90 FR 105 pgs. 23569-23570 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Registration—DEA Form 225, Application for Registration Renewal—DEA Form 225a, Affidavit for Chain Renewal—DEA Form 225b
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 105Pages: 23569 - 23570
Pages: 23569, 23570Docket number: [OMB Number 1117-0012]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10065 Filed 6-2-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Registration-DEA Form 225, Application for Registration Renewal-DEA Form 225a, Affidavit for Chain Renewal-DEA Form 225b
AGENCY:
Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION:
30-Day notice.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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.
DATES:
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until July 3, 2025.
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 Heather E. Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3882; Email: DEA.PRA@dea.gov or Heather.E.Achbach@dea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2025, at 90 FR 13627, allowing for a 60-day comment period. 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 1117-0012. 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 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 without change of a currently Approved Collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Registration, Application for Registration Renewal, Affidavit for Chain Renewal.
[top] 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are DEA
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.
Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act requires all businesses and individuals who manufacture, distribute, import, export, and conduct research and laboratory analysis with controlled substances to register with the DEA. 21 U.S.C. 822, 21 CFR 1301.11 and 1301.13. Registration is a necessary control measure that prevents diversion by ensuring the closed system of distribution of controlled substances can be monitored by the DEA and that the businesses and individuals handling controlled substances are qualified to do so and are accountable.
5. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,560.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.20066 hours.
8. Frequency: 1 per year.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 3,323 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: May 29, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-10065 Filed 6-2-25; 8:45 am]
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