[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62397-62398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19536]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Application for Permit To Import Controlled Substances for Domestic 
and/or Scientific Purposes

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of 
Justice (DOJ), 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 
November 13, 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 
Scott A. Brinks, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug 
Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, 
Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 362-3261, Email: 
[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 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: Section 1002 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act (CSIEA) (21 U.S.C. 952) and Title 21, Code of Federal 
Regulations 21 CFR, sections 1312.11, 1312.12 and 1312.13 requires any 
person who desires to import controlled substances listed in schedules 
I or II, any narcotic substance listed in schedules III or IV, or any 
non-narcotic substance in schedule III which the Administrator has 
specifically designated by regulation in section 1312.30, or any 
nonnarcotic

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substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II 
of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an import 
permit. To obtain the permit to import controlled substances for 
domestic and or scientific purposes, an application for the permit must 
be made to the DEA, on DEA Form 357.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Permit to 
Import Controlled Substances for Domestic and/or Scientific Purposes.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Form 357. 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: Private Sector--
businesses or other for-profit institutions. The obligation to respond 
is mandatory per 21 CFR, sections 1312.11, 1312.12 and 1312.13.
    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 124 registrants participate in this information collection. The 
time per response is 21 minutes to complete the DEA-357 (paper) and 15 
minutes to complete DEA-357 (online).
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 264.35 
annual burden hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total annual      response      Total annual
                                    respondents                      responses        (min.)      burden (hours)
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DEA Form: 357 (online)..........             124               9             958              15             266
DEA Form: 357 (paper)...........                                              71              21              19
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    Unduplicated Totals.........             124  ..............           1,081            0.26          264.35
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
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: September 5, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-19536 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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