[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42392-42393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13933]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedules I and II Controlled Substances 
DEA Form 222

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement 
Administration, 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 
August 29, 2023.

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 
Courtney E. Mallon, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, 
Virginia 22152; telephone: (202) 598-6812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the

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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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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 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.

    Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801-971) 
establishes a closed system of distribution for controlled substances. 
To this end, controlled substances are closely monitored and tightly 
regulated as they are distributed through the supply chain. One tool 
that helps to maintain the closed system of distribution is the CSA 
provision that states it ``shall be unlawful for any person to 
distribute a controlled substance in schedules I or II to another 
except in pursuance of a written order of the person to whom such 
substance is distributed, made on a form to be issued by the Attorney 
General in blank in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.'' 
21 U.S.C. 828(a).

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: U.S. Official Order Forms for 
Schedules I and II Controlled Substances.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Form: 222. The applicable 
component within the Department of Justice is the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Office of Diversion Control.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and 
Tribal governments, private sector--businesses or not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government. The obligation to respond is 
mandatory per 21 CFR 1305.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates 
that 125,435 registrants participate in this information collection, 
taking an estimated average of 0.19 hours per registrant annually.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: DEA estimates the total public burden (in hours) 
associated with this collection to be 1,030,000 annual burden hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $130,350.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                  Number of                       Total annual       Time per      Total annual
           Activity              respondents       Frequency        responses        response     burden (hours)
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DEA-222 (paper and online)...         125,435  As needed,             5,350,000  0.1925234 hour        1,030,000
                                                42.651573/                        (calculated).
                                                annually
                                                (calculated).
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Unduplicated Totals..........         125,435  ................       5,350,000  ...............       1,030,000
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    If additional information is required 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, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: June 26, 2023.
John Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-13933 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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