[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2986-2987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1154]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION:  Notice of information collection under review; new collection; 
notice of intent to operate a freight forwarding facility.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Drug Enforcement 
Administration, has submitted the following information collection 
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with emergency review procedures of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB approval has been requested by 
January 28, 2000. The proposed information collection is published to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. If granted, the 
emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments should be 
directed to OMB, Office of Information Regulation Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Officer (202) 395-3122, Washington, DC 
20530.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, if 
applicable, or additional information, please contact Patricia Good, 
Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Telephone (202) 307-
7297.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of the information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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

    (1) Type of information collection: New collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Notice of Intent to Operate a 
Freight Forwarding Facility.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form No.: None.
    Applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: 
Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. 
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: 
None.
    Abstract: The collection of this information is necessary to 
maintain a closed system of distribution of controlled substances by 
requiring notification from DEA registrants of their intention to 
operate a freight forwarding facility through which sealed, packaged 
controlled substances in unmarked shipping containers are, in the 
course of delivery to customers, transferred or stored for less than 24 
hours. The notice details the registered locations that will utilize 
the facility, the location of the facility, the hours of operation, the 
individual(s) responsible for the controlled substances, and the 
security and record keeping procedures that will be employed. The 
notice must also detail what state licensing requirements apply to the 
facility and the registrant's actions to comply with any such 
requirements. Persons providing such notice and operating within the 
regulations will not be required to obtain a separate DEA registration 
for the facility.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 50 
respondents. 50 responses per year  x  2 hours per response = 100 
hours.

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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 100 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1221, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 
Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 12, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-1154 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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