[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7903]


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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY


Designation of Two (2) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice lists two (2) new High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Areas (HIDTAs) designated by the Director of National Drug Control 
Policy (ONDCP). The newly designated HIDTAs are the Nevada HIDTA 
consisting of Clark County and the North Florida HIDTA consisting of 
Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns and Marion 
Counties. These new HIDTAs are designated pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 
1706(b), to promote more effective coordination of drug control 
efforts. In considering whether to designate an area under this section 
as a high intensity drug trafficking area, the Director considered, in 
addition to such other criteria the Director considers to be 
appropriate, the extent to which: (1) The area is center of illegal 
drug production, manufacturing, importation, or distribution; (2) state 
and local law enforcement agencies have committed resources to respond 
to the drug trafficking problem in the area, thereby indicating a 
determination to respond aggressively to the problem; (3) drug-related 
activities in the area are having a harmful impact in other areas of 
the country; and (4) a significant increase in allocation of Federal 
resources is necessary to respond adequately to drug-related activities 
in the area.
    This action will support local, state and Federal law enforcement 
officers in assessing regional drug threats, designing strategies to 
combat the threats, developing initiatives to implement the strategies, 
and evaluating the effectiveness of their coordinated efforts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Comments and questions regarding this 
notice should be directed to Mr. Kurt F. Schmid, National HIDTA 
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
the President, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-6692.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In Fiscal Year 2000, 1242 agencies 
participated in 462 HIDTA-funded initiatives within the 26 previously 
designated HIDTA regions throughout the country. The HIDTA Programs 
strengthens local, state and Federal drug trafficking and money 
laundering task forces, bolsters drug enforcement information networks, 
and improves integration of law enforcement, drug treatment and drug 
abuse prevention programs, where appropriate.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of March, 2001.
Edward H. Jurith,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-7903 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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