[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 19 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8534-8535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01958]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection; The National Forensics Laboratory Information System 
Collection of Analysis Data

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA), 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 30 days until 
March 3, 2025.

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 Heather E. 
Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug 
Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, 
Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3882; Email: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2024, at 
89 FR 93350, allowing for a 60 day comment period. 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 1117-0034. 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 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 without change of a 
currently Approved Collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: The National Forensics Laboratory 
Information System Collection of Analysis Data.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No Form number is 
associated with this collection. 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 a brief abstract:

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    Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, Local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: This collection provides the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA) with a national database on analyzed drug evidence 
from non-federal laboratories. Information from this database is 
combined with the other existing databases to develop more accurate, 
up-to-date information on abused drugs. This database represents a 
voluntary, cooperative effort on the part of participating laboratories 
to provide a centralized source of analyzed drug data.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,640.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.32003 hours.
    8. Frequency: 2.2015 per year.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,860 hours. In the 60 Day 
notice, 4,860 hours is listed, which is incorrect. The correct number 
is 1,860 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: January 27, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-01958 Filed 1-29-25; 8:45 am]
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