[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6766-6767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02391]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0024]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved 
Collection Reports of Regulated Transactions Involving Extraordinary 
Quantities, Uncommon Methods of Payment, and Unusual/Excessive Loss or 
Disappearance, and Regulated Transactions in Tableting/Encapsulating 
Machines

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 
April 7, 2015.

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 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information proposed 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 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: Reports of Regulated Transactions 
Involving Extraordinary Quantities, Uncommon Methods of Payment, and 
Unusual/Excessive Loss or Disappearance, and Regulated Transactions in 
Tableting/Encapsulating Machines.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Notification of extraordinary 
quantities, uncommon methods of payment, and unusual/excessive loss or 
disappearance of listed chemicals and regulated transactions in 
tableting/encapsulating machines is provided in writing on an as needed 
basis and does not require use of a form. The applicable component 
within the Department of Justice is the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Office of Diversion Control.
    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.

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    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments.
    Abstract: Each regulated person is required to report any regulated 
transaction involving an extraordinary quantity of a listed chemical, 
an uncommon method of payment or delivery, any unusual or excessive 
loss or disappearance of a listed chemical, and any regulated 
transaction in a tableting or encapsulating machine, to include any 
domestic regulated transaction in a tableting or encapsulating machine 
and any import or export of a tableting or encapsulating machine. 21 
U.S.C. 830 (b)(1)(A), (C) and (D); 21 CFR 1310.05(a)(1), (3)-(4); 21 
CFR 1310.05(c). Regulated persons include manufacturers, distributors, 
importers, and exporters of listed chemicals, tableting machines, or 
encapsulating machines, or persons who serve as brokers or traders for 
international transactions involving a listed chemical, tableting 
machine, or encapsulating machine. 21 CFR 1300.02(b).
    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 63 persons respond as needed to this collection. Responses take 20 
minutes.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: The DEA estimates that this collection 
takes 21 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required please contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: February 3, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015-02391 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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