82 FR 29330 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Dispensing Records of Individual Practitioners
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 123 (June 28, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 123 (June 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-13461 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29330-29331] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13461] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1117-0021] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Dispensing Records of Individual Practitioners AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 28, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments 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 Michael J. Lewis, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (202) 598-6812. 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: Dispensing Records of Individual Practitioners. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is N/A. 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: In accordance with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), every DEA registrant must make a biennial inventory and maintain, on a current basis, a complete and accurate record of each controlled substance manufactured, received, sold, delivered, or otherwise disposed of. 21 U.S.C. 827 and 958. These records must be [[Page 29331]] maintained separately from all other records of the registrant or, alternatively, in the case of non-narcotic controlled substances, be in such a form that required information is readily retrievable from the ordinary business records of the registrant. 21 U.S.C. 827(b)(2). The records maintained by registrants must be kept and be available for at least two years for inspection and copying by officers or employees of the United States as authorized by the Attorney General. 21 U.S.C. 827(b)(3). The DEA may promulgate regulations that specify the information that registrants must maintain in the required records. 21 U.S.C. 827(b)(1). 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 64,751 respondents, with 64,751 responses annually to this collection. The DEA estimates that it takes 30 minutes to complete the form. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the proposed collection: The DEA estimates this collection takes 32,376 hours annually. If additional information is required 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., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: June 22, 2017. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2017-13461 Filed 6-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-09-P
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on 10/31/2016, and that he ‘‘voluntarily substances under the laws of the State Division, Drug Enforcement
surrender[ed] his Mississippi medical in which he practices medicine. See, Administration; Mailing Address: 8701
license and agrees never to seek e.g., Calvin Ramsey, 76 FR 20034, 20036 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
application for a future license to (2011); Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 22152; Telephone: (202) 598–6812.
practice medicine in the State of MS.’’ FR 39130, 39131 (2006); Dominick A. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
GX 4, Attachment A, at 1–2 (https:// Ricci, 58 FR 51104, 51105 (1993); Bobby comments and suggestions from the
ksitspe01.its.state.ms.us/msbml/ Watts, 53 FR 11919, 11920 (1988); see public and affected agencies concerning
MLB.nsf/ByLicenseNo/08934); see also also Blanton, 43 FR at 27617. the proposed collection of information
GX 4 (Declaration of Diversion Because Registrant is no longer are encouraged. Your comments should
Investigator). I therefore find that currently authorized to dispense address one or more of the following
Registrant does not have authority to controlled substances in Mississippi, four points:
dispense controlled substances under the State in which he is registered with —Evaluate whether the proposed
the laws of Mississippi, the State in the Agency, I will therefore order that collection of information is necessary
which he is registered with the Agency. his registration be revoked. for the proper performance of the
Discussion Order functions of the agency, including
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), the Pursuant to the authority vested in me whether the information will have
Attorney General is authorized to by 21 U.S.C. 824(a), as well as 28 CFR practical utility;
suspend or revoke a registration issued 0.100(b), I order that DEA Certificate of —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
under section 823 of Title 21, ‘‘upon a Registration No. BC6115047, issued to estimate of the burden of the
finding that the registrant . . . has had John Warren Cox, M.D., be, and it proposed collection of information,
his State license . . . suspended [or] hereby is, revoked. Pursuant to the including the validity of the
revoked . . . by competent State authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C. methodology and assumptions used;
authority and is no longer authorized by 823(f), I further order that any pending —Evaluate whether and if so how the
State law to engage in the . . . application of John Warren Cox, M.D., quality, utility, and clarity of the
dispensing of controlled substances.’’ to renew or modify this registration, be, information proposed to be collected
Moreover, with respect to a practitioner, and it hereby is, denied. This Order is can be enhanced; and
DEA has long held that the possession effective July 28, 2017. —Minimize the burden of the collection
of authority to dispense controlled of information on those who are to
Dated: June 21, 2017. respond, including through the use of
substances under the laws of the State
in which a practitioner engages in Chuck Rosenberg, appropriate automated, electronic,
professional practice is a fundamental Acting Administrator. mechanical, or other forms of
condition for obtaining and maintaining [FR Doc. 2017–13527 Filed 6–27–17; 8:45 am] information technology, e.g.,
a registration. See, e.g., James L. Hooper, BILLING CODE 4410–09–P permitting electronic submission of
76 FR 71371 (2011) (collecting cases), responses.
pet. for rev. denied, 481 Fed. Appx. 826 Overview of This Information
(4th Cir. 2012); see also Frederick Marsh DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Collection
Blanton, 43 FR 27616, 27617 (1978) [OMB Number 1117–0021]
(‘‘State authorization to dispense or 1. Type of Information Collection:
otherwise handle controlled substances Agency Information Collection Extension of a currently approved
is a prerequisite to the issuance and Activities; Proposed eCollection, collection.
