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###### Department of Justice

          - [OMB Number 1117-0047]

# AGENCY:

Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

# ACTION:

60-Day notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This information collection is also associated with the proposed rulemaking “Management of Quotas for Controlled Substances and List I Chemicals,” published in the                         **Federal Register**                        . It is likely that the final rule will not be published before this information collection expires on May 31, 2022. If the final rule does publish prior to the expiration, it will be published as the 30-Day Notice.                    

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until May 9, 2022.

# 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 Scott A. Brinks, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section (DPW), Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-2265.

# 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 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:*                     Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine.                

                    3.                     *The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:*                     DEA Form 488. 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:*                     Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952 and 21 CFR 1315.34, any person who desires to import the List I chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine during the next calendar year must apply on DEA Form 488 for an import quota for each such List I chemical.                

                    5.                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:*                     The DEA estimates 49 respondents complete 126 DEA Form 488 applications annually, and that each form takes 0.5 hours to complete. Respondents complete a separate DEA Form 488 for each List I chemical for which quota is sought.                

                    6.                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the proposed collection:*                     The DEA estimates this collection takes a total of 63 annual burden hours.                

If additional information is required, please contact: Melody Braswell, 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: March 2, 2022.

Melody Braswell,

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 2022-04787 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]

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