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New Single-Sheet Format for U.S. Official Order Form for
Schedule I and II Controlled Substances (DEA Form 222)
FR Doc E7-22984 [Federal Register: November 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number
227)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 66118-66122] From the Federal Register Online via
GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr27no07-43]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
21 CFR PART 1305
[Docket No. DEA--303P] RIN 1117-AB15
New Single-Sheet Format for U.S. Official Order Form for Schedule I and
II Controlled Substances (DEA Form 222)
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing to
amend its regulations to implement a new format for order forms (DEA Form 222)
which are issued by DEA to DEA registrants to allow them to order schedule I
and/or II controlled substances. The present format utilizes a three-part,
carbon-copy form with Copies 2 and 3 replicating Copy 1. The proposed format
will employ a single-sheet form. The new form will have enhanced security
features and will be easier for DEA registrants to use.
DATES: Written comments must be postmarked, and electronic comments
must be sent, on or before January 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling of comments, please reference "Docket
No. DEA-303P'' on all written and electronic correspondence. Written comments
being sent via regular mail should be sent to the Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/ODL.
Written comments sent via express mail should be sent to DEA Headquarters,
Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/ODL, 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, VA 22152. Comments may be sent directly to DEA electronically by
sending an electronic message to dea.diversion.policy@usdoj.gov. Comments may
also be sent electronically through http://www.regulations.gov using the
electronic comment form provided on that site. An electronic copy of this
document is also available at the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. DEA
will accept electronic comments containing MS Word, WordPerfect, Adobe PDF, or
Excel files only. DEA will not accept any file format other than those
specifically listed here.
Posting of Public Comments: Please note that all comments received
are considered part of the public record and made available for public
inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov and in the Drug Enforcement
Administration's public docket. Such information includes personal identifying
information (such as your name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter.
If you want to submit personal identifying information (such as your name,
address, etc.) as part of your comment, but do not want it to be posted online
or made available in the public docket, you must include the phrase "PERSONAL
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION'' in the first paragraph of your comment. You must
also place all the personal identifying information you do not want posted
online or made available in the public docket in the first paragraph of your
comment and identify what information you want redacted.
If you want to submit confidential business information as part of your
comment, but do not want it to be posted online or made available in the
public docket, you must include the phrase "CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
INFORMATION'' in the first paragraph of your comment. You must also
prominently identify confidential business information to be redacted within
the comment. If a comment has so much confidential business information that
it cannot be effectively redacted, all or part of that comment may not be
posted online or made available in the public docket.
Personal identifying information and confidential business information
identified and located as set forth above will be redacted and the comment, in
redacted form, will be posted online and placed in the Drug Enforcement
Administration's public docket file. If you wish to inspect the agency's
public docket file in person by appointment, please see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and
Policy Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Washington, DC 20537, Telephone (202) 307-7297.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Legal Authority
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administers the Controlled
Substances Act (CSA) (21
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) as amended. DEA regulations implementing this statute
are published in Title
21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 1300 to 1316. These
regulations are designed to establish a framework for the legal distribution
of controlled substances to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of these
drugs for legitimate medical purposes while deterring their diversion to
illegal purposes. Controlled substances are those substances listed in the
schedules of the CSA and 21
CFR 1308.11-1308.15, and generally include narcotics, stimulants,
depressants, hallucinogens, and anabolic steroids that have potential for
abuse and physical and psychological dependence.
Controlled substances are divided into five schedules. Schedule I
substances are drugs which have a high potential for abuse and no currently
accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. They may be used only
for research, chemical analysis, or manufacture of other drugs. Schedule II
substances have legitimate medical uses, but a high potential for abuse and
physical and psychological dependence, and are subject to more stringent
controls than other legitimate controlled substances. Schedule III through V
substances have legitimate medical uses; however, they have a lower potential
for abuse and physical and psychological dependence than do schedule II
controlled substances.
