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OMB Control No: 1117-0004	ICR Reference No: 201605-1117-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201405-1117-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/DEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Permit to Export Controlled Substances, Application for Permit to Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/02/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/07/2016
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates DEA's efforts to make progress towards providing a fully electronic option for reporting. This collection is approved for 2 years while DEA continues to make progress on this issue.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2016
Responses	6,116	0	5,812
Time Burden (Hours)	3,301	0	3,083
Cost Burden (Dollars)	281,709	0	107,813

Abstract: Section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) (21 U.S.C. 953) and Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), Sections 1312.21 and 1312.22 require that any person who desires to export or reexport controlled substances listed in schedules I or II, any narcotic substance listed in schedules III or IV, or any non-narcotic substance in schedule III which the Administrator has specifically designated by regulation in §1312.30, or any nonnarcotic substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an export permit. To obtain the export permit, an application for the permit must be made to the DEA on DEA Form 161 for exports, and DEA Form 161R for reexports.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 21 USC 953 Name of Law: Exportation of Controlled Substances

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 38220	06/13/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 53163	08/11/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,116	5,812	304
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,301	3,083	218
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	281,709	107,813	173,896

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden hours is due to an increase in the number of responses. The increase in the burden dollars is due to increase in burden hours and a change in calculation method.* There have been no statutory or regulatory changes affecting this information collection. In prior information collection requests, the estimated cost burden was described as “a usual and customary business expense not directly associated with this information collection.” The DEA believes the estimated cost burden associated with this information collection should be included. This change in calculation method is employed in this and future information collection requests.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $168,951

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Clifton Coward 202 598-8309 clifton.a.coward@usdoj.gov

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