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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.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until September 4, 2007.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments, suggestions, or
additional information, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
or associated response time, please
write to U.S. Department of Justice, 10th
& Constitution Avenue, NW., National
Security Division, Counterespionage
Section/Registration Unit, Bond
Building—Room 9300, Washington, DC
20530. If you need a copy of the
collection instrument with instructions,
or have additional information, please
contact the Registration Unit at 202–
514–1216.
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 agencies
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
—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
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Shortform Registration Statement (Foreign
Agents)
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
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collection: Form Number: NSD–6.
National Security Division, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
individuals or households. The form is
used to register foreign agents as
required by the provisions of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,
as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. Rule
202 of the Act requires that a partner,
officer, director, associate, employee
and agent of a registrant who engages
directly in activity in furtherance of the
interests of the foreign principal, in
other than a clerical, secretarial, or in a
related or similar capacity, file a shortform registration statement.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average response: The
total estimated number of responses is
523 at approximately .429 hours (25
minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 224
annual burden hours associated with
this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
Department of Justice, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1103–0016]
Justice Management Division: Agency
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register
Volume 72, Number 72 page 18668 on
April 13, 2007, allowing for a 60 day
comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comment until August 6, 2007. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice, especially the estimated public
burden and associated response time,
should be directed to The Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention Department of Justice Desk
Officer, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally, comments may be
submitted to OMB via facsimile to
(202)–395–5806.
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 agencies
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
—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.
ACTION:
Overview of This Information
Collection
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Justice Management Division, Facilities
and Administrative Services Staff (JMD/
FASS) 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
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Certification of Identity.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form DOJ–361. Facilities and
Administrative Services Staff, Justice
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Justice.
30-Day notice of information
collection under review: Certification of
identity.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: American Citizens.
Other: Federal Government. The
information collection will be used by
the Department to identify individuals
requesting certain records under the
Privacy Act. Without this form an
individual cannot obtain the
information requested.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is that 27,000 respondents
will complete the form within
approximately 30 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total burden (in
hours) associated with the collection:
There are an estimated 13,500 annual
burden hours associated with this
collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Policy and
Planning Staff, Justice Management
Division, Suite 1600, Patrick Henry
Building, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.
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improve ease of reference the
Department is republishing the system
notice in its entirety.
The Privacy Act at 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)
and (11) provides that the public be
given 30 days in which to comment on
these proposed changes. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), which
has oversight responsibility under the
Act, has 40 days in which to conclude
its review of the system. Therefore
please submit any comments in writing
to Mary Cahill, Management Analyst,
Management and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20530 by
August 14, 2007.
As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) and
OMB implementing regulations, the
Department of Justice has provided a
report on the proposed changes to OMB
and the Congress.
A modified system description is set
forth below.
Department of Justice
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Office of the Inspector General
Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 3.
JUSTICE/OIG–001
PURPOSE(S):
SYSTEM NAME:
Office of the Inspector General
Investigative Records.
[AAG/A Order No. 020–2007]
Office of the Inspector General;
Privacy Act of 1974; Modified System
of Records
SYSTEM LOCATION:
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Dated: June 22, 2007.
Lee J. Lofthus,
Assistant Attorney for Administration.
The vast majority of the information
in the system is Sensitive but
Unclassified. However, there is some
classified information as well.
The Department of Justice proposes to
modify the Office of the Inspector
General Investigative Records System,
JUSTICE/OIG–001, first published in the
Federal Register on March 10, 1992 (57
FR 8476) and thereafter modified by
notice published at 65 FR 32125 (May
22, 2000) and 68 FR 22741 (April 29,
2003). The primary purpose of the
system is to enable the Department’s
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to
carry out its responsibilities under the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, including its
responsibility to conduct and supervise
investigations relating to programs and
operations of the Department. The
Department now proposes to modify the
system by adding several new routine
uses, revising several existing routine
uses for consistency with other
Department of Justice notices, and
rearranging the list of routine uses into
a more logical order. In addition, to
Department has awarded grants and
their employees; and such other
individuals or entities whose
association with the Department relates
to alleged violation(s) of the
Department’s rules of conduct, the Civil
Service merit system, and/or criminal or
civil law, which may affect the integrity
or physical facilities of the Department.
b. Individuals who are or have been
witnesses, complainants, or informants
in investigations conducted by the OIG.
c. Individuals or entities who have
been identified as potential subjects of
or parties to an OIG investigation.
Information relating to investigations
including:
a. Letters, memoranda, and other
documents describing complaints or
alleged criminal, civil, or administrative
misconduct.
b. Investigative files which include:
Reports of investigations and related
exhibits, statements, affidavits, and
records obtained during the
investigation.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
the Inspector General (OIG), 950
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20530–0001 and 1425 New York
Ave., NW., Suites 7100 and 13100,
Washington, DC 20530. During the
course of an investigation, records are
also kept in the investigations field and
area offices, the addresses of which are
listed on the OIG’s Web site at https://
www.usdoj.gov/oig.
The OIG maintains this system of
records in order to carry out its
responsibilities pursuant to the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended. The OIG is statutorily
directed to conduct and supervise
investigations relating to programs and
operations of the Department of Justice,
to promote economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness in the administration of
such programs and operations, and to
prevent and detect fraud, waste, and
abuse in such programs and operations.
Accordingly, the records in this system
are used in the course of investigating
individuals and entities suspected of
having committed illegal or unethical
acts and in conducting related criminal
prosecutions, civil proceedings, and
administrative actions.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In connection with its investigative
duties, the OIG maintains records on the
following categories of individuals:
a. Individuals or entities who are or
have been the subject of investigations
conducted by the OIG, including current
and former employees of the
Department of Justice; current and
former consultants, contractors, and
subcontractors with whom the
Department has contracted and their
employees; grantees to whom the
Records in this system may be
disclosed as follows:
(a) To any criminal, civil, or
regulatory law enforcement authority
(whether federal, state, local, territorial,
tribal, or foreign) where the information
is relevant to the recipient entity’s law
enforcement responsibilities.
(b) To any individual or entity when
necessary to elicit information that will
assist an OIG investigation, inspection,
or audit.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1103-0016]
Justice Management Division: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review:
Certification of identity.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division,
Facilities and Administrative Services Staff (JMD/FASS) 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. This proposed information collection was previously published
in the Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 page 18668 on April 13,
2007, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until August 6, 2007. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to The Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)-395-5806.
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 agencies 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
--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) Title of the Form/Collection: Certification of Identity.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form DOJ-361.
Facilities and Administrative Services Staff, Justice Management
Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: American Citizens. Other: Federal
Government. The information collection will be used by the Department
to identify individuals requesting certain records under the Privacy
Act. Without this form an individual cannot obtain the information
requested.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is that
27,000 respondents will complete the form within approximately 30
minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 13,500 annual burden hours
associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1600,
Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-12968 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
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