The CSA and DEA regulations require that persons involved in the
manufacture, distribution, research, dispensing, import, and export of
controlled substances register with DEA, keep track of all stocks of
controlled substances, and maintain records to
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account for all controlled substances received, distributed, or otherwise
disposed of. The overall goal of the CSA and its implementing regulations is
to provide a closed distribution system so that a controlled substance is at
all times under the legal control of a person registered, or specifically
exempted from registration, by the Drug Enforcement Administration until it
reaches the ultimate user or is destroyed. DEA achieves this goal by
registering manufacturers, distributors, reverse distributors, dispensers,
researchers, importers and exporters of controlled substances. Thus, any
movement of controlled substances between these registered persons is covered
by DEA regulations.
Order Forms
The CSA requires that schedule I and II controlled substances be
distributed only pursuant to a written order made by the purchaser on a form
issued by the Attorney General, (21
U.S.C. 828). This responsibility has been delegated to the Administrator
of DEA (28 CFR 0.100) and redelegated to the Deputy Assistant Administrator of
the DEA Office of Diversion Control (28 CFR 0.104; Appendix to Subpart R, Sec.
7). DEA uses these order forms to allow better tracking of all distributions
of schedule I and II controlled substances. As stated previously, order forms
are required for schedule I and II controlled substances because they have a
higher potential for abuse and physical and psychological dependence than
schedule III through V controlled substances. The order forms are issued to
DEA registrants to allow them to purchase controlled substances. The order
forms are designated as DEA Form 222. The law and regulations require that DEA
preprint certain information on these order forms including the name, address,
and DEA number of the registrant, the authorized activity, and the schedules
of the registrant (21 U.S.C. 828, 21
CFR 1305.11). Order forms are triplicate forms, printed on interleaved
carbon sheets.
Whenever a DEA registrant wishes to acquire a schedule I and/or II
controlled substance, that registrant must annotate on the order form the name
and address of the supplying DEA registrant, the date requested, the number of
packages of controlled substance ordered, the size of the package of the
controlled substance ordered, and the name of the controlled substance
ordered. The purchaser retains one copy (Copy 3) of the form and sends two
copies to the supplier so that the order for a controlled substance can be
filled. The supplier annotates the form by entering the actual number of
packages of the controlled substance(s) shipped and the actual date shipped.
The supplier retains one copy (Copy 1) of the order form sent to him/her by
the purchaser, and sends the other copy (Copy 2) of the form to the DEA
Special Agent in Charge in the area where the supplier is located. Upon
receiving the controlled substances, the purchaser annotates on its copy of
the order form the number of packages of the controlled substance(s) ordered
which are actually received and the actual date received. Both the purchaser
and the supplier are required to preserve their respective copy of the order
form for two years and make it available to officials of the DEA for
inspection, if requested.
Need for New Form
The proposed new format for DEA Form 222 will employ a single-sheet form.
In executing a transaction of a schedule I and/or II controlled substance, a
DEA registrant will process the new single-sheet form in a similar manner to
the processing of the current three-part form. The change in processing will
be that the single-sheet form will have to be copied rather than having the
copies pre-printed. DEA will continue to preprint and issue the original form.
The new form is being initiated to improve security and to allow better
ease in handling. The new form will have enhanced security features over the
current three-part form. DEA will preprint the new form on sturdier paper with
a special embedded watermark of the DEA emblem making it more difficult to
copy for counterfeit purposes. If photocopied, the photocopy of the new form
will display the DEA emblem and the statement "Copy'' to hinder
counterfeiting.
It is anticipated that the new form will be more convenient for DEA
registrants to utilize. The old three-part form format was created more than
thirty years ago and the processing of a transaction with carbon copies is an
outdated concept. Today, new office technology exists such as laser printers
and photocopiers which will allow DEA registrants greater ease in utilizing
the single-sheet form.
The single-sheet form will be beneficial for DEA as well. The equipment
used to print the interleaved carbon forms is old, and finding replacement
parts and otherwise maintaining the equipment is costly, difficult, and
time-consuming.
