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FR Doc 02-30878
[Federal Register: December 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 235)]
[Notices]
[Page 72702]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-day notice of information
collection under review: extension of a currently approved collection
application for procurement quota for controlled substances.
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. Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted until February 4, 2003. 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 Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison
and Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Washington, DC 20537, (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:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
(4) 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: Application
for Procurement Quota for Controlled Substances.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the
applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: DEA
Form 250. 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: Title 21, United States Code, section
826, and Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
1303.12(b) require that United States companies who desire to use
any basic class of controlled substances listed in Schedule I or II
for purposes of manufacturing during the next calendar year shall
apply on DEA Form 250 for
a procurement quota for such class. DEA is required by statute (21
U.S.C. 826(c)) to limit the production of Schedule I and II
controlled substances to the amounts necessary to meet "the estimated
legitimate medical, scientific, research and industrial needs of the
United States.''
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent
to respond: There are 284 respondents, completing 818 annual
responses. Each response is estimated to take 1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in
hours) associated with the collection: There are 818 annual burden
hours associated with this information collection.
If additional information is required contact:
Robert B. Briggs, Department Clearance Officer, Information Management
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, United States
Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street
NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 2, 2002.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-30878 Filed 12-5-02; 8:45 am]
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