[Federal Register: May 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 91)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60 day emergency notice of information collection under review
import/export declaration for list i and list ii chemicals DEA form
486.
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The Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),
will be submitting the following information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. If granted, the
emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments should be
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for
10 days until May 21, 2007.
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 Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and Policy
Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Washington, DC 20537.
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 agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; 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: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Import/Export Declaration for
List I and List II Chemicals.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: DEA Form 486.
Component: Office of Diversion Control, 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: Business or other for-profit.
Other: None.
Abstract: Persons importing, exporting, and conducting
international transactions with List I and List II chemicals must
notify DEA of those transactions in advance of their
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occurrence, including information regarding the person(s) to whom the
chemical will be transferred and the quantity to be transferred. For
importations, persons must also provide return declarations, confirming
the date of the importation and transfer, and the amounts of the
chemical transferred. This information is used to prevent shipments not
intended for legitimate purposes.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A respondent
may submit multiple responses. The below table presents information
regarding the number of respondents, responses, and associated burden
hours.
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Number of Number of Average time per
respondents responses response Total (hours)
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Form 486 (export)..................... 239 7,995 0.2 hour (12 minutes)... 1,599
Form 486 (Export Return Declaration).. 239 7,995 0.08 hour (5 minutes)... 666.25
Form 486 (import)..................... 230 2,398 0.25 hour (15 minutes).. 599.5
Form 486 (import return declaration)*. 230 2,638 0.08 hour (5 minutes)... 219.8
Form 486 (international transaction).. 9 111 0.2 hour (12 minutes)... 22.2
Form 486 (international transaction 9 111 0.08 hour (5 minutes)... 9.25
return declaration).
Quarterly reports for imports of 110 440 0.5 hour (30 minutes)... 220
acetone, 2-butanone, and toluene.
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Total............................. 239 .............. ........................ 3,555.8
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* DEA assumes 10% of all imports will not be transferred in the first thirty days and will necessitate
submission of a subsequent return declaration.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3556 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department 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.
Dated: May 7, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-9139 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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