Controlled Substances for Use in Toyota Motor Corporation and Ford Disclosing All Changes in Membership
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78044 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 241 / Thursday, December 15, 2011 / Notices 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), to file additional written notifications controlled substances for use in Toyota Motor Corporation and Ford disclosing all changes in membership. industrial processes. Motor Company Collaboration (‘‘Toyota On February 10, 1986, PERF filed its On October 21, 2011, a notice entitled and Ford’’) has filed written original notification pursuant to Section ‘‘Controlled Substances: Proposed notifications simultaneously with the 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Aggregate Production Quotas for 2012’’ Attorney General and the Federal Trade Justice published a notice in the Federal was published in the Federal Register Commission disclosing (1) The Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the (76 FR 65537). That notice proposed the identities of the parties to the venture Act on March 14, 1986 (51 FR 8903). 2012 aggregate production quotas for and (2) the nature and objectives of the The last notification was filed with each basic class of controlled substance venture. The notifications were filed for the Department on June 2, 2010. A listed in Schedules I and II. All the purpose of invoking the Act’s notice was published in the Federal interested persons were invited to provisions limiting the recovery of Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the comment on or object to the proposed antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Act on August 2, 2010 (75 FR 45156). aggregate production quotas on or before under specified circumstances. November 21, 2011. Patricia A. Brink, Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, Sixteen responses (eleven from DEA Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust registered manufacturers, and five from the identities of the parties to the Division. venture are: Toyota Motor Corporation, other members of the public) were [FR Doc. 2011–32114 Filed 12–14–11; 8:45 am] Toyota City, JAPAN; and Ford Motor received within the published comment Company, Dearborn, MI. BILLING CODE P period, offering comments on a total of 37 Schedule I and II controlled The general area of Toyota and Ford’s substances. Several comments discussed planned activity is the research and DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE the national prescription drug abuse development of (a) A hybrid system epidemic and urged DEA to reduce initially targeted for use in sport utility Drug Enforcement Administration quotas for prescription painkillers and vehicles and light trucks, and (b) [Docket No. DEA 358E] opioids. Addressing prescription drug standards and/or enabling technologies abuse requires a multi-faceted approach for vehicle telematics. The parties may which includes education, treatment, subsequently agree to expand the scope Controlled Substances: Established Aggregate Production Quotas for 2012 and enforcement. of the collaboration to include The quota system is specifically production. AGENCY: Drug Enforcement designed to operate within the statutory Patricia A. Brink, Administration (DEA), Department of framework of the CSA, in conjunction Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Justice. with other controls to enable DEA to Division. ACTION: Notice. monitor the movement of controlled [FR Doc. 2011–32113 Filed 12–14–11; 8:45 am] substances and certain chemicals into SUMMARY: This notice establishes the and through the closed system of BILLING CODE P initial 2012 aggregate production quotas distribution to help prevent diversion of for controlled substances in Schedules I such substances into the illicit market. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and II of the Controlled Substances Act Through the quota system, DEA limits (CSA). the amount of those substances and Antitrust Division DATES: Effective Date: December 15, chemicals manufactured each year to 2011. those quantities that will provide for the Notice Pursuant to the National estimated medical, scientific, research, Cooperative Research and Production FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John and industrial needs, lawful export Act of 1993—Petroleum Environmental W. Partridge, Office of Diversion requirements, and the establishment Research Forum Control, Drug Enforcement and maintenance of reserve stocks for Administration, 8701 Morrissette Drive, the United States. All aspects of the Notice is hereby given that, on Springfield, VA 22152, Telephone: (202) closed system of distribution must work November 1, 2011, pursuant to Section 307–4654. together to reduce or eliminate the 6(a) of the National Cooperative SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section diversion of controlled substances. Research