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Dated: December 5, 2011.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
Dated: December 5, 2011.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
Office of Justice Programs
Manufacturer of Controlled
Substances; Notice of Registration
[OMB Number 1121–0142]
By Notice dated August 8, 2011, and
published in the Federal Register on
August 18, 2011, 76 FR 51402, Lin Zhi
International Inc., 670 Almanor Avenue,
Sunnyvale, California 94085, made
application by renewal to the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) to
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of
the following basic classes of controlled
substances:
Drug
Schedule
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Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) .....
3,4Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (7405).
Cocaine (9041) .............................
Oxycodone (9143) ........................
Hydrocodone (9193) .....................
Methadone (9250) ........................
Dextropropoxyphene, bulk (nondosage forms) (9273).
Morphine (9300) ...........................
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The company plans to manufacture
the listed controlled substances as bulk
reagents for use in drug abuse testing.
No comments or objections have been
received. DEA has considered the
factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and
determined that the registration of Lin
Zhi International Inc., to manufacture
the listed basic classes of controlled
substances is consistent with the public
interest at this time. DEA has
investigated Lin Zhi International Inc.,
to ensure that the company’s
registration is consistent with the public
interest. The investigation has included
inspection and testing of the company’s
physical security systems, verification
of the company’s compliance with state
and local laws, and a review of the
company’s background and history.
Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 823,
and in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33,
the above named company is granted
registration as a bulk manufacturer of
the basic classes of controlled
substances listed.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Victim
of Crime Act, Crime Victim Assistance
Grant Program, Subgrant Award
Report
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review.
Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of
Justice Programs (OJP), Office for
Victims of Crime (OVC) 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 is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until February 10, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially 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 DeLano Foster (202) 616–
3612, Office for Victims of Crime, Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington,
DC 20531.
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 agencies
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; 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 technological
collection techniques 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:
Victims of Crime Act, Victim Assistance
Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form number: 1121–0142.
Office for Victims of Crime, Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State government.
Other: None. The VOCA, Crime Victim
Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant
Award Report is a required submission
by state grantees, within 90 days of their
awarding a subgrant for the provision of
crime victim services. VOCA and the
Program Guidelines require each state
victim assistance office to report to OVC
on the impact of the Federal funds, to
certify compliance with the eligibility
requirements of VOCA, and to provide
a summary of proposed activities. This
information will be aggregated and serve
as supporting documentation for the
Director’s biennial report to the
President and to the Congress on the
effectiveness of the activities supported
by these grants.
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved reporting
instrument, with no revisions.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: The number of VOCAfunded victim assistance programs
varies widely from State to State. A
review of information currently
available to this Office on the number of
active victim assistance programs in 15
states selected for variance in size and
population revealed that a State would
be responsible for entering subgrant data
for as many as 499 programs (California)
to as few as 9 programs (District of
Columbia).
The estimated time to enter a record
via the Grants Management System is
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three minutes (.05 hour). Therefore, the
estimated clerical time can range from
27 minutes to 25 hours, based on the
number of records that are entered. It
would take 265 hours to enter 5,300
responses electronically [5,300 × .05
hour].
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The current estimated
burden is 265 (5,300 responses × .05
hour per response = 265 hours). There
is no increase in the annual
recordkeeping and reporting burden.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E–508,
Washington, DC 20530.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) for the Voice in the
Workplace Survey; Comment Request
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AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(DOL or the Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that required data can be
provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
The Department notes that a Federal
agency cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it is
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the PRA and
the related materials display a currently
valid OMB control number. Also,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a
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collection of information if the related
materials do not display a currently
valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. A copy of the
proposed ICR can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by
accessing https://www.doleta.gov/
OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
February 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Celeste
Richie, U.S. Department of Labor, Chief
Evaluation Office, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Frances
Perkins Bldg., Room S–2312,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–5959 (this is not a
toll-free number). Email address is
richie.celeste.j@dol.gov and fax number
is (202) 693–5960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background: The purpose of this
evaluation is to gauge the current level
of workers’ voice in the workplace and
the factors affecting voice, specifically
voice as it relates to the laws
administered and enforced by the
Department of Labor’s Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division
(WHD). Voice in the workplace is a key
outcome goal for the Secretary of Labor
and part of her vision of good jobs for
everyone. DOL’s working definition of
voice in the workplace is the ‘‘worker’s
ability to access information on their
rights in the workplace, their
understanding of those rights, and their
ability to exercise those rights without
fear of recrimination.’’ The survey will
measure each of these items, first
individually, and then combine those to
come up with an overall measure of
voice. The Department also hopes to
learn how voice is related to workers’
perceptions of employer
noncompliance, such as whether or not
particular dimensions of voice correlate
to workers’ perceptions of
noncompliance. The study will also be
useful in examining how
noncompliance in one area, such as
safety, is related to voice in the
workplace and noncompliance in
another area, such as wages.
