[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62396-62397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19539]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Import/Export Declaration for List I and List II Chemicals

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 1018 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
Export Act (CSIEA) (21 U.S.C. 971) and Title 21 Code of Federal 
Regulations 21 CFR part 1313 require any persons who import, export, or 
conduct international transactions involving list I and list II 
chemicals are required to establish a system of recordkeeping and 
report certain information regarding those transactions to DEA. The 
chemicals subject to control are used in the clandestine manufacture of 
controlled substances. The reports of domestic,

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import, and export regulated transactions in listed chemicals are 
submitted electronically through the Diversion Control Division secure 
network application. Any person who desires to import non-narcotic 
substances in schedules III, IV, and V must electronically file their 
return information. Any person who desires to export non-narcotic 
substances in schedules III and IV and any other substance in schedule 
V is also required to electronically file a controlled substances 
import declaration/controlled substance export invoice.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Import/Export Declaration for 
List I and List II Chemicals.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 486, 486A. 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 (Primary): Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profit institutions, and not-for-profit 
institutions. Other: State, local and tribal governments, Federal 
Government. The obligation to respond is mandatory per 21 CFR part 
1313.
    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 631 registrants participate in this information collection. The 
time per response is 11 minutes to complete the DEA-486 Import, DEA-486 
International, and DEA-486A Import. The time per response is 12 minutes 
to complete DEA-486 Export.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 4,134 
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       (minutes)    burden (hours)
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DEA-486 Import..................             164              16           2,686              11             457
DEA-486 Export..................             204              77          15,737              12           3,147
DEA-486 International...........              99               4             429              11              73
DEA-486A Import.................             164              16           2,686              11             457
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    Unduplicated Totals.........             631              34          21,538  ..............           4,134
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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. 2023-19539 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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