[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20184]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[OMB Number 1117-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested: Reports of Dispensing of Controlled Substances by 
Online Pharmacies (DEA Form 332)

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review.

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    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. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 74, Number 113, 
page 28275, on June 15, 2009, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until September 21, 2009. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 
20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-5806.
    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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 Information Collection 1117-0050

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Reports of Dispensing of 
Controlled Substances by Online Pharmacies (DEA Form 332).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:
    Form Number: DEA Form 332; Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Business or other for-profit.
    Other: Not-for-Profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827(d)(2)) 
requires online pharmacies to report to DEA the total quantity of 
controlled substances that the pharmacy has dispensed during each 
calendar month by any means, regardless of whether the controlled 
substances are dispensed by means of the Internet. Reports are required 
to be filed by every pharmacy that, at any time during a calendar 
month, holds a modification of registration authorizing it to operate 
as an online pharmacy, regardless of whether the online pharmacy 
dispenses any controlled substances by means of the Internet during the 
month. Such reporting is mandated by the Ryan Haight Act and permits 
DEA to monitor the dispensing of controlled substances by online 
pharmacies.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 250 persons complete DEA Form 332 electronically, at 15 minutes 
per form, for an annual burden of 750 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: It is estimated that this collection will create a 
burden of 750 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant, 
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: August 18, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-20184 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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