[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16418-16419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7555]


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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; new collection; 
notice of Intent to Operate a Freight Forwarding Facility.

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    The Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration has 
submitted the following information collection request for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on January 
19, 2000, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until April 27, 2000. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item contained in 
the 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, DC 20530. 
Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), 
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530. Written comments and 
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 functions 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 the 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

    (1) Type of information collection: New collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Notice of Intent to Operate a 
Freight Forwarding Facility.
    (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: 
None. Abstract: The collection of this information is necessary to 
maintain a closed system of distribution of controlled substances by 
requiring notification from DEA registrants of their intention to 
operate a freight forwarding facility through which sealed, packaged 
controlled substances in unmarked shipping containers are, in the 
course of delivery to customers, transferred or stored for less than 24 
hours. The notice details the registered locations that will utilize 
the facility, the location of the facility, the hours of operation, the 
individual(s) responsible for the controlled substances, and the 
security and record keeping procedures that will be employed. The 
notice must also detail what state licensing requirements apply to the 
facility and the registrant's actions to comply with any such 
requirements. Persons providing such notice and operating within the 
regulations will not be required to obtain a separate DEA registration 
for the facility.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 50 
respondents. 50 responses per year  x  2 hours per responses = 100 
hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 100 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1220, 
National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 
20530.


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    Dated: March 22, 2000.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-7555 Filed 3-27-00; 8:45 am]
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