maintenance of a Federal controlled eComments Requested; Extension 2. Title of the Form/Collection:
substances registration.’’). Without Change of a Previously Dispensing Records of Individual
This rule derives from the text of two Approved Collection; Dispensing Practitioners.
provisions of the CSA. First, Congress Records of Individual Practitioners 3. The agency form number, if any,
defined ‘‘the term ‘practitioner’ [to] and the applicable component of the
mean[ ] a . . . physician . . . or other AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Department sponsoring the collection:
person licensed, registered or otherwise Administration, Department of Justice. The form number is N/A. The
permitted, by . . . the jurisdiction in ACTION: 60-Day notice. applicable component within the
which he practices . . . to distribute, Department of Justice is the Drug
dispense, [or] administer . . . a SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Enforcement Administration, Diversion
controlled substance in the course of (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Control Division.
professional practice.’’ 21 U.S.C. Administration (DEA), will be 4. Affected public who will be asked
802(21). Second, in setting the submitting the following information or required to respond, as well as a brief
requirements for obtaining a collection request to the Office of abstract:
practitioner’s registration, Congress Management and Budget (OMB) for Affected public (Primary): Business or
directed that ‘‘[t]he Attorney General review and approval in accordance with other for-profit.
shall register practitioners . . . if the the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit
applicant is authorized to dispense . . . DATES: Comments are encouraged and institutions; Federal, State, local, and
controlled substances under the laws of will be accepted for 60 days until tribal governments.
August 28, 2017.
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the State in which he practices.’’ 21 Abstract: In accordance with the
U.S.C. 823(f). Because Congress has FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Controlled Substances Act (CSA), every
clearly mandated that a practitioner you have comments on the estimated DEA registrant must make a biennial
possess state authority in order to be public burden or associated response inventory and maintain, on a current
deemed a practitioner under the Act, time, suggestions, or need a copy of the basis, a complete and accurate record of
DEA has held repeatedly that revocation proposed information collection each controlled substance
of a practitioner’s registration is the instrument with instructions or manufactured, received, sold, delivered,
appropriate sanction whenever he is no additional information, please contact or otherwise disposed of. 21 U.S.C. 827
longer authorized to dispense controlled Michael J. Lewis, Diversion Control and 958. These records must be
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maintained separately from all other 11845; and 2017–02, Aon Pension Plan, Rosetree & Company 401(k) Plan and
records of the registrant or, D–11880. Trust (the Plan) Located in Skokie, IL
alternatively, in the case of non-narcotic [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2017–01;
controlled substances, be in such a form SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice
was published in the Federal Register of Exemption Application No. D–11845]
that required information is readily
retrievable from the ordinary business the pendency before the Department of Exemption
records of the registrant. 21 U.S.C. a proposal to grant such exemption. The
notice set forth a summary of facts and Section I. Covered Transactions
827(b)(2). The records maintained by
registrants must be kept and be available representations contained in the The sanctions resulting from the
for at least two years for inspection and application for exemption and referred application of section 4975(c)(1)(B) of
copying by officers or employees of the interested persons to the application for the Code shall not apply to the
United States as authorized by the a complete statement of the facts and guarantee (the Guarantee) by Richard
Attorney General. 21 U.S.C. 827(b)(3). representations. The application has Rosenbaum (Mr. Rosenbaum), the Plan
The DEA may promulgate regulations been available for public inspection at trustee, a disqualified person with
that specify the information that the Department in Washington, DC The respect to the Plan, of: (1) A loan (the
registrants must maintain in the notice also invited interested persons to Loan) made by the Great Lakes Credit
required records. 21 U.S.C. 827(b)(1). submit comments on the requested Union (GLCU), an unrelated third party
