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1. Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

2. 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;

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:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

2. The title of the form/collection:

Application for Registration (DEA Form

225); Application for Registration

Renewal (DEA Form 225a); and

Affidavit for Chain Renewal (DEA Form

225B).

3. The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Form Numbers: DEA Form 225, DEA

Form 225a and DEA Form 225B.

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-forprofit. Other: Individuals or households,

Not-for-profit institutions and State,

Local or Tribal Government. Abstract:

The Controlled Substances Act requires

all firms and individuals who

manufacture, distribute, import, export,

conduct research or dispense controlled

substances to register with DEA.

Registration provides a closed system of

distribution to control the flow of

controlled substances through the

distribution chain. A revision made to

the subject forms requires the

respondent to submit their Tax

Identification Number or Social Security

Number as required by the Debt

Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (PL

104–134).

5. An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: Regarding DEA Form 225

and 225a: 9,800 respondents, .5 hours

per response. A respondent will take an

estimate of 30 minutes to complete a

DEA Form 225 or DEA Form 225a.

Regarding DEA Form 225B: 7

respondents, 1 hour per response. A

respondent will take an estimate of 1

hour each year to complete a DEA Form

225B.

6. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 4,907 annual burden hours.

Public comments on this proposed

information collection are 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 1220, National Place,

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; Revision of a currently

approved collection; Local Law

Enforcement Block Grants Program

Request for Drawdown.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice

Assistance, has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. 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 September 8, 2000, page

54562 allowing for a 60-day public

comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comment until January 8, 2001. This

process is conducted in accordance with

5 CFR 1320.10.

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: Department of Justice

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 Deputy

Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, National

Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and/or 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

function 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 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:

Revision of a currently approved

collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Local Law Enforcement Block Grants

Program Request for Drawdown.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

None

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Other: None

The Local Law Enforcement Block

Grants Act of 1996 authorizes the

Director of the Bureau of Justice

Assistance to make funds available to

local units of government in order to

reduce crime and improve public safety.

(5) 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 3,500

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respondents will request the one-lump

sum drawdown of their annual LLEBG

grant funds by completing the no more

than sixty minutes on-line process.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: The total hour burden to

complete the application is 3,500.

If additional information is required

contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. H–052F]

Occupational Exposure to Cotton

Dust: Notice of the Availability of a

Lookback Review Pursuant to the

Regulatory Flexibility Act and

Executive Order 12866

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) has

completed a lookback review of its

Cotton Dust Standard, 29 CFR

1910.1043, pursuant to Sec. 610 of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act and Sec. 5 of

Executive Order 12866. That review,

‘‘Regulatory Review of OSHA’s Cotton

Dust Standard, September 2000,’’

indicates: that the standard has reduced

byssinosis rates from 12% to 1%; that

the standard cost one-quarter to one-half

of various estimates and increased

productivity; that the standard does not

impose a significant impact on small

business; and that public commenters

agree that the standard should remain in

effect. Based on this review, OSHA

concludes that the Cotton Dust Standard

should be continued without change

except that the washed cotton partial

exemption to the standard should be

expanded based on new studies and

recommendations from industry, unions

and government experts. See the Final

Rules section of today’s Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joanna Dizikes Friedrich, Directorate of

Policy Rm. N3641, OSHA, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,

telephone (202) 693–1939. Direct

technical inquiries about the Cotton

Dust Standard to Gail Brinkerhoff, Rm.

N3603, telephone (202) 693–2190, or

visit the OSHA Homepage at

www.OSHA.dol.gov. Direct press

inquiries to Bonnie Friedman, Director

of Information and Consumer Affairs,

Rm. N–3647, telephone (202) 693–1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the entire report

may be obtained from the OSHA

Publication Office, Rm. N–3101, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210, tel. (202) 693–1888, Fax (202)

693–2498. The full report, comments,

and referenced documents are available

for review at the OSHA Docket Office,

Docket No. H–052F, Rm. 2625, 200

Constitution Ave., NW. Washington, DC

20210, tel. (202) 693–2119. The main

text of the report will become available

on the OSHA web page at

www.OSHA.dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) issued its final

Cotton Dust Standard June 23, 1978 (43

FR 27351) and amended it December 12,

1985 (50 FR 51120). That standard is

codified at 29 CFR 1910.1043.

OSHA has completed a ‘‘Lookback’’

review of the Cotton Dust Standard

titled, ‘‘Regulatory Review of OSHA’s

Cotton Dust Standard, September 2000.’’

This Federal Register notice announces

the availability of that review and

briefly summarizes it.

The purpose of the Cotton Dust

Standard is to greatly reduce the

significant risk of byssinosis (brown

lung disease), a disabling lung disease.

Prior to the standard more than 50,000

cotton textile workers suffered from the

disease at any one time.

The Cotton Dust Standard sets

maximum permissible exposure limits

(PELs) for cotton dust which vary by

operation. It includes requirements for

monitoring, medical surveillance, work

practices and other requirements. It

includes partial exemptions for the

processing of cotton washed according

to various protocols which greatly

reduce the cotton’s biological reactivity.

Certain sections of the industry, such as

knitting, are partially or completely

exempt from the standard because those

sections do not present significant risk

of byssinosis.

In 1998, the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) began a

review of its Cotton Dust Standard

under Section 610 of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, 610) and

Section 5 of Executive Order (EO) 12866

on Regulatory Planning and Review.

The purpose of a review under

Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act (RFA):

‘‘(S)hall be to determine whether such rule

should be continued without change, or

should be rescinded, or amended consistent

with the stated objectives of applicable

statutes to minimize any significant impact of

the rules on a substantial number of small

entities.’’

‘‘The Agency shall consider the following

factors:

(1) The continued need for the rule;

(2) The nature of complaints or comments

received concerning the rule from the public;

(3) The complexity of the rule;

(4) The extent to which the rule overlaps,

duplicates or conflicts with other Federal

rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State

and local governmental rules; and

(5) The length of time since the rule has

been evaluated or the degree to which

technology, economic conditions, or other

factors have changed in the area affected by

the rule.’’

The review requirements of Section 5

of EO 12866 require agencies:

To reduce the regulatory burden on the

American people, their families, their

communities, their State, local, and tribal

governments, and their industries; to

determine whether regulations promulgated

by the [Agency] have become unjustified or

unnecessary as a result of changed

circumstances; to confirm that regulations are

both compatible with each other and not

duplicative or inappropriately burdensome

in the aggregate; to ensure that all regulations

are consistent with the President’s priorities

and the principles set forth in this Executive

Order, within applicable law; and to

otherwise improve the effectiveness of

existing regulations.

To carry out these reviews, on June

23, 1998, OSHA asked the public for

comments on all issues raised by these

provisions (63 FR 34140). Among other

things, OSHA requested comments on:

the benefits and utility of the rule in its

current form; the continued need for the

rule; the complexity of the rule; and

whether, and to what extent, the rule

overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with

other Federal, State, and local

government rules. OSHA also asked for

comments on new developments in

technology, economic conditions, or

other factors affecting the ability of

covered firms to comply with the Cotton

Dust Standard and on alternatives to the

rule that would minimize significant

impacts on small businesses while

achieving the objectives of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act.

OSHA accepted written comments

from June 23, 1998 through August 31,

1998. OSHA also conducted two public

meetings, on July 24 and July 30, 1998,