[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81109-81110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23027]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal; 
DEA Forms 224, 224A

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of 
Justice (DOJ), 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 
December 6, 2024.

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#80c4c5c1aed0d2c1c0e4e5e1aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="602425214e303221200405014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc94b9bda8b4b9aef299f29dbfb4bebdbfb49cb8b9bdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51193430253934237f147f10323933303239113534307f363e27">[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.

    Abstract: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801-971) 
requires all persons that manufacture, distribute, dispense, conduct 
research with, import, or export any controlled substance to obtain a 
registration issued by the Attorney General. DEA would be revising the 
proposed information collection instruments as statutorily mandated by 
the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017. DEA 
would be creating a new business activity and adding it to forms DEA-
224 and DEA-224A to allow Emergency Medical Services agencies to 
register as such, if authorized by state law. This new business 
activity would allow EMS agencies to obtain a DEA registration that 
will permit EMS agencies to deliver controlled substances to their 
designated locations without obtaining a separate registration as a 
Distributor. This registration would allow EMS personnel to administer 
controlled substances outside the physical presence of a medical 
director or authorizing medical professional in the course of providing 
emergency medical services. Upon issuance of an EMS agency 
registration, the EMS agency should use the online system to identify 
all of the locations it intends to designate under the EMS agencies' 
DEA registration. This proposed collection would also allow EMS 
agencies to choose the option of a single registration in each state 
where the EMS agency operates. If the agency operates EMS facilities in 
multiple states, the agency must have a separate registration in each 
state where the agency operates.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Registration 
and Application for Registration Renewal.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 224, 224A. 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 the obligation to respond: Affected Public: (Primary) Business 
or other for-profit.
    Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates 
that 146,285 registrants participate in this information collection for 
DEA Form 224, and 524,196 registrants for DEA form 224A. The time per 
response is 20 minutes for DEA Form 224, and 10 minutes for DEA Form 
224A.
    6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 48,762 
annual burden hours for DEA Form 224 and 87,366 annual burden hours for 
DEA Form 224A.
    7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the 
collection, if applicable: $0.

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                                               Total Burden Hours
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                                           Number of     Total annual       Time per response      Total annual
               Activity                   respondents      responses             (hours)          burden (hours)
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DEA--224..............................         146,285  ..............  0.33 hours (20 minutes).          48,762
DEA--224A.............................         524,196  ..............  0.17 hours (10 minutes).          87,366
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    Unduplicated Totals...............         670,481  ..............  ........................         136,366
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    If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 1, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-23027 Filed 10-4-24; 8:45 am]
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