94-19054. Controlled Substances: Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for 1995  

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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    Drug Enforcement Administration
    
     
    
    Controlled Substances: Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for 
    1995
    
    AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Justice.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed aggregate production goals for 1995.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice proposes initial 1995 aggregate production quotas 
    for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled 
    Substances Act.
    
    DATES: Comments or objections should be received on or before September 
    6, 1994.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments or objections to the Administrator, Drug 
    Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Attn: DEA Federal 
    Register Representative (CCR).
    
    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 that the Attorney General establish aggregate 
    production quotas for each basic class of controlled substance listed 
    in Schedules I and II. This responsibility has been delegated to the 
    Administrator of the DEA by 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).
    
        The quotas are to provide adequate supplies of each substance for: 
    (1) The estimated medical, scientific, research, and industrial needs 
    of the United States; (2) lawful export requirements; and (3) the 
    establishment and maintenance of reserve stocks.
        In determining the below listed proposed 1995 aggregate production 
    quotas, the Deputy Administrator considered the following factors: (1) 
    Total actual 1993 and estimated 1994 and 1995 net disposals of each 
    substance by all manufacturers; (2) estimates of 1994 year end 
    inventories of each substance and of any substance manufactured from it 
    and trends in accumulation of such inventories; and (3) projected 
    demand as indicated by procurement quota applications filed pursuant to 
    Sec. 1303.12 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
        Pursuant to Sec. 1303.23(c) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal 
    Regulations, the Deputy Administrator of the DEA will, in early 1995, 
    adjust aggregate production quotas and individual manufacturing quotas 
    allocated for the year based upon 1994 year-end inventory and actual 
    1994 disposition data supplied by quota recipients for each basic class 
    of Schedule I or II controlled substance.
        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 proposes that the aggregate production quotas for 
    1995 for the following controlled substances, expressed in grams of 
    anhydrous acid or base, be established as follows: 
    
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                                                                   Proposed 
                            Basic class                          1995 quotas
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                                   Schedule I                               
                                                                            
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    Acetylmethadol.............................................            2
    Aminorex...................................................            2
    Bufotenine.................................................           10
    Cathinone..................................................            4
    Difenoxin..................................................       14,000
    2, 5-Dimethoxyamphetamine..................................   15,650,000
    Dimethylamphetamine........................................            2
    N-Ethylamphetamine.........................................            4
    Lysergic acid diethylamide.................................           41
    Mescaline..................................................            2
    4-Methoxyamphetamine.......................................           12
    4-Methylaminorex...........................................            2
    3-Methylfentanyl...........................................           12
    Methaqualone...............................................            2
    Methcathinone..............................................            9
    3, 4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine.............................           12
    3, 4-Methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine.....................            2
    3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine.........................           12
    Normorphine................................................            2
    Tetrahydrocannibinols......................................       35,000
    Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine..........................           10
                                                                            
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                                   Schedule II                              
                                                                            
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    Alfentanil.................................................        7,000
    Amobarbital................................................            5
    Amphetamine................................................      635,000
    Cocaine....................................................      550,000
    Codeine (for sale).........................................   67,312,000
    Codeine (for conversion)...................................   16,181,000
    Desoxyephedrine 900,000 grams of levodesoxyephedrine for                
     use in a noncontrolled, nonprescription product and 20                 
     grams for methamphetamine.................................      900,020
    Dextropropoxyphene.........................................  124,012,000
    Dihydrocodeine.............................................      202,000
    Diphenoxylate..............................................      688,000
    Ecgonine (for conversion)..................................      650,000
    Fentanyl...................................................       76,000
    Hydrocodone................................................    8,474,000
    Hydromorphone..............................................      393,000
    Levo-alpha-acetylmethadol..................................      200,000
    Levorphanol................................................        8,000
    Meperidine.................................................    8,637,000
    Methadone..................................................    3,779,000
    Methadone (for conversion).................................      364,000
    Methadone Intermediate (for sale)..........................      300,000
    Methadone Intermediate (for conversion)....................    4,393,000
    Methylphenidate............................................    7,935,000
    Morphine (for sale)........................................    7,612,000
    Morphine (for conversion)..................................   78,105,000
    Noroxymorphone (for sale)..................................       21,000
    Noroxymorphone (for conversion)............................    3,500,000
    Opium......................................................    1,118,000
    Oxycodone (for sale).......................................    3,613,000
    Oxycodone (for conversion).................................        6,200
    Oxymorphone................................................        2,500
    Pentobarbital..............................................   15,706,000
    Phencyclidine..............................................           52
    Phenylacetone (for conversion).............................    3,528,000
    Secobarbital...............................................      480,000
    Sufentanil.................................................          700
    Thebaine...................................................    9,383,000
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        Aggregate production quotas for all other Schedules I and II 
    controlled substances included in Secs. 1308.11 and 1308.12 of Title 21 
    of the Code of Federal Regulations are established at zero.
        All interested persons are invited to submit their comments and 
    objections in writing regarding this proposal. A person may object to 
    or comment on the proposal relating to any of the above-mentioned 
    substances without filing comments or objections regarding the others. 
    If a person believes that one or more of these issues warrant a 
    hearing, the individual should so state and summarize the reasons for 
    this belief.
        In the event that comments or objections to this proposal raise one 
    or more issues which the Deputy Administrator finds warrant a hearing, 
    the Deputy Administrator shall order a public hearing by notice in the 
    Federal Register, summarizing the issues to be heard and setting the 
    time for the hearing.
        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.
    
        Dated: July 28, 1994.
    Stephen H. Greene,
    Deputy Administrator.
    [FR Doc. 94-19054 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/04/1994
Department:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of proposed aggregate production goals for 1995.
Document Number:
94-19054
Dates:
Comments or objections should be received on or before September 6, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 4, 1994