Document
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine (DEA Form 488)
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...
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:
Pursuant to 
21 U.S.C. 952 and 
21 CFR 1315.34, any person who desires to import the List I chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine during the next calendar year must apply on DEA Form 488 for an import quota for each such List I chemical.
Overview of This Information Collection
1.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
2.
The Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Import Quota for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine.
3.
The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection:
DEA Form 488. 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.
Affected Public (Other):
None.
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 53 registrants participate in this information collection. The time per response is 30 minutes.
6.
An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection:
DEA estimates that this collection takes 72 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) |
| DEA Form 488 |
53 |
2.69811321 |
143 |
0.5 |
72 |
| Unduplicated Totals |
53 |
2.69811321 |
143 |
0.5 |
72 |
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.
Dated: September 21, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.