Transition From Old to New Format
If this regulation is finalized as proposed, once the new single- sheet
form is in use, the current three-part form will be phased out, and eventually
will no longer be issued by DEA. DEA registrants will be allowed to exhaust
their supply of the old three-part forms as part of the transition. To effect
a smooth transition, DEA registrants will be allowed to continue to order the
current three-part form for at least one year once the new single-sheet form
is introduced. Approximately two years after the establishment of the new
single-sheet format, the old three-part form will be totally discontinued.
Thus, business firms will have time to shift their processes to accommodate
the new form.
Revision of DEA Regulations to Accommodate Single Sheet DEA Form 222
DEA proposes to amend its regulations pertaining to orders for schedule I
and II controlled substances to allow for the transition from the three-part
form to the single-sheet form of DEA Form 222. Initially, the new procedures
for the single-sheet format will exist alongside the existing procedures for
the three-part form. Eventually, in a later rulemaking, the procedures
detailing the use of the three- part form will be deleted from the
regulations.
DEA is amending its regulations to reflect the fact that only one original
DEA Form 222 will be provided to purchasing registrants by DEA. Registrants
purchasing schedule I and II controlled substances will now be required to
make a copy of the form and send the original to their supplier for filling.
It is important to note that the process for handling the DEA Form 222 remains
unchanged. The only difference made by these proposed amendments is to require
registrants to make photocopies of the form, rather than having DEA provide an
original and two carbon copies.
Other Minor Regulatory Changes
In addition to the changes discussed above, DEA is proposing several minor
regulatory changes as part of this rulemaking, as discussed below.
Currently, interleaved triplicate order forms are produced in books, with
each book containing 7 order forms. The new single-sheet form will not be
produced in books, giving DEA and registrants greater flexibility regarding
the number of order forms to be requisitioned. Therefore, in Sec. 1305.11, DEA
is proposing to modify the language regarding the new single-sheet DEA Form
222 to indicate that a predetermined number of order forms, based on the
business activity of the
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registrant, will be issued, rather than books of 7 order forms.
In Sec. 1305.12, DEA is proposing to add to the list of acceptable methods
for filling out a DEA Form 222 use of a computer printer, in addition to the
existing typewriter, pen, or indelible pencil.
Regulatory Certifications
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Deputy Assistant Administrator hereby certifies that this rulemaking
has been drafted in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
605(b)), and by approving it certifies that this regulation will not have a
significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities. This
rule proposes that DEA regulations be amended to implement a new format for
order forms (DEA Form 222) which are issued by DEA to DEA registrants to allow
them to order schedule I and/or II controlled substances. The present format
utilizes a three-part, carbon-copy form with Copies 2 and 3 replicating Copy
1. The proposed format will employ a single-sheet form, which will incorporate
additional security features and will be easier for DEA registrants to use.
Executive Order 12866
The Deputy Assistant Administrator further certifies that this rulemaking
has been drafted in accordance with the principles of Executive Order 12866
Section 1(b). It has been determined that this is a significant regulatory
action. Therefore, this action has been reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget.
Executive Order 12988
The Deputy Assistant Administrator further certifies that this regulation
meets the applicable standards set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988.
Executive Order 13132
This rulemaking does not preempt or modify any provision of State law; nor
does it impose enforcement responsibilities on any State; nor does it diminish
the power of any State to enforce its own laws. Accordingly, this rulemaking
does not have federalism implications warranting the application of Executive
Order 13132.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $120,000,000 or
more (adjusted for inflation) in any one year, and will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Although this rule establishes a new DEA Form 222, it does not affect the
time necessary to complete the collection of information nor the persons
required to use DEA Form 222 in the ordering of schedule I and II controlled
substances. Nor does the revision of the design of the form--use of triplicate
interleaved sheets versus single sheet-- revise the fields contained on the
form. The new form does not collect any new information or modify any existing
information being collected. Accordingly, revisions to the DEA information
collection entitled "U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedule I and II
Controlled Substances (Accountable Forms), Order Form Requisition'' (OMB
approval number 1117-0010) are not necessary.
