Reporting Regulated Transactions Involving Listed Chemicals (EO-DEA280)

Drug Enforcement Administration
Diversion Control Division
Guidance Document
Title: Reporting Regulated Transactions Involving Listed Chemicals
Summary: This guidance document provides clarification regarding the regulatory requirement
for persons engaging in regulated transactions in listed chemicals to report transactions involving
an extraordinary quantity, an uncommon method of payment or delivery, or other circumstances
indicating a potential use of listed chemicals in violation of the law. This guidance is being sent
via email to all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) listed chemical registrants and
regulated persons.
To Whom It Applies: DEA Listed Chemical Registrants and Regulated Persons
Dear Listed Chemical Registrant/Regulated Person:
A “regulated person” is “any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other
legal entity who manufactures, distributes, imports, or exports a listed chemical, a tableting
machine, or an encapsulating machine, or who acts as a broker or trader for an international
transaction involving a listed chemical, tableting machine, or encapsulating machine.” 21 CFR
1300.02(b). “Regulated transaction” is defined in 21 CFR 1300.02(b) and includes certain
distributions, receipts, sales, importations, and exportations of listed chemicals.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Diversion Control Division reminds all
“regulated persons,” whether or not they are registered with DEA as chemical handlers, of the
requirement to “report to the Special Agent in Charge [SAC] of the DEA Divisional Office …

DEA Listed Chemical Registrants and Regulated Persons
any regulated transaction involving an extraordinary quantity of a listed chemical, an uncommon
method of payment or delivery, or any other circumstance that the regulated person believes may
indicate that the listed chemical will be used in violation of” the DEA regulations in 21 CFR part
1310. DEA refers to these as 21 CFR 1310.05(a)(1) reports. DEA regulations require regulated
persons to orally report such transactions to the appropriate SAC at the earliest practicable
opportunity after becoming aware of the circumstances involved, and to file a written report of
the transaction within 15 calendar days after becoming aware of the circumstances of the event.
21 CFR 1310.05(a)(1). Written reports must contain the information specified in 21 CFR
1310.06(c).
The regulations require the written 21 CFR 1310.05(a)(1) reports to be filed with the
relevant SAC. In order to facilitate a paperless option, DEA has created a link on our DEA
Diversion website with an online form by which these written 21 CFR 1310.05(a)(1) reports may
be submitted. The form will be submitted to both DEA Headquarters and the appropriate SAC,
on behalf of the regulated person. The online form can be found at
https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/CORT . DEA will continue to accept written reports on
paper as well.
The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant
to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public
regarding existing requirements under the law or department policies.

DEA Listed Chemical Registrants and Regulated Persons
For more information regarding DEA’s Diversion Control Division, please visit
www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov. If you have any additional questions on this matter, please contact
the DEA Diversion Control Division’s Chemical Investigation Section at CORT@dea.gov.
Sincerely,
Thomas W. Prevoznik
Acting Assistant Administrator
Diversion Control Division
EO-DEA280, DEA-DC-074, August 29, 2023