IMPORTANT: Privacy and Security Notice
Thank you for visiting the Diversion Control Program Web site and
reviewing our privacy and security notice. We remind you that if you link to
a site outside of the Diversion Control Program, you are subject to the
policies of the new site.
PRIVACY
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Web site:
A. Information
Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect and
store the following information about your visit:
- The name of the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com"
if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu"
if you are connecting from a university's domain) and the IP address (a
number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using
the Internet) from which you access our site;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked
directly to
our site; and
- The pages you visit and the information you request.
This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis and
technical improvements to the site. This government computer system uses
software programs to create summary statistics, which may be used for such
purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest,
determining technical design specifications, and identifying system
performance or problem areas. In certain circumstances, however, we may take
additional steps to identify you based on this information and we may share
this information, including your identity, with other government agencies.
B. If You Send Us
Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as by sending
an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it through our Web site,
we will use that information to respond to your message or to fulfill the
stated purpose of the communication. Remember that e-mail is not necessarily
secure against interception. If your communication is sensitive or includes
personal information you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.
We may share the information you give us with another government agency
if your inquiry relates to that agency. In other limited circumstances, such
as responses to requests from Congress and private individuals, we may be
required by law to disclose information you submit. Before you submit
personal information, such as on an online form, you may be given more
specific guidance as to how your personal information may be used.
Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed
according to the principles of the Federal Records Act and the regulations
and records schedules of the National Archives and Records Administration,
and in some cases may be covered by the Privacy Act and subject to the
Freedom of Information Act.
C. Cookies
"Cookies" are small bits of text that are either used for the
duration of a session ("session cookies"), or saved on a user's
hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user,
the next time the user logs on to a Web site ("persistent
cookies"). The Department's Web site and its component sites do not use
persistent cookies. One or more of the Department's component sites may use
session cookies to provide streamlined navigation throughout their sites.
These session cookies are deleted from the component's server soon after
your session ends and are not collected or saved.
SECURITY
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains
available to all users, this Government computer system employs software
programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to
upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Anyone using this
system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such
monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such
evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials.
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this server are
strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law, including the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act of 1996.
D. Privacy Act Information and Notice
This site operates as a portal to receive applications for registration
under Sections 302 and 303 of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (Pub. L.
91-513), 21 U.S.C. ยงยง 822, 823. Information pertaining to Controlled
Substances Act registrations is contained in a Privacy Act of systems
records. The following Privacy Act Systems Notice applies:
PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION
AUTHORITY: Section 302 and 303 of the Controlled Substances Act of
1970 (PL 91-513) and Debt Collection Improvements Act of 1996 (PL 104-134)
(for taxpayer identifying number and/or social security number).
PURPOSE: To obtain information required to register applicants
pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
ROUTINE USES: The Controlled Substances Act Registration Records
produces special reports as required for statistical analytical purposes.
Disclosures of information from this system are 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. Persons registered under the Controlled Substances Act (PL 91-513)
for the purpose of verifying the registration of customers.
EFFECT: Disclosure of the information sought is voluntary: however,
failure to provide such information will preclude processing of the
application and may result in the inability to complete registration.
If you use this site to provide information to complete a registration
application, you will also be asked to provide credit card information. The
purpose for obtaining this information is to charge your account for the
appropriate registration fees. This is a secure website, and the privacy and
security of your credit card information will be maintained. Your credit
card information will not be maintained by the government, but will be
transmitted in encrypted form to the appropriate financial institutions to
obtain authorization to charge your account. You may view the privacy
statement of the financial institutions. Your application may be
rejected if authorization to charge your account is not obtained.
Do not fill out an application on-line unless you also provide credit
card information. If you prefer not to provide credit card information
on-line, your alternative is to submit a paper registration application. You
may download and print the application and submit it to one of the following
addresses.
Mail new applications (Form DEA-224) to:
Drug Enforcement Administration
P.O. Box 530295
Atlanta, GA 30348-0295
Mail renewal applications (Form DEA-224a) to:
Drug Enforcement Administration
P.O. Box 105616
Atlanta, GA 30348-5616
Mail all other new and renewal applications (Forms DEA-225, DEA-225a,
DEA-363, DEA-363a, DEA-510 and DEA 510a) to:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Central Station
P.O. Box 28083
Washington, D.C. 20038-8083
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