Congressional Review Act
This rule is not a major rule as defined by Section 804 of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Congressional Review
Act). This rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to compete with
foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 1305
Drug traffic control, Reporting requirements.
For the reasons set forth above, 21
CFR part 1305 is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 1305--ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES [AMENDED]
- 1. The authority citation for part 1305 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21
U.S.C. 821, 828,
and 871, unless
otherwise noted.
- 2. Section 1305.11 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 1305.11 Procedure for obtaining DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, DEA Forms
222 are issued in mailing envelopes containing seven forms, each form
containing an original, duplicate, and triplicate copy (respectively, Copy
1, Copy 2, and Copy 3) (hereafter referred to as the "triplicate'' form). A
limit, which is based on the business activity of the registrant, will be
imposed on the number of DEA Forms 222 which will be furnished on any
requisition, unless additional forms are specifically requested and a
reasonable need for such additional forms is shown.
(2) DEA Forms 222 are issued in mailing envelopes containing a
predetermined number of forms based on the business activity of the
registrant, each form consisting of one single-sheet (hereafter referred to
as the "single sheet'' form). A limit, which is based on the business
activity of the registrant, will be imposed on the number of DEA Forms 222
which will be furnished on any requisition unless additional forms are
specifically requested and a reasonable need for such additional forms is
shown.
(b) Any person applying for a registration that would entitle him or her
to obtain a DEA Form 222 may requisition the forms by so indicating on the
application or renewal form; a DEA Form 222 will be supplied upon the
registration of the applicant. Any person holding a registration entitling
him or her to obtain a DEA Form 222 may requisition the forms for the first
time by contacting any Division Office or the Registration Section of the
Administration. Any person already holding a DEA Form 222 may requisition
additional forms by contacting any Division Office or the Registration
Section of the Administration.
* * * * *
3. Section 1305.12
is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.12 Procedure for executing DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) A purchaser must prepare and execute a triplicate DEA Form 222
simultaneously in triplicate by means of interleaved carbon sheets that are
part of the DEA Form 222. DEA Form 222 must be prepared by use of a
typewriter, computer printer, pen, or indelible pencil.
(2) A purchaser must prepare a single sheet DEA Form 222 by use of a
typewriter, computer printer, pen, or indelible pencil.
* * * * *
4. Section 1305.13
is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
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Sec. 1305.13 Procedure for filling DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) A purchaser must submit Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the triplicate DEA
Form 222 to the supplier and retain Copy 3 in the purchaser's files.
(2) A purchaser must submit the original of the single sheet DEA Form 222
to the supplier and retain a copy in the purchaser's files.
(b)(1) For the triplicate DEA Form 222, a supplier may fill the order, if
possible and if the supplier desires to do so, and must record on Copies 1
and 2 the number of commercial or bulk containers furnished on each item and
the date on which the containers are shipped to the purchaser. If an order
cannot be filled in its entirety, it may be filled in part and the balance
supplied by additional shipments within 60 days following the date of the
DEA Form 222. No DEA Form 222 is valid more than 60 days after its execution
by the purchaser, except as specified in paragraph (f) of this section.
(2) For the single sheet DEA Form 222, a supplier may fill the order, if
possible and if the supplier desires to do so, and must record on the
original and a copy the number of commercial or bulk containers furnished on
each item and the date on which the containers are shipped to the purchaser.
If an order cannot be filled in its entirety, it may be filled in part and
the balance supplied by additional shipments within 60 days following the
date of the DEA Form 222. No DEA Form 222 is valid more than 60 days after
its execution by the purchaser, except as specified in paragraph (f) of this
section.
