Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Registration-DEA Form 363, Application for Registration Renewal-DEA Form 363a

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0015]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title—Application for Registration—DEA Form 363, Application for Registration Renewal—DEA Form 363a

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.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until October 10, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

This proposed information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register

on July 7, 2025, at 90 FR 29887, allowing for a 60-day comment period. No comments were received. 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 1117-0015. 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:

Extension without change of a currently Approved Collection.

2.

Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Registration for Narcotic Treatment Programs; and Application for Registration Renewal for Narcotic Treatment Programs.

3.

Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection:

DEA Form 363 and DEA Form 363a are associated with this collection. 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 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 requires practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs to individuals for maintenance or detoxification treatment to register annually with DEA.

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21 U.S.C. 822, 823; 21 CFR 1301.11 and 1301.13. Registration is a necessary control measure and helps to prevent diversion by ensuring the closed system of distribution of controlled substances can be monitored by DEA and the businesses and individuals handling controlled substances are qualified to do so and are accountable.

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This registration requirement is waived for certain practitioners under specified circumstances. See 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2).

5.

Obligation to Respond:

Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.

6.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents:

DEA estimates that 1,853 registrants participate in this information collection.

7.

Estimated Time per Respondent:

the time per response is 20 minutes for DEA Form 363 and 10 minutes for DEA Form 363a.

8.

Frequency:

once per year.

9.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:

DEA estimates that this collection takes 398 annual burden hours.

10.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:

$0.

Total Burden Hours

Activity

Number of

respondents

Frequency

Total annual responses

Time per response

(hours)

Total annual burden

(hours)

DEA 363

517

1

517

0.33 (20 minutes)

171

DEA 363a

1,336

1

1,336

0.17 (10 minutes)

227

Total

1,853

1

1,853

0.215

398

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: September 8, 2025.

Darwin Arceo,

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

[FR Doc. 2025-17421 Filed 9-9-25; 8:45 am]

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