[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31646]


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[Federal Register: December 27, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[DEA No. 125F]

 

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 54629, November 1, 1994) which 
established a revised 1994 aggregate production quota for morphine, a 
Schedule II controlled substance, as required under the Controlled 
Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 826), is adopted without change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This order is effective upon December 27, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard McClain, Jr., Chief, Drug & 
Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Washington, D.C. 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 November 1, 1994, an interim notice establishing a revised 1994 
aggregate production quota for morphine was published in the Federal 
Register (59 FR 54629). All interested persons were invited to comment 
on or object to this proposed aggregate production quota on or before 
December 1, 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 Substances 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 morphine, expressed in grams of anhydrous base, be 
established as follows:

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                                                   Established revised  
                  Basic class                     1994 quota (in grams) 
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Morphine.......................................                7,800,000
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    Dated: December 20, 1994.
Stephen H. Greene,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-31646 Filed 12-23-94; 8:45 am]
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