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207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

investigation must be served on all other

parties to the investigation (as identified

by either the public or BPI service list),

and a certificate of service must be

timely filed. The Secretary will not

accept a document for filing without a

certificate of service.

Authority: This investigation is being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.46 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: December 16, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33596 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Revision of a Current

Approved Information Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Application for

Registration (DEA Form 363) and

Application for Registration Renewal

(DEA Form 363a).

Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on July 7, 1997 at 62 FR 36306,

allowing for a 60-day public comment

period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments until January 23, 1998.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding 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: DOJ Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via

facsimile to (202) 395–7285. Comments

may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to (202) 514–1590.

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

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of 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 the Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection:

Revision of a currently approved

collection.

2. Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Registration (DEA Form

363) and Application for Registration

Renewal (DEA Form 363a).

3. Agency form number: DEA Form

363, DEA Form 363a; Applicable

component of the Department of Justice

sponsoring the collection: 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: State, Local, or Tribal

Government, Other: Business or other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Practitioners who dispense narcotic

drugs to individuals for maintenance of

detoxification treatment must register

with the DEA under the Narcotic Addict

Treatment Act of 1974. Registration is

needed for control measures and is used

to prevent diversion.

These revisions of the forms will not

add any burden to the affected public.

The subject forms are being revised to

provide the ability to use an Optical

Character Reader (OCR) for form

processing and to provide for

registrants’ Social Security Number and/

or Tax Identification Number. The OCR

will enable DEA to increase efficiency

and accelerate processing of registrant

applications. Social Security Number

and/or Tax Identification Numbers are

requested to correctly identify

registrants, to expedite application

processing, database integration and

telephone system upgrades.

5. An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 1,197 respondents at 1

response per year at 30 minutes per

response.

6. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 599 annual burden hours.

Public comments on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33570 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Revision of a Current

Approved Information Collection:

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Application for

Registration (DEA Form 225) and

Application for Registration Renewal

(DEA Form 225a).

Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought is being sought

for the information collection listed

below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on July 7, 1997 at

62 FR 36306, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments until January 23, 1998.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the