Document Headings

                    Document headings vary by document type but may contain                    the following:                  
                -                       the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document                    
                -                       the number of the CFR title and the number of each part                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly                      related to                    
                -                       the agency docket number / agency internal file number                    
                -                       the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory                      Actions                    

                    See the                                          Document Drafting Handbook                                        for more details.                  

###### Department of Justice

          - [OMB Number 1124-0001]

# ACTION:

30-day notice of information collection under review: 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the                     **Federal Register**                     Volume 75, Number 147, page 45153 on August 2, 2010, allowing for a 60-day comment period.                

The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until November 4, 2010. 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 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

                    —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 currently approved collection.                

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Registration Statement (Foreign Agents).                

                    (3)                     *The agency form number and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:*                     Form Number: NSD-1. National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 212 of P.L. 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                     *http://www.fara.gov/​*                     and will provide instruction to assist registrants in completing, signing and                           ( print page 61516)                        submitting the forms, as well as instruction on how to electronically pay the required registration filing 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 contains registration statement and information used for registering foreign agents under the provisions of 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 response:*                     The estimated total number of respondents is 67 respondents at 1.375 hours (1 hour and 22 minutes) per response.                

                    (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 92 hours annually.                

*If additional information is required contact:*                     Lynn Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 2E-502, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Washington, DC 20530.                

Dated: September 29, 2010.

Lynn Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2010-24873 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410-PF-P