[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34239-34240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11927]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection, Import/Export Declaration for List I and List II Chemicals, 
DEA Forms 486, 486A

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 Brinks, Diversion Control 
Division, 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: Import/Export Declaration for List 
I and List II Chemicals.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 486, 486A. 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: Section 1018 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act (CSIEA) (21 U.S.C. 971) and Title 21 Code of Federal 
Regulations (21 CFR) Part 1313 require any persons who import, export, 
or conduct international transactions involving list I and list II 
chemicals are required to establish a system of recordkeeping and 
report certain information regarding those transactions to DEA. The 
chemicals subject to control are used in the clandestine manufacture of 
controlled substances. The reports of domestic, import, and export 
regulated transactions in listed chemicals are submitted electronically 
through the Diversion Control Division secure network application. Any 
person who desires to import non-narcotic substances in schedules III, 
IV, and V must electronically file their return information. Any person 
who desires to export non-narcotic substances in schedules III and IV 
and any other substance in schedule V is also required to 
electronically file a controlled substances import declaration/
controlled substance export invoice.
    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

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respondents, responses and associated burden hours.

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                                           Number of       Number of
                                            annual          annual          Average time per       Total annual
                                          respondents      responses        response (hours)           hours
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DEA-486--Import.......................             132           2,153  0.33 (20 minutes).......             718
DEA-486--Export.......................             227          13,142  0.28 (17 minutes).......           3,724
DEA-486--International................              20             424  0.28 (17 minutes).......             120
DEA-486A--Import......................              38             697  0.40 (24 minutes).......             279
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    Total.............................             417          16,416  ........................           4,840
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    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 
4,840 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. 2020-11927 Filed 6-2-20; 8:45 am]
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