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OMB Control No: 1124-0004	ICR Reference No: 202005-1124-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-1124-004
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/NSD	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Exhibit B to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/27/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/17/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2020
Responses	296	0	178
Time Burden (Hours)	95	0	59
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Form is used to augment the registration statement of foreign agents as required by the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 611, et seq., within 10 days of the date a contract is made or when initial activity occurs, whichever is first.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 611 Name of Law: Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as Amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 6975	02/06/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 20525	04/13/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Exhibit B to Registration Statement (Foreign Agents)	NSD-4, NSD-4, NSD-4	, ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	296	178	118
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	95	59	36
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents varies depending on the number of persons acting as agents of foreign principals required to register under the Act, and depending upon the number of individuals acting as officials or employees or rendering assistance to the respondent for or in the interests of the respondent's foreign principal(s). This is an extension to a currently approved collection. The FARA eFile registration and payment system uses web-forms for respondents (registrants) to register under FARA and pay the required filing fee(s). The public burden in completing their registration obligations via FARA eFile is reduced. The burden reduction is realized through the registration filing process utilizing web-form features. The filing process begins when the respondent signs onto the eFile portal and ends when the registrant submits the registration statement forms through FARA eFile.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Timothy Pugh 2025141222 timothy.pugh@usdoj.gov

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