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[FR Doc No: 94-27812]


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[Federal Register: November 10, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

 

Controlled Substances: Established Revised 1994 Aggregate 
Production Quota

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Justice.

ACTION: Notice of a final revised aggregate production quota for 1994.

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SUMMARY: The interim notice (59 FR 49256, September 27, 1994) which 
established a revised 1994 aggregate production quota for 
methylphenidate, a Schedule II controlled substance, as required under 
the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 USC 826), is adopted without 
change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This order is effective upon November 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard McClain, Jr., Chief, Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Telephone: (202) 307-
7183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 306 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 826) requires the Attorney General to establish aggregate 
production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II each 
year. This responsibility has been delegated to the Administrator of 
the DEA pursuant to Section 0.100 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. The Administrator, in turn, has redelegated this function 
to the Deputy Administrator pursuant to 59 FR 23637 (May 6, 1994).
    On September 27, 1994, an interim notice establishing a revised 
1994 aggregate production quota for methylphenidate was published in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 49256). All interested persons were invited 
to comment on or object to this proposed aggregate production quota on 
or before October 27, 1994. No comments or objections were received. 
The interim notice is adopted without change.
    The Office of Management and Budget has determined that notices of 
aggregate production quotas are not subject to centralized review under 
Executive Order 12866. This action has been analyzed in accordance with 
the principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it 
has been determined that this matter does not have sufficient 
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment.
    The Deputy Administrator hereby certifies that this action will 
have no significant impact upon small entities whose interests must be 
considered under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. 
The establishment of annual aggregate production quotas for Schedules I 
and II controlled substances is mandated by law and by international 
treaty obligations. While aggregate production quotas are of primary 
importance to large manufacturers, their impact upon small entities is 
neither negative nor beneficial. Accordingly, the Deputy Administrator 
has determined that this action does not require a regulatory 
flexibility analysis.
    Therefore, under the authority vested in the Attorney General by 
Section 306 of the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 826), 
delegated to the Administrator of the DEA by Section 0.100 of Title 28 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, and redelegated to the Deputy 
Administrator, pursuant to 59 FR 23637 (May 6, 1994), the Deputy 
Administrator hereby orders that the 1994 revised aggregate production 
quota for methylphenidate, expressed in grams of anhydrous base, be 
established as follows:

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                                                             Established
                                                               revised  
                        Basic class                          1994 quotas
                                                              (in grams)
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Methylphenidate............................................    8,189,000
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    Dated: November 3, 1994.
[FR Doc. 94-27812 Filed 11-9-94; 8:45 am]
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