Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Proposed New Collection Request; Title-Suspicious Orders of Controlled Substances
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (O...
Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
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 September 28, 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 Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3822; Email:
DEA.PRA@dea.gov.
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:
Section 307 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827) requires controlled substance manufacturers and distributors to make periodic reports to DEA regarding the sale, delivery, and other disposal of certain controlled substances. These reports help ensure a closed system of distribution for controlled substances, and are used to comply with international treaty obligations.
Overview of This Information Collection
1.
Type of Information Collection:
Proposed new collection request.
2.
The Title of the Form/Collection:
Suspicious Orders of Controlled Substances.
3.
The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:
There will be no form number. 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 a brief abstract:
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract:
This collection is a centralized database for the reporting of all suspicious orders of controlled substances. Public comment was also solicited in the “Suspicious Orders of Controlled Substances” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), published in the
Federal Register
at 85 FR 69282, on November 2, 2020. The NPRM had a 60-day comment period. No comments on PRA were received.
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 178 registrants will participate in this information collection. The time per response is 0.16669 minutes to complete the report.
6.
An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection:
DEA estimates that this collection takes 12,324 annual burden hours.
7.
An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable:
$0.
Total Burden Hours
Activity
Number of
respondents
Frequency
Total
annual
responses
Time per
response
(hours)
Total
annual
burden
(hours)
* Hourly rate
Monetized
value of
respondent
time
Reporting of Suspicious Orders
178
4,154.096
739,429
0.01666691
12,324
60.82
749,546
Total
178
N/A
739,429
0.01666691
12,324
$60.82
$ 749,546
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.
( printed page 47857)
Dated: July 27, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.