[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79035-79036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26937]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Registration for CSA Data-Use Request

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-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 60 days until 
February 8, 2021.

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 Scott A. Brinks, Diversion 
Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 
8701

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Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 362-
3261.

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: New collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for CSA-Data Use 
Request.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There will be no form number. 
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:
    Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: In accordance with the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), 
every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, conducts 
research with, imports, or exports any controlled substance to obtain a 
registration issued by the Attorney General. 21 U.S. 822, 823, and 957. 
While DEA registrants are able to self-verify their registration 
status, non-registrants do not have an obligation to register under the 
CSA, and therefore does not have an automatic means to verify the 
registration of a DEA-registrant. Non-registrants have obligations to 
verify the registration statuses before doing things such as hiring 
practitioners, paying for controlled substance prescriptions covered by 
Medicaid or Medicare, and other means that are apart of commerce. This 
proposed collection would allow non-registrants to register for access 
to the CSA Database System, which gives the names and registration 
statuses of all DEA-registrants. Applicants would be required to re-
apply annually by completing this form and submitting to DEA.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The below table 
presents information regarding the number of respondents, responses and 
associated burden hours.

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                                                    Number  of      Number  of     Average time
                    Activity                          annual          annual       per response    Total annual
                                                     responses       responses       (minutes)         hours
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Registration for CSA Data-Use Request...........           1,000           1,000              15             250
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    Total.......................................           1,000           1,000  ..............             250
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    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 
250 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required please contact: Melody 
Braswell, 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: December 3, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020-26937 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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