Office of Management and Budget for review under section 307 of the Paperwork Reduction
Act.
Overview of U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedules I and II Controlled Substances
(Accountable Forms), Order Form Requisition Information Collection:
(1) Type of information collection: Revision of existing collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedule I and II
Controlled Substances (Accountable Forms), Order Form Requisition.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department
sponsoring the collection:
Form No.: DEA Form 222, U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedule I and II Controlled
Substances (Accountable Forms)
DEA Form 222a: Order Form Requisition
Applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Office of Diversion
Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Business or other for-profit.
Other: Non-profit, state and local governments.
Abstract: DEA-222 is used to transfer or purchase Schedule I and II controlled substances
and data are needed to provide an audit of transfer and purchase. DEA-222a Requisition Form is
used to obtain the DEA-222 Order Form. Persons may also digitally sign and transmit orders for
controlled substances electronically, using a digital certificate. Orders for Schedule I and II
controlled substances are archived and transmitted to DEA; both the supplier and purchaser must
retain records for two years.
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