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TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN
Estimated
number of
respondents
Activity—ATF form 4
Estimated
time per
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Private Sector ......................................................................
Individuals ............................................................................
Farms ...................................................................................
Federal Government ............................................................
State, Local, Tribal Govt ......................................................
24,667
24,667
20,000
39,005
15,000
1
1
1
1
1
24,667
24,667
20,000
39,005
15,000
3.78433
3.78433
3.78433
3.78433
3.78433
93,348
93.348
75,687
147,607
56,765
Unduplicated Totals ......................................................
123,339
........................
123,339
........................
466,755
If additional information is required
contact: John R. Carlson, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 14, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023–08385 Filed 4–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1124–0006]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Previously Approved Collection;
Exhibit A to Registration Statement of
Foreign Agents (Form NSD–3)
Foreign Agents Registration Act
Unit (FARA Unit), Counterintelligence
and Export Control Section (CES),
National Security Division (NSD), U.S.
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Foreign Agents
Registration Act (FARA) Unit,
Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section (CES), National Security
Division (NSD), U.S. Department of
Justice, is 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.
DATES: The Department of Justice
encourages public comment and will
accept input until June 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
including on the estimated public
SUMMARY:
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total annual
responses
Frequency
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burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Jennifer K. Gellie, Acting Chief,
Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section, National Security Division, 175
N Street NE, Constitution Square
Building Three, Suite 1.100,
Washington, DC 20002, email:
fara.public@usdoj.gov, telephone: (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.
Abstract: Form NSD–3/Exhibit A to
Registration Statement is used for
registering foreign agents under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
(FARA), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611. on
this request for a 60-day Notice for OMB
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three-year re-approval of the Exhibit A
to Registration Statement, Form NSD–3.
This is a request for a revision of a
previously approved information
collection. The collection will now use
a new eFile webform system located on
the FARA.gov website: https://
www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/fara-efile.
Overview of this information
collection:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Exhibit A to Registration Statement
(Foreign Agents).
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number is NSD–3. The applicable
component within the Department of
Justice is the Foreign Agents
Registration Act Unit (FARA Unit),
Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section, National Security Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond as well as the
obligation: Private Sector—business or
other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions. The obligation to respond
is mandatory per 28 CFR 5.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents, frequency of responses and
the amount of time estimated for an
average respondent to respond: Based
on the projected number of registrations
from 2023 to 2026, an estimated 451
respondents annually will complete
Form NSD–3. Based on sample testing,
each respondent will need .22 hours to
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 99
annual burden hours. It is estimated that
respondents will take .22 hours to
complete the form. (451 respondents ×
.22 hours = 99.22 annual burden hours).
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TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Activity
Time per
response
Total
annual burden
(hours)
NSD–5 ..................................................................................
451
1
451
.22
99
Unduplicated Totals ......................................................
451
........................
451
........................
99
If additional information is required
contact: John R. Carlson, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 14, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023–08391 Filed 4–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1124–0002]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Previously Approved Collection;
Supplemental Statement to
Registration Statement of Foreign
Agents (Form NSD–2)
Foreign Agents Registration Act
Unit (FARA Unit), Counterintelligence
and Export Control Section (CES),
National Security Division (NSD), U.S.
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Foreign Agents
Registration Act (FARA) Unit,
Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section (CES), National Security
Division (NSD), U.S. Department of
Justice, is 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.
DATES: The Department of Justice
encourages public comment and will
accept input until June 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
including 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
Jennifer K. Gellie, Acting Chief,
SUMMARY:
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Total annual
responses
Frequency
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Counterintelligence and Export Control
Section, National Security Division, 175
N Street NE, Constitution Square
Building Three, Suite 1.100,
Washington, DC 20002, email:
fara.public@usdoj.gov, telephone: (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.
Abstract: Form NSD–2 contains
Supplemental Statement to Registration
Statement information used for
registering foreign agents under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
(FARA), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611.
Beginning September 23, 2019, NSD
completed its ongoing multi-year design
review, testing, and requirements
enhancement efforts under the FARA eFile 4.0 with a roll out of initial
capabilities for new registrants only.
NSD continues to make progress in
enhancing the functionality of FARA eFile and Form NSD–1. From January
2022 through August 2022, NSD
Information Technology (NSD IT) and
FARA Unit staff worked to migrate all
remaining registrant accounts and
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records into the new eFile webform
system. As a result, no further
registration activities can be disclosed
using the retired Portable Document
Format (Adobe *PDF) type FARA
registration forms, and instead
respondents must follow the eFile
webform portal system located on the
FARA.gov website: https://
www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/fara-efile.
Overview of this information
collection:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Supplemental Statement to Registration
Statement (Foreign Agents).
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form name/number is NSD–2. The
applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Foreign
Agents Registration Act Unit (FARA
Unit), Counterintelligence and Export
Control Section, National Security
Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond as well as
obligation to respond: Private sector—
business or other for-profit, not-forprofit institutions. The obligation to
respond is mandatory per 28 CFR 5.
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 number
of registrations from 2023 to 2026, an
estimated 399 registrants will each
complete Form NSD–2 (OMB Control
No. 1124–0002) twice annually, for a
total of 799 submissions. Based on
sample testing, each respondent will
need 1.17 hours to complete the form,
which takes into consideration the
improved e-File 4.0/4.1 webform
features.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
associated with this collection is 934
annual burden hours. It is estimated that
respondents will take 1.17 hours to
complete the form. (399.50 respondents
(2 responses annually) or 799 × 1.17
hours = 934.83 annual burden hours).
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[FR Doc No: 2023-08391]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1124-0006]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Exhibit A to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-3)
AGENCY: Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit (FARA Unit),
Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES), National Security
Division (NSD), U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit,
Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES), National Security
Division (NSD), U.S. Department of Justice, is 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.
DATES: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will
accept input until June 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
including 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
Jennifer K. Gellie, Acting Chief, Counterintelligence and Export
Control Section, National Security Division, 175 N Street NE,
Constitution Square Building Three, Suite 1.100, Washington, DC 20002,
email: [email protected], telephone: (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.
Abstract: Form NSD-3/Exhibit A to Registration Statement is used
for registering foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938 (FARA), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611. on this request for a
60-day Notice for OMB three-year re-approval of the Exhibit A to
Registration Statement, Form NSD-3. This is a request for a revision of
a previously approved information collection. The collection will now
use a new eFile webform system located on the FARA.gov website: https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/fara-efile.
Overview of this information collection:
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Exhibit A to Registration
Statement (Foreign Agents).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number is NSD-3. The
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Foreign
Agents Registration Act Unit (FARA Unit), Counterintelligence and
Export Control Section, National Security Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond as well
as the obligation: Private Sector--business or other for-profit, not-
for-profit institutions. The obligation to respond is mandatory per 28
CFR 5.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents, frequency of
responses and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Based on the projected number of registrations from 2023 to
2026, an estimated 451 respondents annually will complete Form NSD-3.
Based on sample testing, each respondent will need .22 hours to
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 99 annual burden hours. It is estimated that respondents
will take .22 hours to complete the form. (451 respondents x .22 hours
= 99.22 annual burden hours).
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Total Annual Burden
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Number of Total annual Time per Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses response burden (hours)
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NSD-5........................... 451 1 451 .22 99
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Unduplicated Totals......... 451 .............. 451 .............. 99
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If additional information is required contact: John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 14, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-08391 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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