Application for Registration
(DEA Form 363) and Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form
363a)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/23/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
1,900
1,726
357
189
24,715
11,754
The Controlled Substances Act requires
practitioners conducting narcotic treatment to register annually
with DEA. 21 U.S.C. 822, 823(g)(1); 21 CFR 1301.11, 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 DEA and that the businesses and
individuals handling controlled substances are qualified to do so
and are accountable.
US Code:
21
USC 822 Name of Law: Persons required to register
US Code: 21
USC 823 Name of Law: Registration Requirements
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. Additionally, the increase in annual responses,
burden hours, and annual cost reflects the increase in DEA’s
registrant population and a small increase in average burden per
response. The table in the Supporting Statement summarizes the
changes since the last renewal of this information collection.
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.