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###### Department of Justice

          - [OMB Number 1117-0014]

# AGENCY:

Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

# ACTION:

30-Day Notice.

# 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the                         **Federal Register**                         on October 7, 2024, allowing for a 60-day comment period.                    

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until January 13, 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:                         *DEA.PRA@dea.gov*                         or                         *Heather.E.Achbach@dea.gov.*

# 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 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                     *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*                     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 1117-0014. This information collection request may be viewed at                     *www.reginfo.gov.*                     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:*                     Revision of a Previously Approved Collection.                

                    2.                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Application for Registration and Application for Registration Renewal.                

                    3.                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:*                     DEA Forms 224, 224A. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division.                

*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 (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                           ( print page 100537)                        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.                

                    4.                     *Obligation to Respond:*                     Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.                

                    5.                     *Total Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     670,481.                

                    6.                     *Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     0.203029 hours.                

                    7.                     *Frequency:*                     1 per year.                

                    8.                     *Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:*                     136,366 hours.                

                    9.                     *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: December 6, 2024.

Darwin Arceo,

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2024-29122 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]

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