[Federal Register: October 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 190)]
[Notices]               
[Page 56650-56651]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: National 
Clandestine Laboratory Seizure Report.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration 
(DEA), has submitted 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 is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until December 1, 2003. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 Clark R. Fleming, Field Division Counsel, 
El Paso Intelligence Center, 11339 SSG Sims Blvd., El Paso, TX 79908.
    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:
    (1) 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Clandestine Laboratory 
Seizure Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: EPIC Form 
143, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Law Enforcement 
Agencies. Other: None. Records in this system are used to provide 
clandestine laboratory seizure information for the El Paso Intelligence 
Center, Drug Enforcement Administration, and other law enforcement 
agencies, in the discharge of their law enforcement duties and 
responsibilities. It is a criminal offense under Title 21, United 
States Code, to illegally manufacture controlled substances and their 
counterfeits. 21 U.S.C. 873(a) authorizes the Attorney General to, 
among other things, ``arrange for the exchange of information between 
governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled 
substances''. This form provides a consistent method by which state and 
local authorities can report incidents relating to the seizure of 
clandestine laboratories for illegal drug manufacturing or of materials 
evidencing clandestine laboratory operations.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 10,000 respondents will complete the information within 1 hour.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 10,000 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.


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    Dated: September 25, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-24815 Filed 9-30-03; 8:45 am]

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