[Federal Register: February 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 37)]
[Notices]
[Page 10066]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review Reports of
Suspicious Orders or Theft/Loss of Listed Chemicals/Machines.
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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. The proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241,
page 71435 on December 17, 2007, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until March 26, 2008. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated
response time, 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. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
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: Reports of Suspicious Orders or
Theft/Loss of Listed Chemicals/Machines.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
Form Number:
Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration,
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 handling listed chemicals and tableting and
encapsulating machines are required to report thefts, losses and
suspicious orders pertaining to these items. These reports provide DEA
with information regarding possible diversion to illicit drug
manufacture.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates
that 2,000 persons respond as needed to this collection. Responses take
15 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 500
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: February 19, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-3471 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]
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