Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Recordkeeping for Partial Fills of Prescriptions

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62562-62563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20144]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1117-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; 
Title--Recordkeeping for Partial Fills of Prescriptions

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-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. 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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#115554503f414350517574703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c4c5c1aed0d2c1c0e4e5e1aee7eff6">[email&#160;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

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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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6f2f3f798e6e4f7f6d2d3d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7f7e7a156b697a7b5f5e5a155c544d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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
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                                                                                     Time per
            Activity                 Number of       Frequency     Total annual      response      Total annual
                                    respondents                      responses        (hours)     burden (hours)
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Pharmacy record of partial fill.          66,088        147.8874       9,773,582        0.002778          27,149
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    Unduplicated Totals.........          66,088               0       9,773,582        0.002778          27,149
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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 2053.

    Dated: September 29, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-20144 Filed 9-30-8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-09-P


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