82 FR 9393 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (NSD-1)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 23 (February 6, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 23 (February 6, 2017)
| Page Range | 9393-9394 | |
| FR Document | 2017-02398 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 9393-9394] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02398] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1124-0001] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (NSD-1) AGENCY: Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES), National Security Division (NSD), U.S. Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES), 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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 7, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, [[Page 9394]] suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Heather H. Hunt, Chief, Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, 600 E Street NW., Bicentennial (BICN) Building--Room 1300, Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-233-0776). 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 National Security Division, 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; --Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and --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: Registration Statement (Foreign Agents). 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is NSD-1. 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. Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. (FARA or the Act), the FARA registration forms previously submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal approvals, contain fillable- fileable, and E-signature capabilities. The FARA eFile system, in operation since March 1, 2011, permits registrants to file their registration forms electronically to the FARA Registration Unit, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FARA eFile is accessed via the Department's FARA public Web site located at https://www.fara.gov/efile.html, and provides instructions to assist registrants in completing, signing and submitting the required FARA registration forms, as well as instructions on how to electronically pay the required registration fees via online credit or debit card payments. 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, Not-for-profit institutions, and individuals. The form contains 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: The total estimated number of responses to the form is 61 at approximately 1.375 hours (1 hour and 22 minutes) per response, based on an average of FARA Registration Statement filings received from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016. Internal sample testing shows an average of 1 hour and 22 minutes per respondent is needed to complete form NSD-1 (OMB 1124-0001). The following factors were considered when creating the burden estimate: The estimated total number of registrant respondents, the ability of registrants to access or gather the necessary data from sometimes multiple offices within their corporate structures, and the intuitive registration features NSD makes available for registrant respondents via the online FARA eFile registration and payment system located at https://www.fara.gov/efile.html. NSD estimates that nearly all of the approximately 61 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 83.875 annual burden hours. It is estimated that respondents will take 1 hour and 22 minutes to complete the form. The burden hours for collecting respondent data equals 83.875 annual burden hours (61 respondents x 1 hours and 22 minutes (1.375 hours) = 83.875 hours). 7. Registrants/foreign agents and the general public are alerted that in the future, the National Security Division will complete its ongoing multi-year design review, testing, and requirements enhancement efforts to offer a web form version of form NSD-1. NSD continues to make progress in enhancing the functionality of FARA eFile. Personnel are in the process of developing and testing new web form versions of its current fillable FARA registration forms with the intent of providing greater standardization, improved intuitive features, and less burdensome requirements that will benefit registrants and foreign agents who are required to register under FARA. New capabilities are expected to improve online search capabilities. NSD is confident that the new features will offer an enhanced system, promoting greater transparency. 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: February 1, 2017. Melody D. Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2017-02398 Filed 2-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-PF-P
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Heather H. Hunt, Chief, Foreign Agents accessed via the Department’s FARA are in the process of developing and
Registration Act (FARA) Unit, public Web site located at https:// testing new web form versions of its
Counterintelligence and Export Control www.fara.gov/efile.html, and provides current fillable FARA registration forms
Section, National Security Division, 600 instructions to assist registrants in with the intent of providing greater
E Street NW., Bicentennial (BICN) completing, signing and submitting the standardization, improved intuitive
Building—Room 1300, Washington, DC required FARA registration forms, as features, and less burdensome
20530 (phone: 202–233–0776). well as instructions on how to requirements that will benefit
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written electronically pay the required registrants and foreign agents who are
comments and suggestions from the registration fees via online credit or required to register under FARA. New
public and affected agencies concerning debit card payments. capabilities are expected to improve
the proposed collection of information 4. Affected public who will be asked online search capabilities. NSD is
are encouraged. Your comments should or required to respond, as well as a brief confident that the new features will
address one or more of the following abstract: Primary: Private Sector, offer an enhanced system, promoting
four points: Business or other for-profit, Not-for- greater transparency.
