# Federal Register #2026-20114

DEA proposes centralized reporting collection for suspicious controlled-substance orders

**Buyer:** Justice Department / Drug Enforcement Administration
**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** November 03, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20114

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing a centralized information collection for reporting suspicious orders of controlled substances.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Diversion Control Division.
- **Opportunity type:** Proposed information collection, not a procurement for products or services. The notice requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- **Purpose and requirement:** Support a centralized database for reports of suspicious orders of controlled substances. The collection has no form number and is identified as OMB Control Number 1117-0056.
- **Respondents and estimated burden:** Businesses and other for-profit entities; 178 respondents, 739,429 annual responses, approximately 0.0167 hours per response, and 12,324 total annual burden hours.
- **OEMs, vendors, products, and services:** None identified.

### Description

The Department of Justice, through the Drug Enforcement Administration, is requesting review and approval of a proposed new information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection would establish a centralized database for reporting all suspicious orders of controlled substances. The affected public is businesses and other for-profit entities, and the notice estimates 178 respondents and 12,324 annual burden hours. Comments are accepted through November 2, 2026.

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