Application for Registration (DEA Form 363) and Application for Registration Renewal (DEA Form 363a)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/23/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
1,900
1,726
357
189
24,715
11,754
The Controlled Substances Act requires practitioners conducting narcotic treatment to register annually with DEA. 21 U.S.C. 822, 823(g)(1); 21 CFR 1301.11, 1301.13. Registration is a necessary control measure that prevents diversion by ensuring the closed system of distribution of controlled substances can be monitored by DEA and that the businesses and individuals handling controlled substances are qualified to do so and are accountable.
US Code:
21 USC 822
Name of Law: Persons required to register
US Code:
21 USC 823
Name of Law: Registration Requirements
The regulatory change affecting this information collection, requiring all forms be submitted online, is expected to lower burden. However, the increase in burden hours is a result of adjusting up, the average burden hours per response. Additionally, the increase in annual responses, burden hours, and annual cost reflects the increase in DEAâs registrant population and a small increase in average burden per response. The table in the Supporting Statement summarizes the changes since the last renewal of this information collection.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.