[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 146 (Monday, August 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47010-47011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16351]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection; Report of Mail Order Transactions

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of 
Justice, is submitting the following information collection request to 
the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on May 26, 2022, allowing for a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
August 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Scott A. Brinks, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement 
Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, 
Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-2265. Written comments and/or 
suggestions may also be sent to the Office of

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Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503, or 
sent to [email protected].

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 technological collection techniques 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: Report of Mail Order Transactions.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: N/A. The 
Department of Justice component is the Diversion Control Division, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
    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): None.
    Abstract: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collects 
information regarding mail order transactions conducted between a 
person regulated by the agency and a nonregulated person (that is, 
someone who does not further distribute the product) involving the 
chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. 
Transactions must use, or attempt to use, the United States Postal 
Service or any private or commercial carrier.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

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                                     Number of       Number of       Number of     Average time
                                      annual       responses per      annual       per response    Total annual
                                    respondents        year          responses        (hours)          hours
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Mail Order Reports..............              22              12             264               1             264
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    Total.......................              22             N/A             264             N/A             264
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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 
264 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required, please contact: Robert 
Houser, Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.206, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 26, 2022.
Robert Houser,
Assistant Director, Policy and Planning Staff, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-16351 Filed 7-29-22; 8:45 am]
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