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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93350-93351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27680]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0034]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection; The National Forensics Laboratory Information System 
Collection of Analysis Data

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
January 27, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, 
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection 
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact 
Heather E. Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, 
Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette 
Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3882; Email: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

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 Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, 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 used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--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 Collection:

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: The National Forensics Laboratory 
Information System Collection of Analysis Data.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: No form number is associated 
with this collection. The applicable component within the Department of 
Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control 
Division.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: This collection provides the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA) with a national database on analyzed drug evidence 
from non-federal laboratories. Information from this database is 
combined with the other existing databases to develop more accurate, 
up-to-date information on abused drugs. This database represents a 
voluntary, cooperative effort on the part of participating laboratories 
to provide a centralized source of analyzed drug data.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates 
that 2,640 registrants participate in this information collection, 
taking an estimated 0.32003 mins per registrant annually.
    The time per response is 8 minutes for Current collection of the 
continuous, ongoing NFLIS-Drug Program, 10 minutes for Collection of 
the NFLIS-MEC Program and Collection of the NFLIS-Tox Program, 30 
minutes for Survey of the NFLIS-MEC Program, 45 minutes for Collection 
of the NFLIS-Tox Program and Survey of the NFLIS-Tox Program.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 
1,860 annual burden hours.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

                                                                   Total Burden Hours
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                                            Number of                                 Total annual                                         Total annual
                Activity                   respondents            Frequency             responses             Time per response           burden (hours)
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Current collection of the continuous,               140  134 respondents monthly, 6            1632  0.13 (8 minutes)...................             218
 ongoing NFLIS-Drug Program.                              respondents quarterly.
Survey of the NFLIS-Drug Program.......             140  once in 2019..............             140  0.5 (30 minutes)...................              70

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Collection of the NFLIS-MEC Program....            2100  monthly and quarterly                 2100  0.17 (10 minutes)..................             350
                                                          (unknown breakdown).
Survey of the NFLIS-MEC Program........            2100  once in 2020..............            1260  0.75 (45 minutes)..................             945
Collection of the NFLIS-Tox Program....             400  monthly and quarterly                  400  0.17 (10 minutes)..................              67
                                                          (unknown breakdown).
Survey of the NFLIS-Tox Program........             400  once in 2021..............             280  0.75 (45 minutes)..................             210
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    Unduplicated Totals................           2,640  2.2015....................           5,812  0.32003............................           4,840
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

    Dated: November 21, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-27680 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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