5. An estimate of the total number of exemption to the Department. In lender, to Kurtson Realty, LLC
respondents and the amount of time (Kurtson), a real estate company that is
addition the notice stated that any
estimated for an average respondent to wholly owned by the Plan; 2 and (2) a
interested person might submit a
respond: The DEA estimates that 64,751 future Loan made by an unrelated third
written request that a public hearing be
respondents, with 64,751 responses party lender (hereinafter, GLCU and any
held (where appropriate). The applicant third party lender is referred to as a
annually to this collection. The DEA has represented that it has complied
estimates that it takes 30 minutes to ‘‘Lender’’) to Kurtson, provided that the
with the requirements of the notification general conditions that are set forth
complete the form. to interested persons. No requests for a
6. An estimate of the total public below in Section II are satisfied.
hearing were received by the
burden (in hours) associated with the Section II. General Conditions
Department. Public comments were
proposed collection: The DEA estimates
received by the Department as described (a) The Loan is made for purposes of
this collection takes 32,376 hours
annually. in the granted exemption. the Plan acquiring and rehabilitating
If additional information is required The notice of proposed exemption investment property from an unrelated
contact: Melody Braswell, Department was issued and the exemption is being third party through Kurtson;
Clearance Officer, United States granted solely by the Department (b) The Loan is made on commercially
Department of Justice, Justice because, effective December 31, 1978, reasonable terms;
Management Division, Policy and (c) The debt service and value to loan
section 102 of Reorganization Plan No.
Planning Staff, Two Constitution ratio for the Loan, and for any future
4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 1 (1996),
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Loan, are based primarily on the
transferred the authority of the Secretary
Washington, DC 20530. characteristics of the property serving as
of the Treasury to issue exemptions of collateral for such Loan (the Collateral
Dated: June 22, 2017. the type proposed to the Secretary of Property);
Melody Braswell, Labor. (d) The Lender and the Loan servicer
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Statutory Findings (the Loan Servicer) are unrelated to Mr.
Department of Justice. Rosenbaum and the Plan;
[FR Doc. 2017–13461 Filed 6–27–17; 8:45 am] In accordance with section 408(a) of (e) The Lender has a pre-existing Loan
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P the Act and/or section 4975(c)(2) of the service arrangement with the Loan
Code and the procedures set forth in 29 Servicer, and maintains this
CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637, relationship for the duration of the
66644, October 27, 2011) 1 and based Loan;
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
upon the entire record, the Department (f) Mr. Rosenbaum does not receive
Employee Benefits Security makes the following findings: any compensation or derive any
Administration personal benefit from the Collateral
(a) The exemption is administratively
Property;
feasible;
Exemptions From Certain Prohibited (g) For the duration of the Loan or any
Transaction Restrictions (b) The exemption is in the interests future Loan, the Collateral Property is
of the plan and its participants and not used by or leased to: (1) Any other
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security beneficiaries; and disqualified persons with respect to the
Administration, Labor. Plan; (2) Rosetreee or any affiliate of
(c) The exemption is protective of the
ACTION: Grant of individual exemptions. Rosetree; or (3) any person or entity in
rights of the participants and
beneficiaries of the plan. which Mr. Rosenbaum may have an
SUMMARY: This document contains interest that would affect his best
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
exemptions issued by the Department of judgment as a Plan fiduciary;
Labor (the Department) from certain of
the prohibited transaction restrictions of 2 Because Mr. Rosenbaum is the sole owner of
the Employee Retirement Income Rosetree & Company, Ltd. (Rosetree), the Plan
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) 1 The Department has considered exemption
sponsor, and the only participant in the Plan, there
and/or the Internal Revenue Code of is no jurisdiction under Title I of the Employee
applications received prior to December 27, 2011 Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act),
1986 (the Code). This notice includes under the exemption procedures set forth in 29 CFR pursuant to 29 CFR 2510.3–3(b). However, there is
the following: 2017–01, Rosetree & part 2570, subpart B (55 FR 32836, 32847, August jurisdiction under Title II of the Act pursuant to
Company 401(k) Plan and Trust, D– 10, 1990). section 4975 of the Code.
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until August 28, 2017. | |
| Contact | If you have comments 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 Michael J. Lewis, Diversion | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 29330 |
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