This collection provides the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with a national database on analyzed drug evidence from non-federal laboratories. Information from this database 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 to provide a centralized source of analyzed drug data. Existing federal drug abuse databases do not provide the type, scope 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.
US Code:
21 USC 811 (b)
Name of Law: Controlled Substances Act and international treaties
US Code:
21 USC 873
Name of Law: Controlled Substances Act
The burden is changed to reflect the three additional activities under the current collection. The data collected from the NFLIS-Drug survey is needed to support ongoing and accurate statistical analysis and reporting for the existing NFLIS-Drug ongoing data collection. The two new future continuous data collectionsâi.e., NFLIS-MEC and NFLIS-Toxâwill provide the Diversion Control Division with two more important sources of information to identify new and emerging substances of abuse for scheduling purposes, monitoring the trends of known drugs of abuse, and surveil the diversion of licit substances, all of which are needed to carry out the Diversion Control Divisionâs core mission.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.