; and (B) unless the Attorney General determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsistent with the public interest. (2) In determining the public interest under paragraph (1)(B), the Attorney General shall consider— (A) maintenance of effective control against diversion of particular controlled substances into other than legitimate medical, scientific, and industrial channels; (B) compliance with applicable State and local law; (C) prior conviction record of applicant under Federal or State laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of substances described in subparagraph (A); (D) past experience in the distribution of controlled substances; and (E) such other factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety. (3) If an applicant is registered to distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II under subsection (b), the applicant shall not be required to apply for a separate registration under this subsection. (m) (1) Not later than 90 days after the date on which a substance is placed in schedule A, any practitioner who was engaged in research on the substance before the placement of the substance in schedule A and any manufacturer or distributor who was handling the substance before the placement of the substance in schedule A shall register with the Attorney General. (2) (A) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives an application for registration to conduct research on a schedule A substance, the Attorney General shall— (i) grant, or initiate proceedings under section 304(c) to deny, the application