[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62399-62400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19540]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances, Application for 
Permit To Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport

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: Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), sections 
1312.21 and 1312.22 require that any person who desires to export or 
reexport 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 non-narcotic 
substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II 
of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an export 
permit.

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 
Export Controlled Substances, Application for Permit to Export 
Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 161, 161R, and 
161R-EEA. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is 
the Drug

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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, sections 
1312.21, 1312.22 and 1312.30.
    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 162 respondents, with 10,180 responses annually to this 
collection. The DEA estimates that it will take 30 minutes to complete 
the DEA-161 and 45 minutes to complete DEA-161, DEA-161R, and DEA-161R-
EEA.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The DEA estimates that this collection takes 5,635 
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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                                     Number of                     Total annual      Time per      Total annual
            Activity                respondents      Frequency       responses    response (min)  burden (hours)
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DEA-161.........................             162     49.39506173           8,002              30           4,001
DEA-161/161R/161R-EEA...........             162        13.44444           2,178              45           1,634
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    Unduplicated Totals.........             162  ..............          10,180  ..............           5,635
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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. 2023-19540 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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