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30-day notice of information collection under review:
Application for procurement quota for controlled substances and
ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
FR Doc E7-16790 [Federal Register: August 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 164)]
[Notices] [Page 48681-48682] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0008]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review:
Application for procurement quota for controlled substances and ephedrine,
pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
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 117, page 33775 on June 19, 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 September 24, 2007. 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: Revision of an existing collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Procurement Quota for
Controlled Substances and Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine.
(3) Agency form number, if any and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: DEA Form 250. 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: 21
U.S.C. 826 and 21
CFR 1303.12 and 1315.32
require that U.S. companies who desire to use any basic class of controlled
substances listed in Schedule I or II or the List I chemicals ephedrine,
pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine for purposes of manufacturing during
the next calendar year shall apply on DEA Form 250 for procurement quota for
such class or List I chemical.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates that each form
takes 1 hour to complete. DEA estimates that 240 individual respondents will
respond to this form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 240 individual respondents will spend one hour annually completing
this form for the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine. This results in an annual public burden of 240 hours.
This form is already used to collect information regarding controlled
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substances quotas. For that aspect of this collection, 255 respondents submit
1,106 responses annually, for a public burden of 1,106 hours annually. DEA notes
that the controlled substances aspect of this collection is not being adjusted
or revised. Therefore, the total public burden for this collection is 1,346
hours annually.
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, N.W., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 20, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-16790 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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