[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18186-18187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06205]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Diversion Control Division Information Technology 
Modernization Effort

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-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 30 days until 
April 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2023, at 88 
FR 372, allowing for a 60-day comment period. No comments were 
received.
    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: New collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Diversion Control Division 
Information Technology Modernization Effort.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There will be no form number. 
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: In accordance with the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), 
every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, conducts 
research with, imports, or exports any controlled substance to obtain a 
registration issued by the Attorney General. 21 U.S.C. 822, 823, and 
957. This proposed collection would allow DEA to collect information to 
help improve the applications developed for DEA registrants. DEA would 
be collecting information regarding the registrant's business activity 
categories, the applications they use and the frequency which they use 
the applications. The registrants would be rating the usefulness and 
performance of various applications. They would also be able to give 
open ended comments and suggestions regarding their experience with the 
applications. The proposed survey would also ask questions about 
registrants' experience with the DEA Diversion Control Division's 
website and the Support Center.
    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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                                                                     Number of     Average time
                            Activity                                  annual       per response    Total annual
                                                                     responses       (minutes)         hours
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Survey..........................................................         108,000              14          25,200
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    Total.......................................................         108,000  ..............          25,200
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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 
25,200 annual burden hours.

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    If additional information is required please contact: John R. 
Carlson, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 4W-218, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: March 21, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-06205 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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