Notice2023-19540
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances, Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport
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Published
September 11, 2023
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62399-62400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19540]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection;
Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances, Application for
Permit To Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of
Justice (DOJ), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
November 13, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug
Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 362-3261, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f1c0c001b1b410e410d1d0601041c2f0b0a0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4d5d514a4a105f105c4c5750554d7e5a5b5f10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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 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.
Abstract: Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), sections
1312.21 and 1312.22 require that any person who desires to export or
reexport controlled substances listed in schedules I or II, any
narcotic substance listed in schedules III or IV, or any non-narcotic
substance in schedule III which the Administrator has specifically
designated by regulation in section 1312.30, or any non-narcotic
substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II
of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an export
permit.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Permit to
Export Controlled Substances, Application for Permit to Export
Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 161, 161R, and
161R-EEA. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is
the Drug
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Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public (Primary): Private
Sector--businesses or other for-profit institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions. Other: State, local and tribal governments, Federal
Government. The obligation to respond is mandatory per 21 CFR, sections
1312.21, 1312.22 and 1312.30.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates
that 162 respondents, with 10,180 responses annually to this
collection. The DEA estimates that it will take 30 minutes to complete
the DEA-161 and 45 minutes to complete DEA-161, DEA-161R, and DEA-161R-
EEA.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The DEA estimates that this collection takes 5,635
annual burden hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $0.
Total Burden Hours
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Number of Total annual Time per Total annual
Activity respondents Frequency responses response (min) burden (hours)
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DEA-161......................... 162 49.39506173 8,002 30 4,001
DEA-161/161R/161R-EEA........... 162 13.44444 2,178 45 1,634
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Unduplicated Totals......... 162 .............. 10,180 .............. 5,635
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: September 5, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-19540 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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