[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13469-13470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04429]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal; 
DEA Forms 224, 224A

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 
May 2, 2023.

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) 
776-3882.

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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Registration and 
Application for Registration Renewal.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 224, 224A. 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 (Primary): Business or other 
for-profit. Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; 
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801-971) 
requires

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all persons that manufacture, distribute, dispense, conduct research 
with, import, or export any controlled substance to obtain a 
registration issued by the Attorney General. DEA would be revising the 
proposed information collection instruments as statutorily mandated by 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, as Public Law 117-328. DEA 
would be adding questions to ensure that the applicable registrants 
have completed the new training requirements set forth in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
    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
                                                    annual          Average time per response      Total annual
                                                  respondents                                          hours
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DEA-224.......................................         146,285  0.33 hours (20 minutes).........          48,762
DEA-224a......................................         524,196  0.17 hours (10 minutes).........          87,366
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    Total.....................................         670,481  ................................         136,128
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* Based on three-year average, 2020-2022. Practitioners are registered for a three-year cycle and the number of
  registrants is not equally distributed between years. The growth rate in the number of practitioners is low
  enough where the actual numbers for this period would not be materially different from the number expected for
  the next several years.

    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 
136,128 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required please contact: John Carlson 
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: February 28, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-04429 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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