# 2026-19435: DEA Extends Form 189 for Controlled Substance Production Quotas

2026-19435, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Individual Manufacturing Quota for a Basic Class of Controlled Substance and for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine (DEA Form 189), is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2026-09-23, effective Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until November 23, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19435
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Individual Manufacturing Quota for a Basic Class of Controlled Substance and for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine (DEA Form 189)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 91 FR 60417
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until November 23, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-11-23
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

DEA Extends Form 189 for Controlled Substance Production Quotas

## Summary

The DEA is asking to keep using the same form (DEA Form 189) for companies to apply for permission to make certain controlled substances like ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. This is just a paperwork update with no changes to the form or fees, and they want your feedback by November 23, 2026. If you’re involved in making these substances, this keeps the process smooth and clear without extra costs or delays.

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- No changes to DEA Form 189: benefit, low. You (businesses registered to manufacture controlled substances) will keep using DEA Form 189 to apply for individual manufacturing quotas for Schedule I and II substances and the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. The agency is extending the existing collection w…
- Mandatory quota application requirement: cost, low. If you are registered to manufacture any basic class of controlled substance in Schedule I or II, or the List I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, you must apply using DEA Form 189 to receive an Individual Manufacturing Quota. The obligation to respond is mandatory to obt…
- Paperwork burden estimate for registrants: cost, low. The DEA estimates 803 registrants will participate, with each response taking about 0.5 hour (30 minutes), resulting in 402 total annual burden hours and an estimated $0 annual monetary cost associated with this collection.

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## Sources
- [2026-19435 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19435/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-ecomments-requested-extension-without)
- [2026-19435 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19435.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19435 (as of 2026-09-30).