Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Tulchinsky Alex
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/07/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUSTAR INC [NSR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

STERLING, VA 20166		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 9,750 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options   (2) 02/22/2015 Class A Common Stock 32,400 $ 26.38 D  
Employee Stock Options   (3) 02/23/2016 Class A Common Stock 36,700 $ 15.39 D  
Performance Share Units 01/01/2012   (4) Class A Common Stock 16,800 (5) $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tulchinsky Alex
46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA
STERLING, VA 20166		       SVP, Operations  

Signatures

/s/ Martin K. Lowen, by power of attorney 04/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares acquired have been awarded pursuant to a restricted stock agreement under the NeuStar, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, pursuant to which 3,250 shares vest on each of February 11, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(2) 8,775 options are immediately exercisable with the remaining options vesting in monthly installments through February 2012.
(3) Twenty-five percent of the options vest on February 23, 2010, after which the remaining options vest in thirty-six monthly installments.
(4) The performance share units terminate if the Reporting Person experiences a Termination (as defined in the NeuStar, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan) before January 1, 2012.
(5) Upon vesting, the reporting person will be entitled to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, the amount of which is based on, and subject to, the achievement of certain performance goals set forth in the Performance Award Agreement. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock that the reporting person will be entitled to receive will range from 0% to 150% of the number of shares of performance share units granted.

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