[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21297]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection,
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved
Collection U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedules I and II Controlled
Substances DEA Form 222
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 submit 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 at 81 FR 42726, June 30, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment
period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional
30 days until October 6, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments 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 Michael J. Lewis, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address:
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (202)
598-6812 or sent to [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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information proposed 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 forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: U.S. Official Order Forms for
Schedules I and II Controlled Substances.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Form: 222. 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: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801-971)
establishes a closed system of distribution for controlled substances.
To this end, controlled substances are closely monitored and tightly
regulated as they are distributed through the supply chain. One tool
that helps to maintain the closed system of distribution is the CSA
provision that states it ``shall be unlawful for any person to
distribute a controlled substance in schedules I or II to another
except in pursuance of a written order of the person to whom such
substance is distributed, made on a form to be issued by the Attorney
General in blank in accordance with subsection (d) of this section..''
21 U.S.C. 828(a).
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 125,435 registrants participate in this information collection,
taking an estimated 11.6 hours per registrant annually.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the proposed collection: The DEA estimates that this collection
takes 1,453,348 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required please contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: August 31, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-21297 Filed 9-2-16; 8:45 am]
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