* * * * *
(d)(1) The supplier must retain Copy 1 of the triplicate DEA Form 222 for
his or her files and forward Copy 2 to the Special Agent in Charge of the
Drug Enforcement Administration in the area in which the supplier is
located. Copy 2 must be forwarded at the close of the month during which the
order is filled. If an order is filled by partial shipments, Copy 2 must be
forwarded at the close of the month during which the final shipment is made
or the 60-day validity period expires.
(2) The supplier must retain the original of the single sheet DEA Form
222 for his or her files and forward a copy to the Special Agent in Charge
of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the area in which the supplier is
located. The copy must be forwarded at the close of the month during which
the order is filled. If an order is filled by partial shipments, the copy
must be forwarded at the close of the month during which the final shipment
is made or the 60-day validity period expires.
(e)(1) The purchaser must record on Copy 3 of the triplicate DEA Form 222
the number of commercial or bulk containers furnished on each item and the
dates on which the containers are received by the purchaser.
(2) The purchaser must record on its copy of the single sheet DEA Form
222 the number of commercial or bulk containers furnished on each item and
the dates on which the containers are received by the purchaser.
* * * * *
5. Section 1305.14
is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.14 Procedure for endorsing DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) A triplicate DEA Form 222, made out to any supplier who cannot
fill all or a part of the order within the time limitation set forth in Sec.
1305.13, may be endorsed to another supplier for filling. The endorsement
must be made only by the supplier to whom the DEA Form 222 was first made,
must state (in the spaces provided on the reverse sides of Copies 1 and 2 of
the triplicate DEA Form 222) the name and address of the second supplier,
and must be signed by a person authorized to obtain and execute DEA Forms
222 on behalf of the first supplier. The first supplier may not fill any
part of an order on an endorsed form. The second supplier may fill the
order, if possible and if the supplier desires to do so, in accordance with
Sec. 1305.13(b), (c), and (d), including shipping all substances directly to
the purchaser.
(2) A single-sheet DEA Form 222, made out to any supplier who cannot fill
all or a part of the order within the time limitation set forth in Sec.
1305.13, may be endorsed to another supplier for filling. The endorsement
must be made only by the supplier to whom the DEA Form 222 was first made,
must state (in the spaces provided in Part 2 on the original DEA Form 222
and on the copy to be sent to DEA) the name and address of the second
supplier, and must be signed by a person authorized to obtain and execute
DEA Forms 222 on behalf of the first supplier. The first supplier may not
fill any part of an order on an endorsed form. The second supplier may fill
the order, if possible and if the supplier desires to do so, in accordance
with Sec. 1305.13(b), (c), (d), including shipping all substances directly
to the purchaser.
* * * * *
6. Section 1305.15
is amended by revising paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.15 Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222.
* * * * *
(b)(1) If a triplicate DEA Form 222 cannot be filled for any reason under
this section, the supplier must return Copies 1 and 2 to the purchaser with
a statement as to the reason (e.g. illegible or altered).
(2) If a single-sheet DEA Form 222 cannot be filled for any reason under
this section, the supplier must return the original copy to the purchaser
with a statement as to the reason (e.g. illegible or altered).
* * * * *
(d)(1) When a purchaser receives an unaccepted order, Copies 1 and 2 of
the triplicate DEA Form 222 and the statement must be attached to Copy 3 and
retained in the files of the purchaser in accordance with Sec.
1305.17. A defective DEA Form 222 may not be corrected; it must be
replaced by a new DEA Form 222 for the order to be filled.
(2) When a purchaser receives an unaccepted order, the original of the
single-sheet DEA Form 222 and the statement must be retained in the files of
the purchaser in accordance with Sec. 1305.17. A defective DEA Form 222 may
not be corrected; it must be replaced by a new DEA Form 222 for the order to
be filled.
