[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78789-78790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25323]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; 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: 30-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. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on September 11, 2023, allowing for a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
December 18, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1117-0004. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR

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cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes 
that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for 
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo 
review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Permit to Export 
Controlled Substances; Application for Permit to Export Controlled 
Substances for Subsequent Reexport.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 161, 161R, 
and 161R-EEA. 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 a brief abstract: Affected public (Primary): Business or other 
for-profit. Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; 
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.
    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 Sec.  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.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per 21 CFR 1312.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 162.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes for DEA--161 (online) 
and 45 minutes for paper DEA-161, DEA-161R, and DEA-161REEA.
    8. Frequency: DEA-161 (online) is 49.39506173 and paper DEA-161, 
DEA-161R, DEA-161REEA is 13.44444.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,635 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 7, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-25323 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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