[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20527-20528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07725]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1124-0003]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection;
Amendment to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (NSD-5)
AGENCY: Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit,
Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES), National Security
Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Security Division
(NSD), will be submitting the following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. There were three
official communications received by NSD reflecting comments and
recommendations. One communication was signed by fourteen individuals.
The FARA Unit staff responded to each communication, satisfactorily
addressing each comment and recommendation.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional
30 days until May 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations
for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Amendment to Registration
Statement (Foreign Agents).
3. The agency form number: Form NSD-5. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, in the
National Security Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Private Sector, Business or other
for-profit. Other: Not-for-profit institutions, and individuals.
Abstract: The form contains Amendment to Registration Statement
information used for registering foreign agents under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Based on the
projected increases in registrations from 2017 to 2020, an estimated
556 responses by respondents will complete Form NSD-5 (OMB 1124-0003).
Based on sample testing, each respondent will need .75 hours to
complete the form, which takes into consideration the improved e-File
4.0 webform features. The following factors were considered when
creating the burden estimate: The estimated total number of
respondents, the intuitive online FARA e-File registration process, and
the prior collection of the necessary data to accurately complete the
filing. NSD estimates that all of the 556 respondents will fully
complete the form.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this
collection is 417
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annual burden hours. It is estimated that respondents will take .75
hours to complete the form. (556 respondents x .75 hours = 417 annual
burden hours).
7. Beginning September 23, 2019, NSD completed its ongoing multi-
year design review, testing, and requirements enhancement efforts under
the FARA e-File 4.0 initiative to a level where it began to rollout
initial capabilities for new registrants only. NSD continues to make
progress in enhancing the functionality of FARA e-File and Form NSD-5.
If additional information is required contact: Melody D. Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 8, 2020.
Melody D. Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-07725 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
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