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###### Department of Justice

###### Drug Enforcement Administration 

# ACTION:

60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Records and Reports of Registrants. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has submitted 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. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for “sixty days” until January 3, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

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 Patricia M. Good, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537. 

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 agencies 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 

                    —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.                 

Overview of this information collection: 

                    (1)                     *Type of Information Collection:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                 

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Records and Reports of Registrants.                 

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:*                     Form Number: None. Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice.                 

                    (4)                     *Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief                               ( print page 64324)                            abstract:*                     Primary: Business or other for-profit. Other: Not-for-profit institutions, federal government, state, local or tribal government. Abstract: This information is needed to maintain a closed system of distribution by requiring the individual practitioner to keep records of the dispensing and administration of controlled substances.                 

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:*                     The estimated total number of respondents is 101,000. The estimated time for each practitioner to maintain the necessary records is 30 minutes.                 

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     This information collection creates an annual burden of 50,500 hours.                 

*If additional information is required contact:*                     Brenda E. Dyer, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.                 

Dated: October 29, 2004. 

Brenda E. Dyer, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 04-24615 Filed 11-3-04; 8:45 am] 

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