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1021, applied to be registered as a bulk 

manufacturer of the following basic 

class(es) of controlled substance(s): 

Controlled substance Drug 

code Schedule 

Cocaine ........................... 9041 II 

Ecgonine .......................... 9180 II 

The company plans to manufacture 

the above-listed controlled substances 

in bulk for distribution to its customers. 

No other activity for these drug codes is 

authorized for this registration. 

William T. McDermott, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04808 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

[Docket No. DEA–803] 

Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled 

Substances Application: Bulk 

Manufacturer of Marihuana: Groff NA 

Hemplex LLC 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA) is providing 

notice of an application it has received 

from an entity applying to be registered 

to manufacture in bulk basic class(es) of 

controlled substances listed in schedule 

I. DEA intends to evaluate this and other 

pending applications according to its 

regulations governing the program of 

growing marihuana for scientific and 

medical research under DEA 

registration. 

DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of 

the affected basic class(es), and 

applicants therefor, may file written 

comments on or objections to the 

issuance of the proposed registration on 

or before May 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Attention: DEA Federal 

Register Representative/DPW 8701 

Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 

22152. To ensure proper handling of 

comments, please reference Docket No. 

DEA–803 in all correspondence, 

including attachments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Controlled Substances Act (CSA) 

prohibits the cultivation and 

distribution of marihuana except by 

persons who are registered under the 

CSA to do so for lawful purposes. In 

accordance with the purposes specified 

in 21 CFR 1301.33(a), DEA is providing 

notice that the entity identified below 

has applied for registration as a bulk 

manufacturer of schedule I controlled 

substances. In response, registered bulk 

manufacturers of the affected basic 

class(es), and applicants therefor, may 

file written comments on or objections 

of the requested registration, as 

provided in this notice. This notice does 

not constitute any evaluation or 

determination of the merits of the 

application submitted. 

The applicant plans to manufacture 

bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients 

(APIs) for product development and 

distribution to DEA-registered 

researchers. If the application for 

registration is granted, the registrant 

would not be authorized to conduct 

other activity under this registration 

aside from those coincident activities 

specifically authorized by DEA 

regulations. DEA will evaluate the 

application for registration as a bulk 

manufacturer for compliance with all 

applicable laws, treaties, and 

regulations and to ensure adequate 

safeguards against diversion are in 

place. 

As this applicant has applied to 

become registered as a bulk 

manufacturer of marihuana, the 

application will be evaluated under the 

criteria of 21 U.S.C. 823(a). DEA will 

conduct this evaluation in the manner 

described in the rule published at 85 FR 

82333 on December 18, 2020, and 

reflected in DEA regulations at 21 CFR 

part 1318. 

In accordance with 21 CFR 

1301.33(a), DEA is providing notice that 

on December 29, 2020, Groff NA 

Hemplex LLC, 100 Redco Avenue, Suite 

A, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 17356–1436, 

applied to be registered as a bulk 

manufacturer of the following basic 

class(es) of controlled substances: 

Controlled substance Drug 

code Schedule 

Marihuana Extract ........... 7350 I 

William T. McDermott, 

Assistant Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–0197] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Extension 

Without Change, of a Previously 

Approved Collection; State Criminal 

Alien Assistance Program (Section 

241(i) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 

Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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 60 days until May 10, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional comments on the 

estimated burden to facilities covered by 

the standards to comply with the 

regulation’s reporting requirements, 

suggestions, or need additional 

information, please contact, Joseph 

Husted, telephone number (202) 906– 

0387, Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice 

Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20531 or by email at 

SCAAP@usdoj.gov. 

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 that 

were used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

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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. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

State Criminal Alien Assistance 

Program (SCAAP) Authorizing 

Legislation: Section 241(i) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1231(i)). 

