[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11599-11600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4612]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Criminal Division; Agency Information Collection Activities: 
Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension of 
Currently Approved Collection; Foreign Agents Registration Act Form 
(Short-Form Registration Statement) as required by Rule 202(e) of the 
Act.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. This information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2000, allowing for a 
60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until March 28, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item 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 
20530. Comments may also be submitted to Mr. Robert B. Briggs, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1220, Washington, D.C. 20530.
    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:
    (1) 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.
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Foreign Agents Registration Act 
Form (Short-Form Registration Statement) as required by Rule 202(e) of 
the Act.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form CRM-156. Criminal 
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 for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions, and individuals or households. Form is used to 
register foreign agents as required by 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 respondent to respond: 388 respondents 
at .429 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 166.45 annual burden hours.

    Dated: February 20, 2001.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-4612 Filed 2-23-01; 8:45 am]
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