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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94763-94764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28045]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0059]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Registration for Controlled Substances Act Data-Use Request

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-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 30 days until 
December 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2024, at 
89 FR 77895, allowing for a 60-day comment period. Written comments and 
suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the 
proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should

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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 agency, 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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1117-0059. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection:

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for CSA Data-Use 
Request.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice 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.
    5. Abstract: In accordance with the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), 
every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, conducts 
research with, imports, or exports any controlled substance to obtain a 
registration issued by the Attorney General. 21 U.S.C. 822, 823, and 
957. While DEA registrants are able to self-verify their registration 
status, non-registrants do not have an obligation to register under the 
CSA, and therefore does not have an automatic means to verify the 
registration of a DEA-registrant. Non-registrants have obligations to 
verify the registration statuses before doing things such as hiring 
practitioners, paying for controlled substance prescriptions covered by 
Medicaid or Medicare, and other means that are apart of commerce. This 
proposed collection would allow non-registrants to register for access 
to the CSA Database System, which gives the names and registration 
statuses of all DEA-registrants. Applicants would be required to re-
apply annually by completing this form and submitting to DEA.
    6. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    7. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    8. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    9. Frequency: 1 per year.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,250 hours.
    11. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 25, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-28045 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
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