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30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Collection of Laboratory Analysis Data on Drug Samples Tested by Non- Federal
(State and Local) Crime Laboratories
FR Doc E6-17554 [Federal Register: October 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 203)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[OMB Number 1117-0034]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments
Requested
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Collection of Laboratory Analysis Data on Drug Samples Tested by Non- Federal
(State and Local) Crime Laboratories.
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has
submitted 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 71, Number 167, page 51214 on August 29, 2006, allowing for a 60-day
comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until November 20, 2006. 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: Collection of Laboratory Analysis
Data on Drug Samples Tested by Non-Federal (State and Local) Crime Laboratories.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department
sponsoring the collection: Form number: none. 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:
State, Local or Tribal Government. Other: None. Abstract: Information is needed
from state and local laboratories to provide DEA with additional analyzed drug
information for the National Forensic Laboratory Information System.
(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 there are one hundred
fifty (150) total respondents for this information collection. One hundred
twenty (120) respond monthly at .16 hour (10 minutes) for each response and
thirty (30) respond quarterly at .16 hour (10 minutes) for each response, for a
total number of 1560 respondents.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in
hours) associated with the collection: It is estimated that there are 259 annual
burden hours associated with this collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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: October 16, 2006.
Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E6-17554 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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