DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Controlled Substances: Established 1994 Aggregate Production Quota

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, DOJ.

ACTION: Notice of established 1994 aggregate production quotas.

SUMMARY: This notice establishes 1994 aggregate production quotas for
controlled substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

DATE: This order is effective January 3, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Howard McClain, Jr., Chief, Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug
Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Telephone: (202) 307Ä7183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 306 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
(21 U.S.C. 826) requires that the Attorney General establish aggregate
production quotas for all controlled substances in Schedule I and II each
year. This responsibility has been delegated to the Administrator of the DEA
pursuant to  0.100 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

On October 8, 1993, a notice of the proposed 1994 aggregate production quotas
for certain Schedule I controlled substances was published in the Federal
Register (58 FR 52510). All interested persons were invited to comment on or
object to these proposed aggregate production quotas on or before November 8,
1993. No comments or objections were received.

This notice is not a significant regulatory action and therefore has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to Executive Order
12866.

This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and criteria
contained in the 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 Administrator hereby certifies that this matter will have no significant
impact upon small entities within the meaning of and intent of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. The establishment of annual production
quotas for Schedules I and II controlled substances is mandated by law and by
the international commitments of the United States. Such quotas impact
predominantly upon major manufacturers of the affected controlled substances.

Therefore, under the authority vested in the Attorney General by section 306
of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 826) and delegated to the
Administrator by  0.100 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the
Administrator of the DEA hereby establishes the 1994 aggregate production
quotas for the following controlled substances, expressed in grams of
anhydrous base, be established as follows:

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  [col head 1] Basic class  [col head 1] Established 1994 quotas (in grams)

4-Methoxyamphetamine 	10

3-Methylfentanyl 	10

Cathinone 	2

Dated: December 22, 1993.

Stephen H. Greene,

Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 93Ä32003 Filed 12Ä30Ä93; 8:45 am]

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