[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 143 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 44930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16123]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0021]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection Dispensing Records of Individual Practitioners

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 
September 22, 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, 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: Dispensing Records of Individual 
Practitioners.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: No form number is associated 
with this collection. The applicable component within the Department of 
Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control 
Division.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected public: Business or other for-
profit.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 827(c), practitioners who regularly 
dispense or administer controlled substances to patients and charge 
them for the substances and those practitioners who administer 
controlled substances in the course of maintenance or detoxification 
treatment shall keep records of such activities, and accordingly must 
comply with the regulations on recordkeeping.
    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.

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                                                                                                  Average annual
                                                                     Number of       Number of       time per
                            Activity                                  annual          annual         response
                                                                    respondents      responses        (hours)
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Dispensing records of individual practitioners..................          62,392          62,392              .5
Recordkeeping requirements of collectors........................           9,941           9,941              .5
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    Total.......................................................          72,333          72,333             N/A
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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 
36,167 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: July 21, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-16123 Filed 7-23-20; 8:45 am]
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