[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 51856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7341]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0038]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: 
Recordkeeping for digital certificates of information.

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    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 October 30, 2006. 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 Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and Policy 
Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Washington, DC 20537.
    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 This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting and recordkeeping for 
digital certificates.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:

Form Numbers:

    DEA Form 251: CSOS DEA Registrant Certificate Application.
    DEA Form 252: CSOS Principal Coordinator/Alternate Coordinator 
Certificate Application.
    DEA Form 253: CSOS Power of Attorney Certificate Application.
    DEA Form 254: CSOS Certificate Application Registrant List 
Addendum. CSOS Certificate Revocation.

    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: Non-profit, State and local government.
    Abstract: Persons use these forms to apply for DEA-issued digital 
certificates to order Schedule I and II controlled substances. 
Certificates must be renewed upon renewal of the DEA registration to 
which the certificate is linked. Certificates may be revoked and/or 
replaced when information on which the certificate is based changes.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates 
that the rule will affect 98,000 registrants and 145,000 certificate 
holders. The average time for completing the application for a digital 
certificate to order controlled substances is estimated to be from 0.72 
hours to 1.24 hours. Certificate renewal is estimated to take 0.083 
hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: As registrants adopt the electronic ordering, the 
annual burden hours would average 41,860 hours a year. During this 
period, DEA assumes that 70 percent of the certificate holders will 
apply for certificates.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: August 28, 2006.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 06-7341 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]
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