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OMB Control No: 1117-0014	ICR Reference No: 201510-1117-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201208-1117-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/DEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Registration-DEA 224, Application of Registration Renewal-DEA 224A
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/14/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/13/2016
Terms of Clearance: Previous TOC remain in effect. DEA shall continue to offer consistent and accurate burden estimates, continue to upload screenshots of 224c (with a PRA statement), and show its burden calculation methodology. DEA shall calculate its annualized cost burden estimate as the best approximation of the average cost burden each year of the clearance period. DEA shall consider amending its cost burden calculation methodology to factor in only the costs directly related to paperwork (ie., not including fees overall).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	534,082	0	474,914
Time Burden (Hours)	47,756	0	46,698
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,459,789	0	109,230,726

Abstract: 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 21 USC 841 Name of Law: Persons Required to Register
   US Code: 21 USC 957 Name of Law: Persons Required to Register
   US Code: 27 USC 958 Name of Law: Persons Required to Register
   US Code: 21 USC 822 Name of Law: Persons Required to Register
   US Code: 21 USC 823 Name of Law: Persons Required to Register

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 61239	10/09/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 77020	12/11/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Registration-DEA 224, Application for Registration Renewal-DEA 224A	DEA, 224	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	534,082	474,914	59,168
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	47,756	46,698	1,058
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,459,789	109,230,726	-102,770,937

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Changes reflect population adjustments and greater use of online applications, which take less time to complete. Although there was a slight increase in the percentage of applicants applying online, having a greater number of respondents in 2015 results in a net increase in the annual burden hours. Although practitioners are registered for a three-year cycle and the number of registrants is not equally distributed between years of the cycle, 2014 is a reasonable approximation of the average annual burden as it is the median of the three years and very close to the average of the three years. Additionally, the growth rate in the number of practitioners is low enough where the actual numbers for 2014 would not be materially different from the number expected for the next several years. Although there is a small increase in the burden hours, the decrease in the annual cost is attributed to a change in calculation method.* There have been no statutory or regulatory changes affecting this information collection. The table below summarizes the changes since the last renewal of this information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,050,144

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Barbara Boockholdt 202 307-7669 barbara.j.boockholdt@usdoj.gov

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