Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-27493

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

OMB Number 1117-0047

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection,

Comments Requested: Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine,

Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine; DEA Form 488

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 December 27, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5

CFR 1320.10.

Written comments concerning this information collection should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and

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Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure your comments are received is to e-mail them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please call John W. Partridge,

Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug

Enforcement Administration, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152; (202) 307-7297 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-3176.

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 1117-0047:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Import Quota for

Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:

Form Number: DEA Form 488.

Component: 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: None.

Abstract: Title 21 U.S.C. 952 and 21 CFR 1315.34 require that persons who desire to import the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine during the next calendar year shall apply on DEA Form 488 for import quota for such List I chemicals.

(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 22 persons complete 52 DEA Forms 488 annually for this collection at 1 hour per form, for an annual burden of 52 hours. Respondents complete a separate DEA Form 488 for each List I chemical for which quota is sought.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: It is estimated that there are 52 annual burden hours associated with this collection.

If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice

Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-508, Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

FR Doc. 2011-27493 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am

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