Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Recordkeeping for Partial Fills of Prescriptions
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:
30-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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register
, volume 91 FR 46485, on July 23, 2026, allowing 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 E. Achbach, Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug Enforcement Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 776-3882; 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
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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, 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 1117-0057. 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. Please send a copy of your comments to Heath 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a previously approved collection.
2.
Title of the Form/Collection:
Recordkeeping Requirements for Partial Fills of Prescriptions for Schedule II Controlled Substances.
3.
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice 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:
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
5.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents:
66,088 registrants.
6.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
less than a minute.
7.
Frequency:
147.8874 as needed, annually.
8.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
27,149 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)
Pharmacy record of partial fill
66,088
147.8874
9,773,582
0.002778
27,149
Unduplicated Totals
66,088
0
9,773,582
0.002778
27,149
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 2053.
Dated: September 29, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 62562
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Recordkeeping for Partial Fills of Prescriptions,” thefederalregister.org (October 1, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20144/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested-revision-of-a-previously-approved-coll.