83 FR 38324 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; the National Forensic Laboratory Information System Collection of Drug Analysis Data

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)

Page Range		38324-38325
FR Document		2018-16740

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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, on June 11, 2018, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; the 
National Forensic Laboratory Information System Collection of Drug 
Analysis Data

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. The proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register, on June 11, 2018, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
September 5, 2018.

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 Thomas D. Sonnen, Diversion 
Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (202) 
598-6812 or sent to [email protected].

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

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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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: The National Forensic Laboratory 
Information System Collection of Drug Analysis Data.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Medical Examiner/Coroner 
Office Survey; National Forensic Laboratory Information System Drug 
Survey of Drug Laboratories; and Toxicology Laboratory Survey for the 
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): Forensic Science Laboratory Management.
    Abstract: The National Forensic Laboratory Information System 
(NFLIS) collections provide the DEA with national databases on analyzed 
drug samples from law enforcement activities, antemortem toxicology 
samples (toxiciology laboratories), and post-mortem toxicology samples 
(medical examiner/coroner offices (MECs) from federal, state, and local 
laboratories. Specifically, NFLIS-Drug data provide DEA current, 
precise, and representative estimates of drugs seized by law 
enforcement and analyzed by forensic laboratories. Since 2001, DEA has 
had case and drug report estimates for all drugs reported in NFLIS that 
are statistically representative of the nation and of census regions. 
The estimates, which are made possible by updating the laboratory 
profiles through the survey effort (see draft survey in Appendix), have 
given DEA the ability to track national and regional drug trends; a 
clearer national picture of illicit or diverted drug availability; 
additional information about the temporal changes in drug availability 
by geographic region; and the ability to detect new or emerging drugs. 
Information from NFLIS is combined with other existing databases to 
develop more accurate, up-to-date information on abused drugs. This 
database represents a voluntary, cooperative effort on the part of 
participating laboratories and MECs to provide a centralized source of 
analyzed drug data. Existing federal drug abuse databases do not 
provide the type, scope, timeliness, or quality of information 
necessary to effectively estimate the actual or relative abuse 
potential of drugs as required under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 811(b)) and international treaties in a timely and efficient 
manner. For example, much of the trafficking data for federal drug 
scheduling actions is presently obtained on a case-by-case basis from 
state and local laboratories. Occasionally scientific personnel from 
the DEA's Diversion Control Division, Drug and Chemical Evaluation 
Section, have contacted specific laboratories and requested files. In 
addition, some DEA field offices routinely subpoena MEC records for use 
in case work. The development of the National Forensic Laboratory 
Information System (NFLIS) greatly enhances the collection of such 
data. Submission of information for this collection is voluntary. DEA 
is not mandating this information collection.
    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 140 persons annually for this collection at 1.6 hour per 
respondent, for an annual burden of 218 hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the proposed collection: The DEA estimates that this collection 
takes 218 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: August 1, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Cooperative Research and DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
Antitrust Division [OMB Number 1117–0034]
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Integrated Photonics
Institute for Manufacturing Innovation Agency Information Collection
Notice Pursuant to the National
operating under the name of the Activities; Proposed eCollection,
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Cooperative Research American Institute for Manufacturing eComments Requested; Revision of a
Group on ROS-Industrial Consortium Integrated Photonics (‘‘AIM Photonics’’) Currently Approved Collection; the
Americas has filed written notifications National Forensic Laboratory
simultaneously with the Attorney Information System Collection of Drug
Notice is hereby given that, on July General and the Federal Trade Analysis Data
12, 2018, Pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Commission disclosing changes in its
National Cooperative Research and AGENCY: Drug Enforcement
membership. The notifications were
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Administration, Department of Justice.
filed for the purpose of extending the
