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Download as PDF 45154 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 147 / Monday, August 2, 2010 / Notices erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES —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 collection: Form Number: NSD–6. National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 212 of Public Law 110–81, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), the FARA registration forms recently submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal approvals, contain fillable-fileable, and E-signature capabilities, and the E-Filing system under development and near completion will permit registrants to file their registration forms electronically to the FARA Registration Unit, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FARA E-Filing will be accessed via the FARA public Web site located at https://www.fara.gov, and will provide instructions to assist registrants in completing, signing and submitting the 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: 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:04 Jul 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 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, Two Constitution Square, Suite 2E–502, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: July 28, 2010. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2010–18870 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–PF–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1124–0003] National Security Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Amendment to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents). 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 October 1, 2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. If you have 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 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: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 —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: Amendment to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents). (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: NSD–5. National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 212 of Public Law 110–81, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), the FARA registration forms recently submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal approvals, contain fillable-fileable, and E-signature capabilities, and the E-Filing system under development and near completion will permit registrants to file their registration forms electronically to the FARA Registration Unit, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FARA E-Filing will be accessed via the FARA public Web site located at https://www.fara.gov, and will provide instructions to assist registrants in completing, signing and submitting the 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: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, and individuals or households. The form is used in registration of foreign agents when changes are required under the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 147 / Monday, August 2, 2010 / Notices (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average response: The estimated total number of respondents is 175 who will complete a response within 11⁄2 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated total public burden associated with this information collection is 262 hours annually. If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, Suite 2E–502, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530. Dated: July 28, 2010. Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2010–18871 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–PF–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on July 1, 2010, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc. (‘‘NCOIC’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Vector Planning and Services, Inc., San Diego, CA, has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Ciena Government Solutions, Linthicum, MD; SRI International, Menlo Park, CA; and Intelligent Integration, La Jolla, CA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and NCOIC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 19, 2004, NCOIC filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:04 Jul 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 2, 2005 (70 FR 5486). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 6, 2010. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 6, 2010 (75 FR 24972). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2010–18743 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—ODVA, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on June 30, 2010, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ODVA, Inc. (‘‘ODVA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Pivotal Systems Corporation, Pleasanton, CA; SPMC (Changzhou) Co. Ltd., Changzhou, Jiangsu, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Lenze-AC Tech Corporation, Uxbridge, MA; Misumi Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Kollmorgen Corporation, Radford, VA; COPA–DATA GmbH, Salzburg, AUSTRIA; ROPEX Industrie Elektronik GmbH, BietigheimBissingen, GERMANY; Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., Hunan, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; RS Automation Co., Ltd., Yongin-City, Gyeonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Office FA.com Co., Ltd., Tochigi, ¨ JAPAN; FlexLink, Goteborg, SWEDEN; and AccuSentry Inc., Marietta, GA, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Control System Technology Pty. Ltd., Peakhurst NSW, AUSTRALIA; KASHIYAMA Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Leuze lumiflex GmbH + Co., Fuerstenfeldbruck, GERMANY; Meggitt Airdynamics, Inc., a Division of Whittaker Controls, Meggitt PLC, Corona, CA; Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY; Riken Keiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Rockwell Automation Korea, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Taiyo Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd., Osaka, JAPAN; PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45155 VAT Vacuum Valves AG, Haag, SWITZERLAND; and Vector Informatik GmbH, Stuttgart, GERMANY, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and ODVA intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On June 21, 1995, ODVA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 15, 1996 (61 FR 6039). The last notification was filed with the Department on March 17, 2010. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 6, 2010 (75 FR 24972). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2010–18747 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Energistics Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on June 11, 2010, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Energistics Consortium, Inc. (‘‘Energistics’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization is Energistics Consortium, Inc., Sugar Land, TX. The nature and scope of Energistics’s standards development activities are the facilitation of a neutral collaboration environment and an inclusive user community for the development, deployment, and maintenance of freelyavailable, standards-based, collaborative E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45154-45155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18871]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1124-0003]


National Security Division; Agency Information Collection 
Activities:

    Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Amendment 
to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents).

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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 October 1, 2010. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have 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 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 collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Amendment to Registration 
Statement (Foreign Agents).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: NSD-5. 
National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Pursuant to 
Section 212 of Public Law 110-81, the Honest Leadership and Open 
Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), the FARA registration forms recently 
submitted to OMB for 3 year renewal approvals, contain fillable-
fileable, and E-signature capabilities, and the E-Filing system under 
development and near completion will permit registrants to file their 
registration forms electronically to the FARA Registration Unit, 24 
hours a day, seven days a week. FARA E-Filing will be accessed via the 
FARA public Web site located at https://www.fara.gov, and will provide 
instructions to assist registrants in completing, signing and 
submitting the 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: Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions, and individuals or households. The form is 
used in registration of foreign agents when changes are required under 
the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 as 
amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.

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    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average response: The estimated total number 
of respondents is 175 who will complete a response within 1\1/2\ hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total public burden associated with 
this information collection is 262 hours annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 
Suite 2E-502, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 28, 2010.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2010-18871 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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