3. The agency form number: The 

application process is managed through 

the internet, using the Office of Justice 

Programs’ (OJP) SCAAP online 

application system at: https://

bja.ojp.gov/program/state-criminalalien-assistance-program-scaap/ 

overview?Program_ID=86. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Federal, State, and local public 

safety agencies. States and local units of 

general government including the 50 

state governments, the District of 

Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000 

counties and cities with correctional 

facilities. 

Abstract: In response to the Violent 

Crime Control and Law Enforcement 

Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as 

amended in 1996, BJA administers the 

State Criminal Alien Assistance 

Program (SCAAP) with the Bureau of 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE), and the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal 

payments to States and localities that 

incurred correctional officer salary costs 

for incarcerating undocumented 

criminal aliens with at least one felony 

or two misdemeanor convictions for 

violations of state or local law, and who 

are incarcerated for at least 4 

consecutive days during the designated 

reporting period and for the following 

correctional purposes; 

Salaries for corrections officers 

Overtime costs 

Performance based bonuses 

Corrections work force recruitment and 

retention 

Construction of corrections facilities 

Training/education for offenders 

Training for corrections officers related 

to offender population management 

Consultants involved with offender 

population 

Medical and mental health services 

Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of 

offenders 

Prison Industries 

Pre-release/reentry programs 

Technology involving offender 

management/inter agency information 

sharing 

Disaster preparedness continuity of 

operations for corrections facilities 

Other: None. 

An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that no more 

than 700 respondents will apply. Each 

application takes approximately 90 

minutes to complete and is submitted 

once per year. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimate of the total 

number of respondents and the amount 

of time estimated for an average 

respondent to respond/reply. It is 

estimated that no more than 700 

respondents will apply. Each 

application takes approximately 90 

minutes to complete and is submitted 

once per year (annually) 

a. 700 × 90 minutes = 63,000 minutes/ 

60 = 1,050 hours. 

6. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual public 

burden to complete the application is 

1,050 hours. 

If additional information is required, 

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, 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: March 3, 2021. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Request for Public Comment: 

Interagency Arctic Research Policy 

Committee Draft Arctic Research Plan 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Interagency Arctic 

Research Policy Committee (IARPC), 

chaired by the National Science 

Foundation (NSF), seeks public 

comment on the draft Arctic Research 

Plan: 2022–2026, which can be found at 

https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/ 

draft-plan.html. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted no later than June 4, 2021. 

Comments sent via the U.S. Postal 

Service must be postmarked by June 11, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Email comments to 

IARPCPlan@nsf.gov. Send written 

submissions to Roberto Delgado, Office 

of Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Voicemails can 

be left by calling (703) 783–1658 or our 

toll-free number (888) 657–7759. Please 

limit voicemails to five minutes in 

length. 

Instructions: Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. IARPC will review and 

consider all input received and revise 

the plan as necessary. When the final 

plan is released, comments and the 

commenters’ names, along with 

responses, will become part of the 

public record and be made available on 

the IARPC Collaborations website. Do 

not submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. Comments sent 

by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the end of the comment period will not 

be considered. IARPC acknowledges 

and is grateful for the time taken to 

provide comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meredith LaValley at plan@

iarpccollaborations.org or visit https://

www.iarpccollaborations.org/draftplan.html where information about 

upcoming public webinars on the Arctic 

Research Plan 2022–2026 can be found. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

About IARPC 

IARPC was established by the Arctic 

Research Policy act of 1984 (ARPA) to 

‘‘facilitate cooperation between the 

Federal Government and State and local 

governments in Arctic research’’ and 

‘‘recommend the undertaking of 

neglected areas of research’’ (ARPA 

Section 104). Now a subcommittee of 

the National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC), IARPC enhances 

scientific monitoring and research on 

individual components of the Arctic, as 

well as how the system operates as a 

whole, through the coordination of 

federal agencies and domestic and 

international collaborators. It consists of 

representatives from 14 federal agencies, 

the White House Office of Science and 

Technology Policy (OSTP), and the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 


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