Application for
Registration-DEA 224, Application of Registration Renewal-DEA
224A
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/07/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
617,086
617,979
124,766
61,226
17,679,160
9,080,036
The DEA implements and enforces titles
II and III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Act of 1970, Pub. L. No. 91-513, 84 Stat. 1242 (1970), as amended
(the “CSA”). 21 U.S.C. 801–971. Through the enactment of the CSA
and its amendments, Congress established a closed system of
distribution making it unlawful to handle any controlled substance
except in a manner authorized by the CSA. In order to maintain this
closed system of distribution, the CSA generally requires all
persons who handle controlled substances to obtain a registration
issued by the Attorney General. 21 U.S.C. 822, 823, 957, and
958.
The regulatory change affecting
this information collection, requiring all forms be submitted
online, is expected to lower burden. However, the increase in
burden hours is a result of adjusting up, the average burden hours
per response. Increase in annual cost are attributed to increase in
burden hours and adjustment in burden cost per response. The
decrease in the number of respondents reflect the change in method
for estimating the number of respondents from using the previous
year actual registration to a three-year average of the previous
three years, as respondents are on a three year registration
cycles.
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.