Switzerland;
(2) Switzerland is anticipated, pursuant to the adoption of an
amendment to Annex 1 to the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance listing the
United States for data transferred in reliance on the Swiss-U.S. Data
Privacy Framework, to permit the transfer of personal information for
commercial purposes between the territory of Switzerland and the
territory of the United States; and
(3) Designation of Switzerland would advance the national interests
of the United States.
The Attorney General designated Switzerland as a qualifying state
for purposes of eligibility for the redress mechanism established in
section 3 of Executive Order 14086, with the designation to become
effective upon the date of entry into force of an amendment to Annex 1
to the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance listing the United States for
data transferred for commercial purposes in reliance on the Swiss-U.S.
Data Privacy Framework.
Dated: June 7, 2024.
Merrick B. Garland,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 2024-12997 Filed 6-12-24; 8:45 am]
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