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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100536-100537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29122]

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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: 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. 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: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

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' 
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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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