Notice2023-15729
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Supplemental Statement to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (NSD-2)
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Published
July 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The National Security Division (NSD), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 was previously published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47902-47903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15729]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1124-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Supplemental Statement to Registration Statement
of Foreign Agents (NSD-2)
AGENCY: National Security Division, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Security Division (NSD), Department of Justice
(DOJ), 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 was previously published in the Federal Register
on April 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
August 24, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 contact CES Acting
Section Chief Jennifer K. Gellie, at 202-233-0776, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff9feedfeb1efeafdf3f6fcdfeaecfbf0f5b1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0761667566297772656b6e6447727463686d29606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
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Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1124-0002. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Supplemental Statement to
Registration Statement of Foreign Agents.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form number is
NSD-2. 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: Affected Public: Primary: Private Sector--
business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, and
individuals/households.
Abstract: The information collection request contains revised
Supplemental Statement to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents
information used for registering foreign agents under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611 (FARA).
5. Obligation to Respond: The filing of this document is required
for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
611, for the purposes of registration under the Act and public
disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and
failure to provide the information is subject to the penalty and
enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act. See 22
U.S.C. 618 and 28 CFR 5.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 399 respondents twice
annually = 798 responses.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.17 hours or 70 minutes.
8. Frequency: Twice annually as assigned by the FARA Unit.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 934 annual burden hours (798
x 1.17 = 934).
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden related to this
Information Collection Request form NSD-2:
a. Respondent-Registrant: (1) Filing Fees $243,390.00 (399 x 2 x
$305.00 = +$243,390.00) Note: Many registrants have more than one
foreign principal to assess costs twice annually, so this figure can be
higher.
b. Federal Government Agency (NSD)/Note: This category covers all
six (6) FARA registration forms OMB Control Nos. 1124-0001 through
1124-0006.
i. Contractor staff (non-IT) = $120,066.80/3 years = $40,022.27
annually.
ii. Postage Grand Total: = $3,839.00/3 years = $40,022.27 annually.
1. US Mail = $2,880.00/3 years = $960.00 annually.
2. Commercial courier: $959.00/3 years = $319.67 annually.
iii. <a href="http://FARA.gov">FARA.gov</a> website maintenance, hosting, network support access
and utilities (DOJ-JMD) @ <a href="https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara:">https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara:</a> =
$1,433,876.92/3 years = $477,958.96 annually.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 18, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-15729 Filed 7-24-23; 8:45 am]
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