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research ACTION: 30-day Notice.
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
Institute—Cooperative Research Group
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
on ROS-Industrial Consortium-Americas
under specified circumstances. (DOJ), Drug Enforcement
(‘‘RIC-Americas’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the Specifically, Applied Materials, Inc., Administration (DEA), will be
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Santa Clara, CA; The Board of submitting the following information
Commission disclosing changes in its Governors of the Colorado State collection request to the Office of
membership. The notifications were University System acting by and Management and Budget (OMB) for
filed for the purpose of extending the through Colorado State University, Fort review and approval in accordance with
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of Collins, CO; Stonehill College, Inc., the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Easton, MA; University of Chicago The proposed information collection
under specified circumstances. Argonne LLC, as operator of Argonne was previously published in the Federal
Specifically, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, National Laboratory, Lemont, IL; The Register, on June 11, 2018, allowing for
WA, has been added as a party to this George Washington University, a 60 day comment period.
venture. Washington, DC; Marktech International DATES: Comments are encouraged and
No other changes have been made in Corporation dba Marktech will be accepted for 30 days until
either the membership or planned Optoelectronics, Latham, NY; and September 5, 2018.
activity of the group research project. Israeli Hi-Tech Association at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Membership in this group research Manufacturer’s Association of Israel, you have comments on the estimated
project remains open, and RIC-Americas TelAviv, ISRAEL, have been added as public burden or associated response
intends to file additional written parties to this venture. time, suggestions, or need a copy of the
notifications disclosing all changes in proposed information collection
membership. No other changes have been made in instrument with instructions or
On April 30, 2014, RIC-Americas filed either the membership or planned additional information, please contact
its original notification pursuant to activity of the group research project. Thomas D. Sonnen, Diversion Control
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department Membership in this group research Division, Drug Enforcement
of Justice published a notice in the project remains open, and AIM Administration; Mailing Address: 8701
Federal Register pursuant to Section Photonics intends to file additional Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2014 (79 FR written notifications disclosing all 22152; Telephone: (202) 598–6812 or
32999). changes in membership. sent to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
The last notification was filed with
On June 16, 2016, AIM Photonics SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
the Department on June 11, 2018. A
filed its original notification pursuant to comments and suggestions from the
notice was published in the Federal
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department public and affected agencies concerning
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
of Justice published a notice in the the proposed collection of information
Act on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31775).
Federal Register pursuant to Section are encouraged. Your comments should
Suzanne Morris, 6(b) of the Act on July 25, 2016 (81 FR address one or more of the following
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, 48450). four points:
Antitrust Division. —Evaluate whether the proposed
The last notification was filed with
[FR Doc. 2018–16713 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] collection of information is necessary
the Department on January 26, 2018. A
BILLING CODE 4410–11–P for the proper performance of the
notice was published in the Federal
functions of the agency, including
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the whether the information will have
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10750). practical utility;
Suzanne Morris, —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
Antitrust Division estimate of the burden of the
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
Notice Pursuant to the National Antitrust Division. proposed collection of information,
Cooperative Research and Production [FR Doc. 2018–16706 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
including the validity of the
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Act of 1993—Integrated Photonics methodology and assumptions used;
BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
Institute for Manufacturing Innovation —Evaluate whether and if so how the
Operating Under the Name of The quality, utility, and clarity of the
American Institute for Manufacturing information proposed to be collected
Integrated Photonics can be enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
Notice is hereby given that, on July of information on those who are to
23, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the respond, including through the use of

