Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Extension of a

currently approved collection; Reports of Suspicious Orders or Theft/

Loss of Listed Chemicals/Machines.

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for

the information collection listed below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 20,

1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comment until October 26, 1998. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in this notice, especially regarding 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, D.C. 20503.

Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)

395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, suite 850, 1001 G

Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530. Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202) 514-1590.

Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 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) The title of the form/collection: Reports of Suspicious Orders

or Theft/Loss of Listed Chemical/Machines.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: Form No.: None.

Applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:

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: Individuals or households.

Abstract: Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 amends

DEA's chemical recordkeeping and reporting requirements to remove the

exemption for certain drugs which contain ephedrine. Comprehensive

Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 removed the exemption for

combination ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine drug

products. Person who previously were not required to keep records or

make reports regarding sales of these products now must do so.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 2,000

reporters. 2 responses per year x 10 minutes per response = 680 hrs.

100 recordkeepers. 100 hours per recordkeeper = 10,000 hrs.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 10,680 annual burden hours.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a person is not required to

respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently

valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the FOI and Records

Management Section, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C.

20537; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction

Project No. 1117-0024, Washington, D.C. 20503.

If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 850,

Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530, or via

facsimile at (202) 514-1590.

Dated: September 18, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-25531 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]

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