and Production Act of 1993, 306 of the Controlled Substances Act Other commenters stated that the 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 826) requires that the proposed aggregate production quotas Petroleum Environmental Research Attorney General establish aggregate for alfentanil, amphetamine (for sale), Forum (‘‘PERF’’) has filed written production quotas for each basic class of codeine (for conversion), codeine (for notifications simultaneously with the controlled substance listed in Schedules sale), dihydrocodeine, Attorney General and the Federal Trade I and II. This responsibility has been dihydromorphine, diphenoxylate, Commission disclosing changes in its delegated to the Administrator of the hydrocodone (for sale), membership. The notifications were DEA by 28 CFR 0.100. hydromorphinol, levorphanol, filed for the purpose of extending the The 2012 aggregate production quotas lisdexamfetamine, meperidine, Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of represent those quantities of Schedule I meperidine intermediate A, meperidine antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages and II controlled substances that may be intermediate B, meperidine under specified circumstances. produced in the United States in 2012 intermediate C, methadone, methadone Specifically, Nalco Environmental to provide adequate supplies of each intermediate, methamphetamine, Solutions, LLC, Sugarland, TX, has been substance for the estimated medical, methylphenidate, morphine (for added as a party to this venture. scientific, research, and industrial needs conversion), morphine (for sale), No other changes have been made in of the United States, lawful export morphine-N-oxide, nabilone, either the membership or planned requirements, and the establishment noroxymorphone (for conversion), activity of the group research project. and maintenance of reserve stocks. 21 noroxymorphone (for sale), opium Membership in this group research U.S.C. 826(a) and 21 CFR 1303.11. (tincture), oripavine, oxycodone (for project remains open, and PERF intends These quotas do not include imports of conversion), oxycodone (for sale), VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:49 Dec 14, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 241 / Thursday, December 15, 2011 / Notices 78045 oxymorphone (for conversion), nabilone, pentobarbital, phenylacetone, Regarding amphetamine (for sale), oxymorphone (for sale), pentobarbital, properidine, and tapentadol are codeine (for conversion), codeine (for phenylacetone, properidine, sufentanil, warranted. This notice reflects those sale), dihydromorphine, hydrocodone tapentadol, and thebaine were adjustments. (for sale), levorphanol, methadone, insufficient to provide for the estimated When DEA published the Proposed methadone intermediate, medical, scientific, research, and Aggregate Production Quotas for 2012 methamphetamine, methylphenidate, industrial needs of the United States, on October 21, 2011, that notice morphine (for conversion), morphine export requirements, and the proposed that all Schedule I and II (for sale), noroxymorphone (for establishment and maintenance of controlled substances included in 21 conversion), noroxymorphone (for sale), reserve stocks. opium (tincture), oripavine, oxycodone In determining the aggregate CFR 1308.11 and 1308.21 but not production quotas, DEA has taken into specifically referenced in that notice be (for conversion), oxycodone (for sale), consideration the above comments established at zero. That reference oxymorphone (for conversion), along with the factors set forth at 21 extended to the three synthetic oxymorphone (for sale), sufentanil, and CFR 1303.11(b), in accordance with 21 cathinones (4-methyl-N- thebaine, DEA has determined that the U.S.C. 826(a) and other relevant factors, methylcathinone; 3,4-methylenedioxy- proposed initial 2012 aggregate including the consideration of 2011 N-methylcathinone; and production quotas are sufficient to meet manufacturing quotas, current 2011 3,4,methylenedioxypyrovalerone) that the current 2012 estimated medical, sales and inventories, 2012 export were temporarily placed in Schedule I scientific, research, and industrial needs requirements, additional applications pursuant to the final order also of the United States. This notice for quotas, as well as information on published on October 21, 2011, at 76 FR finalizes these aggregate production research and product development 65371. No comments were received quotas at the same amounts as requirements. Based on this within the published comment period proposed. information, DEA determined that regarding the proposed quota for the In accordance with 21 U.S.C. 826 and adjustments to the proposed aggregate three synthetic cathinones, however, 21 CFR 1303.11, the Administrator production quotas for alfentanil, DEA has determined, based on the dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, information described above, that an