[Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)]
[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 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 (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA), will
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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 is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted
until October 24, 2008. 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 Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and Policy
Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration,
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152, Telephone (202) 307-
7297.
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;
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 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
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Form 486 (export)................. 193 10,327 0.2 hour (12 minutes) 2,065.4 hours
Form 486 (Export Return 193 10,327 0.08 hour (5 minutes) 860.6 hours
Declaration).
Form 486 (import)................. 120 1,618 0.25 hour (15 404.5 hours
minutes).
Form 486 (import return 120 1,780 0.08 hour (5 minutes) 148.3 hours
declaration)*.
Form 486 (international 14 14 0.2 hour (12 minutes) 2.8 hours
transaction).
Form 486 (international 14 14 0.08 hour (5 minutes) 1.2 hours
transaction return declaration).
Quarterly reports for imports of 110 440 0.5 hour (30 minutes) 220 hours
acetone, 2-butanone, and toluene.
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Total......................... 193 .............. ..................... 3,702.8
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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.
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6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3,703 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: August 19, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
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