[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28526-28527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14137]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review. Self-
Certification, Training and Logbooks for Regulated Sellers of Scheduled 
Listed Chemical Products.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration 
(DEA), will be submitting 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 August 17, 2009. 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, 
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152.
    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 agency's 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 Information Collection 1117-0046

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Self-Certification, Training and 
Logbooks for Regulated Sellers of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: DEA Form 597.
    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: None.
    Abstract: CMEA mandates that retail sellers of scheduled listed 
chemical products maintain a written or electronic logbook of sales, 
retain a record of employee training, and complete a self-certification 
form verifying the training and compliance with CMEA provisions 
regarding retail sales of scheduled listed chemical products.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 64,000 persons are self-certified. It is estimated that 410,000 
new employees of regulated sellers receive training regarding the 
requirements of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 due to 
annual employee turnover. It is estimated that there are 25.5 million 
transactions involving the sale of scheduled listed chemical products 
annually. The table below shows the activities and time burdens 
associated with this collection.

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                                                                                     Number of     Total burden
                   Activity                             Unit burden hour            activities         hours
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Training record...............................  0.05 hour (3 minutes)...........         410,000          20,500
Self-certification............................  0.25 hour (15 minutes)..........          64,000          16,000
Transaction record............................  0.033 hour (2 minutes)..........      25,500,000         850,000
Customer time.................................  0.033 hour (2 minutes)..........      25,500,000         850,000
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    Total.....................................  ................................  ..............       1,736,500
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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: It is estimated that there are 1,736,500 annual 
burden hours associated with this collection.

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    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: June 11, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-14137 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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