Notice2025-17274
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Title-Reporting and Recordkeeping for Digital Certificates-Form 251
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Published
September 9, 2025
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Justice Department
Abstract
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 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43475-43476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17274]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0038]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection;
Title--Reporting and Recordkeeping for Digital Certificates--Form 251
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-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 60 days until
November 10, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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#2c64494d5844495e0269026d4f444e4d4f446c48494d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae2cfcbdec2cfd884ef84ebc9c2c8cbc9c2eacecfcb84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440001056a141605042021256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a0e0f0b641a180b0a2e2f2b642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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;
-- Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
-- 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Reporting and Recordkeeping for
Digital Certificates
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Form 251. 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): None.
Abstract: DEA collects information about reporting and
recordkeeping for digital certificates. The application for a digital
certificate is required to ensure that the person applying for the
certificate is either a DEA registrant or someone who has power of
attorney from a DEA registrant to sign orders for Schedule I and II
substances. The DEA Certification Authority uses the information to
verify the person's identity and eligibility to hold a DEA-issued
digital certificate.
Under the proposed modifications of this collection, the collection
will become online only and eliminate the need for paper forms. With
the move to being online only, DEA is proposing to no longer have a
notary requirement. Instead of the notary requirement, DEA is proposing
to use <a href="http://www.login.gov">www.login.gov</a> as a part of the application. Last, the collection
would only be one form (DEA Form 251) instead of four forms.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: DEA estimates that
86,262 registrants participate in this information collection. The time
per response is 1 hour and 45 minutes for new applications and 15
minutes for renewals.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the proposed collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes
64,697 annual burden hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $0.
Total Burden Hours
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Total annual
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual Time per response burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
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New Applications................... 28,754 1 28,754 1.75 (1 hour and 45 50,320
minutes).
Renewals........................... 57,508 1 57,508 0.25 (15 minutes).... 14,377
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Total.......................... 86,262 1 86,262 0.750006 (45 minutes) 64,697
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Management Division, Office of Chief Information
Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145
N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: September 5, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-17274 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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