[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58983-58984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27344]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Report of Mail Order Transaction

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review.

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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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 74, Number 174, 
page 46617, on September 10, 2009, allowing for a 60-day comment 
period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until December 16, 2009. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially 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 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-5806.
    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 Information Collection 1117-0033

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Report of Mail Order Transaction.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: none; 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: Not-for-Profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Abstract: The Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-237) (MCA) amended the Controlled Substances Act to 
require that each regulated person who engages in a transaction with a 
non-regulated person which involves ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or 
phenylpropanolamine (including drug products containing these 
chemicals) and uses or attempts to use the Postal Service or any 
private or commercial carrier shall, on a monthly basis, submit a 
report of each such transaction conducted during the previous month to 
the Attorney General.
    (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 there are 16 total respondents for this information collection; 11 
for paper form at 1 hour for each response; and five (5) via electronic 
mail at 15 minutes per form. The total annual burden is 147 hours (132 
hours for paper forms and 15 hours for electronic forms).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: It is estimated that there are 147 annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice

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Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 9, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-27344 Filed 11-13-09; 8:45 am]
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