Notice2025-10065

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

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June 3, 2025

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Justice Department

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23569-23570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10065]


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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.

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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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fdbdadeb1cfcddedffbfafeb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d79787c136d6f7c7d59585c135a524b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571f3236233f322579127916343f3536343f1733323679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e163b3f2a363b2c701b701f3d363c3f3d361e3a3b3f70393128">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are 
DEA

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Forms 225, 225a, and 225b. The applicable component within the 
Department of Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion 
Control Division.
    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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