[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73624-73625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23643]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Self-Certification, Training, and Logbooks for Regulated Sellers and 
Mail-Order Distributors of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products

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 
December 26, 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: The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA), 
which is Title VII of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177), requires that on and after September 30, 
2006, a regulated seller must not sell at retail over the counter (non-
prescription) products containing the List I chemicals ephedrine, 
pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, unless it has self-certified 
to DEA, through DEA's website. The Methamphetamine Production 
Prevention Act of 2008 (MPPA) (Pub. L. 110-415) was enacted in 2008 to 
clarify the information entry and signature requirements for electronic 
logbook systems permitted for the retail sale of scheduled listed 
chemical products.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Self-Certification, Training, and 
Logbooks for Regulated Sellers and Mail-Order Distributors of Scheduled 
Listed Chemical Products.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:

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DEA Form 597. 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 the obligation to respond: Affected public (Primary): Private 
Sector--business or other for-profit. The obligation to respond is 
mandatory per 21 CFR 1314.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates that 
20,467,641 persons respond as needed to this collection. Responses take 
3 minutes for Training record, 15 minutes for Self-Certification, and 1 
minute for Transaction Record (regulated seller) and Transaction record 
(customer).
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 727,455 
annual burden hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $157,279.

                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Time per
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total  annual     response      Total annual
                                    respondents                      responses        (mins.)     burden (hours)
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Training record.................          51,559          13.200         680,579               3          34,029
Self-Certification..............  ..............           1.000          51,559              15          12,890
Transaction record (regulated     ..............         395.975      20,416,082               1         340,268
 seller)........................
Transaction record (customer)...      20,416,082           1.000      20,416,082               1         340,268
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    Unduplicated Totals.........      20,467,641             N/A      41,564,302  ..............         727,455
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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: October 19, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-23643 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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