[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51098-51099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25533]


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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; Records and Reports of Registrants: 
Changes in Record Requirements for Individual Practitioners.

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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.

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    (2) The title of the form/collection: Records and Reports of 
Registrants: Changes in Record Requirements for Individual 
Practitioners.
    (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: Individuals or households.
    Other: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: Required information is needed to maintain closed system 
of records by requiring the individual practitioner to keep records of 
(1) complimentary samples of controlled substances dispensed to 
patients and (2) controlled substances which are both administered and 
dispensed to patients.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply:
    100,500 respondents.
    100,000 recordkeepers. 1 response per year  x  30 minutes per 
response = .5 hrs.
    500 respondents. 1 response per year  x  30 minutes per response = 
.5 hrs.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) assoicated 
with the collection: 50,250 annual burden hours. 100,500 respondents 
x  .5 hrs. per respondent per year.
    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 30 minutes per response, 
including the time for reviewing instruction, 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. 1117-0021, 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. 98-25533 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]
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