Notice2023-11329
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal; DEA Forms 224, 224A
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Published
May 26, 2023
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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 was previously published in the Federal Register, volume 88 volume pages 13469-13470 on March 3, 2023, allowing for a 60 day comment period. No comments were received.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34185-34186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11329]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0014]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection,
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection;
Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal;
DEA Forms 224, 224A
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), 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 was previously published in
the Federal Register, volume 88 volume pages 13469-13470 on March 3,
2023, allowing for a 60 day comment period. No comments were received.
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DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
June 26, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information, please contact: Scott A.
Brinks, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration;
Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152;
Telephone: (571) 776-3882.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information proposed to be collected can be enhanced; 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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1117-0014. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Registration and
Application for Registration Renewal.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 224, 224A. The
applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Drug
Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected public: Private Sector--business or
other for-profit. Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21
U.S.C. 801-971) requires all persons that manufacture, distribute,
dispense, conduct research with, import, or export any controlled
substance to obtain a registration issued by the Attorney General. The
proposed revisions are implementations of the Restoring Hope for Mental
Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, which was a part of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-328. DEA would be revising the
proposed information collections by adding a checkbox to the new
application and renewal application for applicants to affirm that they
have completed the new eight-hour training requirement. DEA would also
be adding three questions to the applications in regards to the
training requirements, in which they would be required to answer yes to
at least one of the questions in order to proceed.
5. Obligation to respond: Required to retain or obtain a benefit.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: # of respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes for the DEA-224a form
and 10 minutes for the DEA-224 form (average time per response is 15
minutes).
8. Frequency: Once a year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 136,128.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $17,679,160.
If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: May 22, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-11329 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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