7. Section 1305.16 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.16 Lost and stolen DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) If a purchaser ascertains that an unfilled triplicate DEA Form 222
has been lost, he or she must execute another in triplicate and attach a
statement containing the serial number and date of the lost form, and
stating that the goods covered by the first DEA Form 222 were not received
through loss of that DEA Form 222. Copy 3 of the second form and a copy of
the statement must be retained with Copy 3 of the DEA Form 222 first
executed. A copy of the statement must be attached to Copies 1 and 2 of the
second DEA Form 222 sent to the supplier. If the first DEA Form 222 is
subsequently received by the supplier to whom it was directed, the supplier
must mark upon the face "Not accepted'' and return Copies 1 and 2 to the
purchaser, who must attach it to Copy 3 and the statement.
(2) If a purchaser ascertains that an unfilled single-sheet DEA Form 222
has been lost, he or she must execute another and attach a statement
containing the serial number and date of the lost form, and stating that the
goods covered by the first DEA Form 222 were not received through loss of
that DEA Form 222. A copy of the second form and a copy of the statement
must be
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retained with a copy of the DEA Form 222 first executed. A copy of the
statement must be attached to a copy of the second DEA Form 222 sent to the
supplier. If the first DEA Form 222 is subsequently received by the supplier
to whom it was directed, the supplier must mark upon the face "Not
accepted'' and return it ("the original'') to the purchaser, who must attach
it to the statement.
* * * * *
8. Section 1305.17
is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.17 Preservation of DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) The purchaser must retain Copy 3 of each executed triplicate DEA
Form 222 and all copies of unaccepted or defective forms with each statement
attached.
(2) The purchaser must retain a copy of each executed single-sheet DEA
Form 222 and all copies of unaccepted or defective forms with each statement
attached.
(b)(1) The supplier must retain Copy 1 of each triplicate DEA Form 222
that it has filled.
(2) The supplier must retain the original of each single-sheet DEA Form
222 that it has filled.
(c)(1) Triplicate DEA Forms 222 must be maintained separately from all
other records of the registrant. DEA Forms 222 are required to be kept
available for inspection for a period of two years. If a purchaser has
several registered locations, the purchaser must retain Copy 3 of the
executed triplicate DEA Form 222 and any attached statements or other
related documents (not including unexecuted DEA Forms 222, which may be kept
elsewhere under Sec. 1305.12 (e)), at the registered location printed on the
DEA Form 222.
(2) Single-sheet DEA Forms 222 must be maintained separately from all
other records of the registrant. DEA Forms 222 are required to be kept
available for inspection for a period of two years. If a purchaser has
several registered locations, the purchaser must retain a copy of the
executed single-sheet DEA Form 222 and any attached statements or other
related documents (not including unexecuted DEA Forms 222, which may be kept
elsewhere under Sec. 1305.12 (e)), at the registered location printed on the
DEA Form 222.
* * * * *
9. Section 1305.19
is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1305.19 Cancellation and voiding of DEA Forms 222.
(a)(1) A purchaser may cancel part or all of an order on a triplicate DEA
Form 222 by notifying the supplier in writing of the cancellation. The
supplier must indicate the cancellation on Copies 1 and 2 of the triplicate
DEA Form 222 by drawing a line through the canceled items and printing "canceled''
in the space provided for the number of items shipped.
(2) A purchaser may cancel part or all of an order on a single- sheet DEA
Form 222 by notifying the supplier in writing of the cancellation. The
supplier must indicate the cancellation on the original copy of the DEA Form
222 sent by the purchaser to the supplier by drawing a line through the
canceled items and printing "canceled'' in the space provided for the number
of items shipped.
(b)(1) A supplier may void part or all of an order on a triplicate DEA
Form 222 by notifying the purchaser in writing of the voiding. The supplier
must indicate the voiding in the manner prescribed for cancellation in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(2) A supplier may void part or all of an order on a single-sheet DEA
Form 222 by notifying the purchaser in writing of the voiding. The supplier
must indicate the voiding in the manner prescribed for cancellation in
paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
Dated: November 17, 2007.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control.
[FR Doc. E7-22984 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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