—Evaluate whether the proposed profit institutions, and individuals. The If additional information is required
collection of information is necessary form contains registration statement contact: Melody D. Braswell,
for the proper performance of the information used for registering foreign Department Clearance Officer, United
functions of the National Security agents under the Foreign Agents States Department of Justice, Justice
Division, including whether the Registration Act of 1938, as amended, Management Division, Policy and
information will have practical utility; 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. Planning Staff, Two Constitution
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 5. An estimate of the total number of Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
estimate of the burden of the respondents and the amount of time Washington, DC 20530.
proposed collection of information, estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The total estimated number of Dated: February 1, 2017.
including the validity of the
responses to the form is 178 at Melody D. Braswell,
methodology and assumptions used;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the approximately .33 hours (20 minutes) Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
quality, utility, and clarity of the per response, based on an average of Department of Justice.
information to be collected can be FARA Exhibit B to Registration [FR Doc. 2017–02395 Filed 2–3–17; 8:45 am]
enhanced; and Statement filings received from January BILLING CODE 4410–PF–P
—Minimize the burden of the collection 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.
of information on those who are to Internal sample testing shows an
respond, including through the use of average of .33 hours (20 minutes) per DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
appropriate automated, electronic, respondent is needed to complete form [OMB Number 1124–0001]
mechanical, or other technological NSD–4 (OMB 1124–0004). The
collection techniques or other forms following factors were considered when Agency Information Collection
of information technology, e.g., creating the burden estimate: the Activities; Proposed eCollection
permitting electronic submission of estimated total number of registrant eComments Requested; Extension
responses. respondents, the ability of registrants to With Change, of a Previously
access or gather the necessary data from Approved Collection; Registration
Overview of This Information sometimes multiple offices within their
Collection Statement of Foreign Agents (NSD–1)
corporate structures, and the intuitive
1. Type of Information Collection: registration features NSD makes AGENCY: Foreign Agents Registration Act
Extension of a currently approved available for registrant respondents via (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and
collection. the online FARA eFile registration and Export Control Section (CES), National
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: payment system located at https:// Security Division (NSD), U.S.
Exhibit B to Registration Statement www.fara.gov/efile.html. NSD estimates Department of Justice.
(Foreign Agents). that nearly all of the approximately 178 ACTION: 60-day notice.
3. The agency form number, if any, respondents will fully complete the
and the applicable component of the SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
form.
Department sponsoring the collection: 6. An estimate of the total public (DOJ), Foreign Agents Registration Act
The form number is NSD–4. The burden (in hours) associated with the (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and
applicable component within the collection: The estimated public burden Export Control Section (CES), National
Department of Justice is the Foreign associated with this collection is 58.74 Security Division (NSD), will be
Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, annual burden hours. It is estimated that submitting the following information
Counterintelligence and Export Control respondents will take .33 hours (20 collection request to the Office of
Section, in the National Security minutes) to complete the form. The Management and Budget (OMB) for
Division. Pursuant to the Foreign Agents burden hours for collecting respondent review and approval in accordance with
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, data equals 58.74 annual burden hours the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. (FARA or the Act), (178 respondents × .33 hours (20 The proposed information collection is
the FARA registration forms previously minutes) = 58.74 hours). published to obtain comments from the
submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal 7. Registrants/foreign agents and the public and affected agencies.
approvals, have since March 2011 general public are alerted that in the DATES: Comments are encouraged and
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
contained fillable-fileable, and E- future, the National Security Division will be accepted for 60 days until April
signature capabilities. The FARA eFile will complete its ongoing multi-year 7, 2017. This process is conducted in
system, in operation since March 1, design review, testing, and requirements accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
2011, permits registrants to file their enhancement efforts to offer a web form FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
registration forms electronically to the version of form NSD–4. NSD continues you have additional comments
FARA Registration Unit, 24 hours a day, to make progress in enhancing the especially on the estimated public
seven days a week. FARA eFile is functionality of FARA eFile. Personnel burden or associated response time,
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suggestions, or need a copy of the registration forms electronically to the to make progress in enhancing the
proposed information collection FARA Registration Unit, 24 hours a day, functionality of FARA eFile. Personnel
instrument with instructions or seven days a week. FARA eFile is are in the process of developing and
additional information, please contact accessed via the Department’s FARA testing new web form versions of its
Heather H. Hunt, Chief, Foreign Agents public Web site located at https:// current fillable FARA registration forms
Registration Act (FARA) Unit, www.fara.gov/efile.html, and provides with the intent of providing greater
Counterintelligence and Export Control instructions to assist registrants in standardization, improved intuitive
Section, National Security Division, 600 completing, signing and submitting the features, and less burdensome
E Street NW., Bicentennial (BICN) required FARA registration forms, as requirements that will benefit
Building—Room 1300, Washington, DC well as instructions on how to registrants and foreign agents who are
20530 (phone: 202–233–0776). electronically pay the required required to register under FARA. New
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written registration fees via online credit or capabilities are expected to improve
comments and suggestions from the debit card payments. online search capabilities. NSD is
public and affected agencies concerning 4. Affected public who will be asked confident that the new features will
the proposed collection of information or required to respond, as well as a brief offer an enhanced system, promoting
are encouraged. Your comments should abstract: Primary: Private Sector, greater transparency.
