[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19312-19313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07325]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Import/Export Declaration for List I and List II 
Chemicals, DEA Forms 486 and 486A

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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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 May 28, 2013. 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 Cathy A. Gallagher, Chief, Liaison and 
Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152; 
telephone (202) 307-7297.
    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 1117-0023

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection to include online reporting.
    (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 of Justice sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: DEA Forms 486 and 486A.
    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: Not-for-profit; State, local, and tribal government.
    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 occurrence, 
including information regarding the person(s) to whom the chemical will 
be transferred and the quantity to be transferred. Persons must also 
provide return declarations, confirming the date of the importation and 
transfer, and the amounts of the chemical transferred. For the List I 
chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, 
importers must report all information known to them on the chain of 
distribution of the chemical from the manufacturer to the importer. 
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: The below table 
presents information regarding the number of respondents, responses, 
and associated burden hours. Note that all hour calculations have been 
rounded up to the nearest hour.

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                                     Number of       Number of                                      Total hours
                                    respondents      responses     Average time                  ---------------
              Form               --------------------------------  per response        Mins.
                                       2012            2012           (hours)                          2012
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Form 486--Export (Facsimile)....             189           8,395          0.2833              17           2,379
Form 486--Export (Online).......              25             434          0.1333               8              58
Form 486--Export Return                      189           5,357          0.1166               7             625
 Declaration (Facsimile)........
Form 486--Export Return                       25             311          0.0833               5              26
 Declaration (Online)...........
Form 486--Import (Facsimile)....             119           1,593          0.3330              20             531
Form 486--Import (Online).......               2               3          0.1167              10               1
Form 486--Import Return                      119           1,138          0.2000              12             228
 Declaration * (Facsimile)......
Form 486--Import Return                        2               3          0.1000               6               1
 Declaration * (Online).........
Form 486A--Import (Facsimile)...              26             336          0.4000              24             135
Form 486A--Import (Online)......               0               0          0.1167              10               1
Form 486A--Import Return                      26             213          0.2000              12              43
 Declaration * (Facsimile)......
Form 486A--Import Return                       0               0          0.1000               6               1
 Declaration * (Online).........
Form 486--International                       15             366          0.2833              17             104
 (brokered).....................
Form 486--International                       15              83          0.1333               8              12
 (brokered) Return Declaration..
Quarterly Reports for Imports of              50             150             0.5              30              75
 Acetone, 2-Butanone, and
 Toluene........................
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    Total.......................             802          18,382  ..............  ..............           4,220
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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: It is estimated that there are 4,220 annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 
145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: March 26, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013-07325 Filed 3-28-13; 8:45 am]
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