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appropriate automated, electronic, data. Existing federal drug abuse SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
mechanical, or other forms of databases do not provide the type, (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
information technology, e.g., scope, timeliness, or quality of Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), will be
permitting electronic submission of information necessary to effectively submitting the following information
responses. estimate the actual or relative abuse collection request to the Office of
Overview of This Information potential of drugs as required under the Management and Budget (OMB) for
Collection Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. review and approval in accordance with
811(b)) and international treaties in a the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
1. Type of Information Collection: timely and efficient manner. For DATES: Comments are encouraged and
Revision of a currently approved example, much of the trafficking data will be accepted for 60 days until
collection. for federal drug scheduling actions is October 5, 2018.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: The presently obtained on a case-by-case
National Forensic Laboratory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
basis from state and local laboratories. you have additional comments
Information System Collection of Drug Occasionally scientific personnel from
Analysis Data. especially on the estimated public
the DEA’s Diversion Control Division, burden or associated response time,
3. The agency form number, if any,
Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, suggestions, or need a copy of the
and the applicable component of the
have contacted specific laboratories and proposed information collection
Department sponsoring the collection:
requested files. In addition, some DEA instrument with instructions or
Medical Examiner/Coroner Office
field offices routinely subpoena MEC additional information, please contact
Survey; National Forensic Laboratory
records for use in case work. The Suzanne Strong, Statistician,
Information System Drug Survey of
development of the National Forensic Prosecution and Judicial Statistics Unit,
Drug Laboratories; and Toxicology
Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Laboratory Survey for the component
greatly enhances the collection of such Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
within the Department of Justice is the
data. Submission of information for this (email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov;
Drug Enforcement Administration,
Diversion Control Division. collection is voluntary. DEA is not telephone: 202–616–3666).
4. Affected public who will be asked mandating this information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
or required to respond, as well as a brief 5. An estimate of the total number of
comments and suggestions from the
abstract: respondents and the amount of time
public and affected agencies concerning
Affected public (Primary): Forensic estimated for an average respondent to
the proposed collection of information
Science Laboratory Management. respond: The DEA estimates that 140
are encouraged. Your comments should
Abstract: The National Forensic persons annually for this collection at
address one or more of the following
Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) 1.6 hour per respondent, for an annual
four points:
collections provide the DEA with burden of 218 hours.
6. An estimate of the total public —Evaluate whether the proposed
national databases on analyzed drug collection of information is necessary
samples from law enforcement burden (in hours) associated with the
proposed collection: The DEA estimates for the proper performance of the
activities, antemortem toxicology functions of the Bureau of Justice
samples (toxiciology laboratories), and that this collection takes 218 annual
burden hours. Statistics, including whether the
post-mortem toxicology samples information will have practical utility;
(medical examiner/coroner offices If additional information is required
please contact: Melody Braswell, —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
(MECs) from federal, state, and local estimate of the burden of the
laboratories. Specifically, NFLIS-Drug Department Clearance Officer, United
States Department of Justice, Justice proposed collection of information,
data provide DEA current, precise, and including the validity of the
representative estimates of drugs seized Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution methodology and assumptions used;
by law enforcement and analyzed by —Evaluate whether and if so how the
forensic laboratories. Since 2001, DEA Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B,
quality, utility, and clarity of the
has had case and drug report estimates Washington, DC 20530.
information to be collected can be
for all drugs reported in NFLIS that are Dated: August 1, 2018. enhanced; and
statistically representative of the nation Melody Braswell, —Minimize the burden of the collection
and of census regions. The estimates, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. of information on those who are to
which are made possible by updating Department of Justice. respond, including through the use of
the laboratory profiles through the [FR Doc. 2018–16740 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] appropriate automated, electronic,
survey effort (see draft survey in BILLING CODE 4410–09–P mechanical, or other technological
Appendix), have given DEA the ability collection techniques or other forms
to track national and regional drug of information technology, e.g.,
trends; a clearer national picture of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE permitting electronic submission of
illicit or diverted drug availability; responses.
additional information about the [OMB Number 1121–NEW]
temporal changes in drug availability by Overview of This Information
geographic region; and the ability to Agency Information Collection Collection
detect new or emerging drugs. Activities; Proposed eCollection (1) Type of Information Collection:
Information from NFLIS is combined eComments Requested; New
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New collection.
with other existing databases to develop Collection: Survey of State Attorneys (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
more accurate, up-to-date information General Offices (SSAGO): Human Survey of State Attorneys General
on abused drugs. This database Trafficking Offices (SSAGO)—Human Trafficking.
represents a voluntary, cooperative AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, (3) The agency form number, if any,
effort on the part of participating Department of Justice. and the applicable component of the
laboratories and MECs to provide a Department sponsoring the collection:
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
centralized source of analyzed drug SSAGO–2. The applicable component

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