The evaluation of voice will benefit
the Department of Labor (DOL) in
several important ways:
• It will establish a baseline level of
voice to which future measurement
could be compared.
• The study should provide the
Department with information about
what factors affect voice and how voice
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can be promoted in the workplace. In
particular, the analysis of survey results
should identify which aspects of voice
are particularly sensitive or linked to
actions the Department may conduct to
increase workers’ knowledge of their
rights.
• The relationship between worker
voice and worker outcomes, such as
perceived workplace safety, fair
compensation, and employer
noncompliance (or perceived
noncompliance) will also be explored.
• It may also provide information
about types of workplaces where
workers believe OSHA and WHD
violations are more prevalent, which
will be useful for targeting the
Department’s limited enforcement
resources.
Because this evaluation will collect
new and unique data, the contractor is
engaged in a rigorous process to develop
the survey questions.
1. A comprehensive one-on-one
qualitative review was undertaken with
25 stakeholders provided by OSHA and
WHD, in order to understand concerns
of DOL’s constituency groups (see
Attachment A—Stakeholder Interviewer
Guide). Stakeholders came from both
Federal and third-party nonprofit
agencies. A report was prepared from
these interviews and suggestions from
the report were incorporated into the
survey instrument.1
2. The contractor conducted a
thorough review of the literature that
examined existing research and surveys
related to the traditional concept of
worker voice as well as the concept of
voice as defined for this study. The
literature review resulted in a
comprehensive bibliography of research
articles, reports, and studies that are
relevant to this effort.2 Through the
literature review, similar survey
instruments on the concept of voice
were identified and a few applicable
questions incorporated into DOL’s
survey instrument. However, it was also
discovered in the course of the literature
review that DOL’s undertaking is unique
to the voice literature as its mandate
focuses on compliance-related issues.
As such, it is expected that this research
will be groundbreaking in the voice (as
defined for this study) literature and
may lead to follow-on research articles.
3. A pilot survey will be undertaken
so that the instrument and sampling
design will be tested thoroughly to
ensure the instrument is performing
1 Gallup, Inc. Stakeholder Interview Report:
Department of Labor Voice in the Workplace.
Washington, DC: 2011.
2 Gallup, Inc. Worker Voice Literature Review.
Washington, DC: 2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121-0142]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection;
Victim of Crime Act, Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant
Award Report
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review.
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Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) 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 is published
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until February 10,
2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially 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 DeLano Foster (202) 616-3612, Office for
Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.
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 agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; 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 technological collection techniques 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: Victims of Crime Act, Victim
Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form number: 1121-
0142. Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State government. Other: None. The
VOCA, Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program, Subgrant Award Report is a
required submission by state grantees, within 90 days of their awarding
a subgrant for the provision of crime victim services. VOCA and the
Program Guidelines require each state victim assistance office to
report to OVC on the impact of the Federal funds, to certify compliance
with the eligibility requirements of VOCA, and to provide a summary of
proposed activities. This information will be aggregated and serve as
supporting documentation for the Director's biennial report to the
President and to the Congress on the effectiveness of the activities
supported by these grants.
This request is for an extension of a currently approved reporting
instrument, with no revisions.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The
number of VOCA-funded victim assistance programs varies widely from
State to State. A review of information currently available to this
Office on the number of active victim assistance programs in 15 states
selected for variance in size and population revealed that a State
would be responsible for entering subgrant data for as many as 499
programs (California) to as few as 9 programs (District of Columbia).
The estimated time to enter a record via the Grants Management
System is
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three minutes (.05 hour). Therefore, the estimated clerical time can
range from 27 minutes to 25 hours, based on the number of records that
are entered. It would take 265 hours to enter 5,300 responses
electronically [5,300 x .05 hour].
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The current estimated burden is 265 (5,300
responses x .05 hour per response = 265 hours). There is no increase in
the annual recordkeeping and reporting burden.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E-508, Washington, DC
20530.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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