Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices 65993

This Notice of Application is being

published as required pursuant to

section 1301.33(a) of Title 21 CFR and

does not authorize the applicant to

manufacturer, distribute or possess any

controlled substance.

Since Marihuana is a Schedule I

controlled substance identified in

section 1308.11(d) of Title 21 CFR and

has no legitimate medical use, the DEA

intends to take all appropriate measures

necessary to comply with domestic and

international treaty obligations.

Any other such applicant and any

person who is presently registered with

DEA to manufacture such substance

may file comments or objections to the

issuance of the proposed registration.

Any such comments or objections

may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to

the Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Office of Diversion Control, Drug

Enforcement Administration, United

States Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA

Federal Register Representative (CCR),

and must be filed no later than February

19, 2002.

Dated: December 13, 2001.

Laura M. Nagel,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Importation of Controlled Substances;

Notice of Application

Pursuant to section 1008 of the

Controlled Substances Import and

Export Act (21 U.S.C. 958(i)), the

Attorney General shall, prior to issuing

a registration under this section to a

bulk manufacturer of a controlled

substance in Schedule I or II and prior

to issuing a regulation under Section

1002(a) authorizing the importation of

such a substance, provide

manufacturers holding registrations for

the bulk manufacture of the substance

an opportunity for a hearing.

Therefore, in accordance with section

1301.34 of Title 21, Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby

given that on April 27, 2001, Research

Triangle Institute, Kenneth H. Davis, Jr.,

Hermann Building, East Institute Drive,

P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park,

North Carolina 27709, made application

to the Drug Enforcement Administration

to be registered as an importer of the

basic classes of controlled substances

listed below:

Drug Schedule

Marihuana (7360) ......................... I

Cocaine (9041) ............................. II

The firm plans to import small

quantities of the listed controlled

substances for the National Institute of

Drug Abuse and other clients.

Any manufacturer holding, or

applying for, registration as a bulk

manufacturer of these basic classes of

controlled substances may file written

comments on or objections to the

application described above and may, at

the same time, file a written request for

a hearing on such application in

accordance with 21 CFR 1301.43 in

such form as prescribed by 21 CFR

1316.47.

Any such comments, objections or

requests for a hearing may be addressed,

in quintuplicate, to the Deputy Assistant

Administrator, Office of Diversion

Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration, United States

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register

Representative (CCR), and must be filed

no later than January 22, 2002.

This procedure is to be conducted

simultaneously with and independent

of the procedures described in 21 CFR

1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). As noted

in a previous notice at 40 FR 43745–46

(September 23, 1975), all applicants for

registration to import the basic classes

of any controlled substances in

Schedule I or II are and will continue to

be required to demonstrate to the

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office

of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration that the requirements

for such registration pursuant to 21

U.S.C. 958(a), 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and 21

CFR 1301.34(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)

are satisfied.

Dated: November 20, 2001.

Laura M. Nagel,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

AGENCY INFORMATION COLLECTION

ACTIVITIES: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; application for certificate

of citizenship.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(Service) has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. The proposed information

collection is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Written comments on the form

are encouraged and will be accepted for

sixty days until February 19, 2002. Your

comments 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

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumption 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

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Certificate of

Citizenship.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form N–600. Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

households. This form is provided by

the Service as a uniform format for

obtaining essential data necessary to

determine the applicant’s eligibility for

the requested immigration benefit.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 67,936 responses at 1 hour per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 67,936 annual burden hours.

Organizations and individuals

interested in submitting comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

aspect of this information collection

requirement, including suggestions for