Notice2024-27683
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection Recordkeeping for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
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Published
November 26, 2024
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Justice Department
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93348-93349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27683]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0049]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision Without Change of a Previously Approved
Collection Recordkeeping for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled
Substances
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
January 27, 2025.
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
Heather E. Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section,
Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette
Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3882; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c34191d0814190e5239523d1f141e1d1f143c18191d521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff7dadecbd7dacd91fa91fedcd7dddedcd7ffdbdade91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#06424347285654474662636728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b1b0b4dba5a7b4b5919094db929a83">[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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Recordkeeping for Electronic
Prescriptions for Controlled Substances.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: No form number is associated
with this collection. 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 (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal,
State, local, and tribal governments.
Abstract: DEA is requiring that each registered practitioner apply
to an approved credential service provider approved to obtain identity
proofing and a credential. Hospitals and other institutional
practitioners may conduct this process in-house as part of their
credentialing. For practitioners currently working at or affiliated
with a registered hospital or clinic, the hospital/clinic have to check
a government-issued photographic identification. This may be done when
the hospital/clinic issues credentials to new hires or newly affiliated
physicians. For individual practitioners, two people need to enter
logical access control data to grant permissions for practitioners
authorized to approve and sign controlled substance prescriptions using
the electronic prescription application. For institutional
practitioners, logical access control data is entered by two people
from an entity within the hospital/clinic that is separate from the
entity that conduct identity proofing in-house. Similarly, pharmacies
have to set logical access controls in the pharmacy application so that
only authorized employees have permission to annotate or alter
prescription records. Finally, if the electronic prescription or
pharmacy application generates an incident report, practitioners,
hospitals/clinics, and pharmacies have to review the incident report to
determine if the event identified by the application represents a
security incident.
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 158,884 registrants participate in this information collection,
taking an estimated 40 minutes for Practitioner, 128 minutes for
Hospital/Clinic, and 20 minutes for Pharmacy.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes
107,733 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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Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual Time per response burden
respondents responses (hours)
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Practitioner.................................... 154,571 1 154,571 0.67 (40 minutes).......................... 103,563
Hospital/Clinic................................. 1,526 1 1,526 2.13 (128 minutes)......................... 1,526
Pharmacy........................................ 2,787 1 2,787 0.33 (20 minutes).......................... 2,787
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Unduplicated Totals......................... 158,884 N/A 158,884 1.043...................................... 107,733
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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: November 21, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-27683 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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