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 collections—i.e., NFLIS-MEC and
NFLIS-Tox—will 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 Division’s 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.