[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 34240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11924]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances, 
Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent 
Reexport DEA Forms 161, 161R, 161R-EEA

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY:  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.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
August 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments 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 Scott A. Brinks, Regulatory 
Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration; 
Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; 
Telephone: (571) 362-3261.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information proposed to be collected can be enhanced; 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 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: Application for Permit to Export 
Controlled Substances; Application for Permit to Export Controlled 
Substances for Subsequent Reexport.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 161, 161R, and 
161R-EEA. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), Sections 
1312.21 and 1312.22 require that any person who desires to export or 
reexport controlled substances listed in schedules I or II, any 
narcotic substance listed in schedules III or IV, or any non-narcotic 
substance in schedule III which the Administrator has specifically 
designated by regulation in Sec.  1312.30, or any non-narcotic 
substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II 
of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an export 
permit.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates that 
127 respondents, with 7,282 responses annually to this collection. DEA 
estimates that it takes .52719 hours to complete the form.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 
3,839 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required please contact: Melody 
Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: May 28, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-11924 Filed 6-2-20; 8:45 am]
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