DEA Seeks Feedback on Drug Form Renewals
Published Date: 3/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The DEA is asking to keep using forms for registering and renewing registrations related to controlled substances. This affects businesses and people who handle these substances, like manufacturers and researchers. They want your feedback by May 27, 2025, to make sure the forms are clear and not too much work to fill out.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
DEA registration required for controlled-substance handlers
Under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822), businesses and individuals who manufacture, distribute, import, export, or conduct research or laboratory analysis with controlled substances must register with the DEA using DEA Forms 225 (new), 225a (renewal), or 225b (affidavit for chain removal). The DEA estimates 16,560 registrants participate in this collection, covering for‑profit businesses, not‑for‑profit institutions, and Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.
Time burden per DEA form (minutes/hours)
The DEA estimates it takes 25 minutes (0.42 hours) to complete DEA Form 225 (new registration), 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete DEA Form 225a (renewal), and 1 hour to complete DEA Form 225b (chain removal). The agency estimates 2,006 new Form 225 responses, 14,547 Form 225a renewals, 7 Form 225b responses, and a total annual burden of 3,323 hours.
No monetary cost burden estimated
The DEA reports the estimated total annual monetary cost burden associated with these information collections is $0. That means the agency does not estimate additional direct dollar costs to respondents from the paperwork in this submission.
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