Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Application for Certificates of Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, 45927-45928 [2023-15111]

Download as PDF 45927 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information. Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic class(es), and applicants therefore, may submit electronic comments on or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration on or before August 17, 2023. Such persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the application on or before August 17, 2023. DATES: The Drug Enforcement Administration requires that all comments be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, which provides the ability to type short ADDRESSES: comments directly into the comment field on the web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Please go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments. Upon submission of your comment, you will receive a Comment Tracking Number. Please be aware that submitted comments are not instantaneously available for public view on https://www.regulations.gov. If you have received a Comment Tracking Number, your comment has been successfully submitted and there is no need to resubmit the same comment. All requests for a hearing must be sent to: (1) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/OALJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests for a hearing should also be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on April 28, 2023, Biopharmaceutical Research Company 11045 Commercial Parkway Castroville, California 95012–3209, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Controlled substance Drug code Marihuana Extract .................................................................................................................................................... Marihuana ................................................................................................................................................................ Tetrahydrocannabinols ............................................................................................................................................ The company plans to import Marihuana Extract (7350), Marihuana (7360) and Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) as flowering plants and cannabis derivatives to support analytical chemistry analyses, research and the manufacturing of dosage forms for preclinical and clinical trials. No other activity for this drug code is authorized for this registration. Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant’s business activity is consistent with what is authorized under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of Food and Drug Administration-approved or nonapproved finished dosage forms for commercial sale. Matthew Strait, Deputy Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2023–15185 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [OMB Number 1123–0014] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Application for Certificates of Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice (DOJ), SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 May 9, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period. DATES: The comment period for the notice published on March 3, 2023, is extended. Comments should be received on or before August 15, 2023. August 17, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Kira Gillespie, Deputy Pardon Attorney, Office of the Pardon Attorney, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Main Justice—RFK Building, Washington, DC 20530; kira.gillespie@usdoj.gov; (202) 616–6073. 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; PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7350 7360 7370 Schedule I I I —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; —Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or —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. Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1123–0014. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 45928 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Overview of This Information Collection Dated: July 12, 2023. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. BILLING CODE 4410–29–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 Employee Benefits Security Administration [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2023– 16; Exemption Application No. D–12026] 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Certificates of Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana. 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form number for this collection. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Office of the Pardon Attorney. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or households. The obligation to respond is voluntary. Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to gather information necessary to enable the Office of the Pardon Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice to expeditiously administer the provisions of the Executive Order 10467, a proclamation granting pardons to individuals charged or convicted of simple possession of marijuana. The collection will enable individuals to apply for certificates of pardon, restoring political, civil, and other rights by implementing a process to provide certificates of pardon as provided by the order. 5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000. 7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours. 8. Frequency: Once a year. 9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 40,000 hours. 10.Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530. [FR Doc. 2023–15111 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving the Unit Corporation Employees’ Thrift Plan (the Plan or the Applicant) Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma Employee Benefits Security Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of exemption. AGENCY: This document contains a notice of exemption issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This exemption permits the acquisition and holding by the Plan participants’ accounts of warrants (the Warrants) issued by Unit Corporation, the Plan sponsor, in connection with Unit Corporation’s chapter 11 bankruptcy filing (the Bankruptcy Filing) in exchange for the participants’ waiver of claims against certain ‘‘Released Parties’’ (the Transactions). DATES: The exemption will be in effect on the date that this grant notice is published in the Federal Register and will continue until the date all Warrants are exercised, sold, or expire. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Brennan of the Department at (202) 693–8456. (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 9, 2023, the Department published a notice of proposed exemption in the Federal Register 1 permitting the acquisition and holding by the participants’ accounts of the Warrants in connection with the Bankruptcy Filing in exchange for the participants’ waiver of claims against the Released Parties.2 The Department makes the requisite findings under SUMMARY: FR 8463 (February 9, 2023). Corporation’s Reorganization Plan states that the Released Parties include: (a) Unit Corporation; (b) the Reorganized Unit Corporation; (c) the Debtor-in-possession Agent; (d) the Debtorin-possession Lenders; (e) the RBL Agent (the agent for secured parties holding First-Priority Lien Obligations); (d) the RBL Lenders (a type of assetbased lending (ABL) commonly used in the oil and gas sector, reserve based loans are made against, and secured by, an oil and gas field or a portfolio of undeveloped or developed and producing oil and gas assets; (e) the Consenting Noteholders; (f) the Exit Facility Agent; (g) the Exit Facility Lenders; and (h) the Subordinated Notes Indenture Trustee. PO 00000 1 88 2 Unit Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ERISA section 408(a) that the exemption is (1) administratively feasible, (2) in the interest of the plan and its participants and beneficiaries, and (3) protective of the rights of the plan’s participants and beneficiaries, so long as all of the exemption conditions are met. This exemption provides only the relief specified in its text and does not provide relief from violations of any law other than the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA expressly stated herein. Accordingly, affected parties should be aware that the conditions incorporated in this exemption are, taken as a whole, necessary for the Department to grant the relief requested by the Applicant. Absent these or similar conditions, the Department would not have granted this exemption. The Applicant requested an individual exemption pursuant to ERISA section 408(a) in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637, 66644, October 27, 2011). Background Unit Corporation. As discussed in further detail in the proposed exemption, Unit Corporation is an energy company engaged in oil and natural gas exploration. Unit Corporation stock is currently traded on the over-the-counter marketplace following its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange as a result of its Bankruptcy Filing (as discussed in more detail below). The Plan. The Plan is a participantdirected 401(k) individual account plan that covers 472 participants and holds approximately $70,127,000 in total assets. Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity) serves as directed trustee and recordkeeper for the Plan. The Unit Corporation Benefits Committee (the Benefits Committee) serves as the Plan Administrator with overall responsibility for the operation and administration of the Plan and as the named fiduciary for purposes of investment-related matters. Unit Common Stock. As of September 3, 2020, the Plan held 4,932,864 shares of Unit common stock (Old Unit Common Stock), which then comprised 0.68% of the Plan’s total assets.3 Plan participants who held Old Unit Common Stock as of September 3, 2020, are hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Invested Participants.’’ Provisions of the Trust Agreement covering the voting of Employer Stock 4 state that: ‘‘Each 3 At the time, the Plan’s 4,932,864 shares represented approximately 9% of all outstanding Old Unit Common Stock. 4 For purposes of this trust provision, the term ‘‘Employer Stock’’ refers to shares of both Old Unit E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45927-45928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15111]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1123-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Application for Certificates of Pardon for the 
Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana

AGENCY: Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice 
(DOJ), 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 May 9, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published on March 3, 2023, is 
extended. Comments should be received on or before August 15, 2023. 
August 17, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Kira Gillespie, 
Deputy Pardon Attorney, Office of the Pardon Attorney, 950 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Main Justice--RFK Building, Washington, DC 20530; 
[email protected]; (202) 616-6073.

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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1123-0014. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements

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submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Certificates of 
Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no agency 
form number for this collection. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or households. 
The obligation to respond is voluntary.
    Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to gather information 
necessary to enable the Office of the Pardon Attorney, U.S. Department 
of Justice to expeditiously administer the provisions of the Executive 
Order 10467, a proclamation granting pardons to individuals charged or 
convicted of simple possession of marijuana. The collection will enable 
individuals to apply for certificates of pardon, restoring political, 
civil, and other rights by implementing a process to provide 
certificates of pardon as provided by the order.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    8. Frequency: Once a year.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 40,000 hours.
    10.Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 12, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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