[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26833-26834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9139]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60 day emergency notice of information collection under review 
import/export declaration for list i and list ii chemicals DEA form 
486.

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    The Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 
will be submitting the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in 
accordance with emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. If granted, the 
emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, 
Washington, DC 20503. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
10 days until May 21, 2007.
    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: Import/Export Declaration for 
List I and List II Chemicals.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection:
    Form number: DEA Form 486.
    Component: 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: Persons importing, exporting, and conducting 
international transactions with List I and List II chemicals must 
notify DEA of those transactions in advance of their

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occurrence, including information regarding the person(s) to whom the 
chemical will be transferred and the quantity to be transferred. For 
importations, persons must also provide return declarations, confirming 
the date of the importation and transfer, and the amounts of the 
chemical transferred. This information is used to prevent shipments not 
intended for legitimate purposes.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: A respondent 
may submit multiple responses. The below table presents information 
regarding the number of respondents, responses, and associated burden 
hours.

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                                           Number of       Number of        Average time per
                                          respondents      responses            response           Total (hours)
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Form 486 (export).....................             239           7,995  0.2 hour (12 minutes)...           1,599
Form 486 (Export Return Declaration)..             239           7,995  0.08 hour (5 minutes)...          666.25
Form 486 (import).....................             230           2,398  0.25 hour (15 minutes)..           599.5
Form 486 (import return declaration)*.             230           2,638  0.08 hour (5 minutes)...           219.8
Form 486 (international transaction)..               9             111  0.2 hour (12 minutes)...            22.2
Form 486 (international transaction                  9             111  0.08 hour (5 minutes)...            9.25
 return declaration).
Quarterly reports for imports of                   110             440  0.5 hour (30 minutes)...             220
 acetone, 2-butanone, and toluene.
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    Total.............................             239  ..............  ........................         3,555.8
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* DEA assumes 10% of all imports will not be transferred in the first thirty days and will necessitate
  submission of a subsequent return declaration.

    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 3556 annual burden hours.
    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: May 7, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E7-9139 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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