Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed New Collection Request; Title-Suspicious Order of Controlled Substances
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (O...
Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION:
30-day Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register
on July 29, 2026, at 91 FR 47856, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
DATES:
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until November 2, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have 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 agency, 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;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or
—Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
( printed page 62560)
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1117-0003. This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. If you submit public comments, please send a copy to
Heather Achbach at DEA.PRA@dea.gov.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1.
Type of Information Collection:
Proposed new collection request.
2.
Title of the Form/Collection:
Suspicious Orders of Controlled Substances.
3.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice 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 as a brief abstract:
Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit.
5.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents:
178.
6.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
The time per response is 0.16669 minutes to complete the report.
7.
Frequency:
4,154.096 per year.
8.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
12,324 hours.
9.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:
$0.
Total Burden Hours
Activity
Number of
respondents
Frequency
Total annual
responses
Time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
Reporting of Suspicious Orders
178
4,154.096
739,429
0.01666691
12,324
Total
178
N/A
739,429
0.01666691
12,324
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 29, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain