[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0050]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Reports of Dispensing of Controlled Substances by
Online Pharmacies (DEA Form 332)
ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review.
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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. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted
until August 14, 2009. 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 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 Information Collection 1117-0050:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Reports of dispensing of
controlled substances by online pharmacies (DEA Form 332).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
Form Number: DEA Form 332; 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.
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Other: Not-for-Profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827(d)(2)) requires
online pharmacies to report to DEA the total quantity of controlled
substances that the pharmacy has dispensed during each calendar month
by any means, regardless of whether the controlled substances are
dispensed by means of the Internet. Reports are required to be filed by
every pharmacy that, at any time during a calendar month, holds a
modification of registration authorizing it to operate as an online
pharmacy, regardless of whether the online pharmacy dispenses any
controlled substances by means of the Internet during the month. Such
reporting is mandated by the Ryan Haight Act and permits DEA to monitor
the dispensing of controlled substances by online pharmacies.
(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 250 persons complete DEA Form 332 electronically, at 15 minutes
per form, for an annual burden of 750 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: It is estimated that this collection will create a
burden of 750 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: June 10, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-14034 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]
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