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60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.
FR Doc E8-21441[Federal Register: September 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 179)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested: Application for Registration (DEA Form 225); Application for
Registration Renewal (DEA Form 225a); Affidavit for Chain Renewal (DEA Form
225B)
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.
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 November 14, 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,
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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 1117-0012
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Registration (DEA Form
225); Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form 225a); Affidavit for Chain
Renewal (DEA Form 225B).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: DEA Form 225,
225a, and 225B; 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: Not-for-Profit
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Abstract: The Controlled
Substances Act requires all persons who manufacture, distribute, import, export,
conduct research or dispense controlled substances to register with DEA.
Registration provides a closed system of distribution to control the flow of
controlled substances through the distribution chain.
(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 725 persons
complete DEA Form 225 on paper, at 30 minutes per form, for an annual burden of
362.5 hours. It is estimated that 1,397 persons complete DEA Form 225
electronically, at 10 minutes per form, for an annual burden of 232.8 hours. It
is estimated that 5,481 persons complete DEA Form 225a on paper, at 30 minutes
per form, for an annual burden of 2,740.5 hours. It is estimated that 5,948
persons complete DEA Form 225a electronically, at 10 minutes per form, for an
annual burden of 991.3 hours. It is estimated that 4 persons complete DEA Form
225B on paper, at 1 hour per form, for an annual burden of 4 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 4,331.1
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: September 9, 2008.
Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-21441 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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