address one or more of the following Business or other for-profit, Not-for- If additional information is required
four points: profit institutions, and individuals. The contact: Melody D. Braswell,
form contains registration statement Department Clearance Officer, United
—Evaluate whether the proposed information used for registering foreign
collection of information is necessary States Department of Justice, Justice
agents under the Foreign Agents Management Division, Policy and
for the proper performance of the Registration Act of 1938, as amended,
functions of the National Security Planning Staff, Two Constitution
22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Division, including whether the 5. An estimate of the total number of
information will have practical utility; Washington, DC 20530.
respondents and the amount of time
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimated for an average respondent to Dated: February 1, 2017.
estimate of the burden of the respond: The total estimated number of Melody D. Braswell,
proposed collection of information, responses to the form is 61 at Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
including the validity of the approximately 1.375 hours (1 hour and Department of Justice.
methodology and assumptions used; 22 minutes) per response, based on an [FR Doc. 2017–02398 Filed 2–3–17; 8:45 am]
—Evaluate whether and if so how the average of FARA Registration Statement BILLING CODE 4410–PF–P
quality, utility, and clarity of the filings received from January 1, 2014
information to be collected can be through December 31, 2016. Internal
enhanced; and sample testing shows an average of 1 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
—Minimize the burden of the collection hour and 22 minutes per respondent is
of information on those who are to needed to complete form NSD–1 (OMB [OMB Number 1124–0003]
respond, including through the use of 1124–0001). The following factors were
appropriate automated, electronic, considered when creating the burden Agency Information Collection
mechanical, or other technological estimate: The estimated total number of Activities; Proposed eCollection
collection techniques or other forms registrant respondents, the ability of eComments Requested; Extension
of information technology, e.g., registrants to access or gather the With Change, of a Previously
permitting electronic submission of necessary data from sometimes multiple Approved Collection Amendment to
responses. offices within their corporate structures, Registration Statement of Foreign
Overview of This Information and the intuitive registration features Agents (NSD–5)
Collection NSD makes available for registrant
respondents via the online FARA eFile AGENCY: Foreign Agents Registration Act
1. Type of Information Collection: registration and payment system located (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and
Extension of a currently approved at https://www.fara.gov/efile.html. NSD Export Control Section (CES), National
collection. estimates that nearly all of the Security Division (NSD), U.S.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: approximately 61 respondents will fully Department of Justice.
Registration Statement (Foreign Agents). complete the form. ACTION: 60-Day notice.
3. The agency form number, if any, 6. An estimate of the total public
and the applicable component of the burden (in hours) associated with the SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
Department sponsoring the collection: collection: The estimated public burden (DOJ), Foreign Agents Registration Act
The form number is NSD–1. The associated with this collection is 83.875 (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and
applicable component within the annual burden hours. It is estimated that Export Control Section (CES), National
Department of Justice is the Foreign respondents will take 1 hour and 22 Security Division (NSD), will be
Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, minutes to complete the form. The submitting the following information
Counterintelligence and Export Control burden hours for collecting respondent collection request to the Office of
Section, in the National Security data equals 83.875 annual burden hours Management and Budget (OMB) for
Division. Pursuant to the Foreign Agents (61 respondents × 1 hours and 22 review and approval in accordance with
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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minutes (1.375 hours) = 83.875 hours).
22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. (FARA or the Act), 7. Registrants/foreign agents and the The proposed information collection is
the FARA registration forms previously general public are alerted that in the published to obtain comments from the
submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal future, the National Security Division public and affected agencies.
approvals, contain fillable-fileable, and will complete its ongoing multi-year DATES: Comments are encouraged and
E-signature capabilities. The FARA design review, testing, and requirements will be accepted for 60 days until April
eFile system, in operation since March enhancement efforts to offer a web form 7, 2017. This process is conducted in
1, 2011, permits registrants to file their version of form NSD–1. NSD continues accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 7, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. | |
| Contact | If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Heather H. Hunt, Chief, Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, 600 E Street NW., Bicentennial (BICN) Building--Room 1300, Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202-233-0776). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 9393 |
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