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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 167-168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24220]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0059]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Title--Registration for Controlled Substances Act Data-Use Request
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of
Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
March 3, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Heather E. Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section,
Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette
Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 362-3261; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c88c8d89e6989a8988acada9e6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e2e3e788f6f4e7e6c2c3c788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Abstract: In accordance with the Controlled Substance Act (CSA),
every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, conducts
research with, imports, or exports any controlled substance to obtain a
registration issued by the Attorney General. 21 U.S. 822, 823, and 957.
While DEA registrants are able to self-verify their registration
status, non-registrants do not have an obligation to register under the
CSA, and therefore does not have an automatic means to verify the
registration of a DEA-registrant. Non-registrants have obligations to
verify the registration statuses before doing things such as hiring
practitioners, paying for controlled substance prescriptions covered by
Medicaid or Medicare, and other means that are apart of commerce. This
proposed collection would allow non-registrants to register for access
to the CSA Database System, which gives the names and registration
statuses of all DEA-registrants. Applicants would be required to re-
apply annually by completing this form and submitting to DEA.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Registration for CSA Data-Use
Request.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: No form number is associated
with this collection. The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control
Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: (Primary) Business
or other for-profit.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DEA estimates
that 16,000 registrants participate in this information collection. The
time per response is 15 minutes for Registration for CSA Data-Use
Request.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: DEA estimates that this collection takes 4,000
annual burden hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $320,000 000 per year due to a $20 fee
charged to each respondent. The fee allows DEA to recover the cost of
processing applications.
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Total Burden Hours
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Monetized
Number of Total annual Time per Total annual value of
Activity respondents Frequency responses response burden (hours) Hourly rate * respondent
(hours) time
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Registration CSA Data Use Request....... 16,000 1 16,000 0.25 4,000 $53.72 $ 214,880
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Unduplicated Totals................. 16,000 1 16,000 0.25 4,000 53.72 214,880
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 30, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-24220 Filed 12-31-25; 8:45 am]
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