Change in DEA Mailing Address for 
Certain Chemical Reports

There is a change of address for filing Chemical Import/Export Declarations (DEA Form-486), Reports for the Importation or Exportation of Tableting or Encapsulating Machines, and Other Related Reports.

The U.S. Postal Service has assigned DEA a new post office box number that replaces the one listed in the Code of Federal Regulations for filing certain required reports. This occurred when the U.S. Postal Service relocated the post office.

The new address for filing the affected reports is:

Drug Enforcement Administration
P.O. Box 27284
Washington, D.C. 20038

The list of affected reports is:

Import/Export Declarations for Listed Chemicals

• Reports for the importation or exportation of tableting and encapsulating machines
• Quarterly reports on the importation or exportation of listed chemicals when the DEA 486 is waived
• Reports for the return of exported listed chemicals or exported tableting and encapsulating machines
• Advance notices of importation for transshipment or transfer of listed chemicals.

The old address was P.O. Box 28346. This change to the Code of Federal Regulations is expected to be the subject of an upcoming Federal Register Notice.

Privacy Act Information

Authority: Section 1018 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act

Purpose: To obtain information regarding the import/export of certain chemicals to prevent the illicit manufacture of controlled substances.

Routine Uses: The Import/Export Declaration produces information required for law enforcement purposes. Disclosure of information is made to the following categories of users for the purposes stated:

A. Other Federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies for law enforcement and regulatory purposes.

B. State and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies for law enforcement and regulatory purposes.

C. Person registered under the Controlled Substances Act (P.L. 91-513) for the purpose of verifying the registration of customers

Effect: Failure to complete this form will preclude the import/export of the chemicals mentioned.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. Public report burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12 minutes per response for exports and international transactions, 15 minutes per response for imports, and 5 minutes per response for Return Declarations, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data source, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the FOI and Records Management Section, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C. 20537; and the Office of Management and budget, Paperwork Reduction Project No. 1117-486a, Washington, D.C. 20503.