[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34185-34186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11329]


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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: 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. The proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register, volume 88 volume pages 13469-13470 on March 3, 
2023, allowing for a 60 day comment period. No comments were received.

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DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 26, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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) 776-3882.

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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1117-0014. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

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: Private Sector--business or 
other for-profit. Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 
U.S.C. 801-971) requires all persons that manufacture, distribute, 
dispense, conduct research with, import, or export any controlled 
substance to obtain a registration issued by the Attorney General. The 
proposed revisions are implementations of the Restoring Hope for Mental 
Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, which was a part of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-328. DEA would be revising the 
proposed information collections by adding a checkbox to the new 
application and renewal application for applicants to affirm that they 
have completed the new eight-hour training requirement. DEA would also 
be adding three questions to the applications in regards to the 
training requirements, in which they would be required to answer yes to 
at least one of the questions in order to proceed.
    5. Obligation to respond: Required to retain or obtain a benefit.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: # of respondents.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes for the DEA-224a form 
and 10 minutes for the DEA-224 form (average time per response is 15 
minutes).
    8. Frequency: Once a year.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 136,128.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $17,679,160.
    If additional information is required, contact: John R. Carlson, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 22, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-11329 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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