[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 62 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 16957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7159]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Criminal Division


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: short-
form registration statement of individuals (foreign agents).

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    Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, has submitted the 
following information collection request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 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 
June 1, 2004. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    If you have comments, suggestions, or additional information, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, please write to U.S. Department of Justice, 10th & 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Criminal 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 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 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 
information collection.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Short-form Registration 
Statement of Individuals (Foreign Agents).
    (3) The Agency Form Number and the Applicable Component of the 
Department Sponsoring the Collection: Form CRM-156. Criminal Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected Public who will be Asked 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 the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 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 short-form registration statement.
    (5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Responses and the Amount of 
Time Estimated for an Average Response: There are 523 respondents who 
will complete a response within approximately 25 minutes.
    (6) An Estimate of the Total Public Burden (in Hours) Associated 
with the Collection: There are approximately 224 annual burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    For Further Information Contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy Clearance 
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management 
Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D 
Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 25, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 04-7159 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]
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