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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Designation of Twenty-six Counties as
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice lists twenty-six
counties designated as additions to the
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
(HIDTA) Program by the Director of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP). These new counties are:
Letcher County in Kentucky and
Hamilton and Washington Counties in
Tennessee as additions to the
Appalachia HIDTA; Barrow, Bartow,
Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette,
Forsyth and Henry Counties in Georgia
and Durham, Johnston, Wake, Wayne
and Wilson Counties in North Carolina
as additions to the Atlanta HIDTA;
Shasta County, California as an addition
to the Central Valley California HIDTA;
Benton, Jefferson, Pulaski and
Washington Counties in Arkansas as
additions to the Gulf Coast HIDTA; Rock
Island County, Illinois as an addition to
the Midwest HIDTA; Chester and
Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania as
additions to the Philadelphia/Camden
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HIDTA; and Midland and Ector
Counties in Texas as additions to the
Southwest Border HIDTA West Texas
Region.
The new counties are designated
pursuant to Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 codified at 21 USCS 1706 et seq,
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, ONDCP considers
to be appropriate, the extent to which:
(1) The area is a significant 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 significant harmful impact in
the area, and 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 Ms. Cheryl
C. Nolan, Acting Deputy Director for
State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Executive
Office of the President, Washington, DC
20503; (202) 395–6912.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
February, 2008.
John P. Walters,
Director.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Designation of Twenty-six Counties as High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists twenty-six counties designated as additions
to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program by the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). These
new counties are: Letcher County in Kentucky and Hamilton and
Washington Counties in Tennessee as additions to the Appalachia HIDTA;
Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth and Henry
Counties in Georgia and Durham, Johnston, Wake, Wayne and Wilson
Counties in North Carolina as additions to the Atlanta HIDTA; Shasta
County, California as an addition to the Central Valley California
HIDTA; Benton, Jefferson, Pulaski and Washington Counties in Arkansas
as additions to the Gulf Coast HIDTA; Rock Island County, Illinois as
an addition to the Midwest HIDTA; Chester and Delaware Counties in
Pennsylvania as additions to the Philadelphia/Camden HIDTA; and Midland
and Ector Counties in Texas as additions to the Southwest Border HIDTA
West Texas Region.
The new counties are designated pursuant to Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 codified at 21 USCS 1706 et
seq, 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, ONDCP considers to be appropriate,
the extent to which: (1) The area is a significant 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 significant harmful impact in the
area, and 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 Ms. Cheryl C. Nolan, Acting Deputy
Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
20503; (202) 395-6912.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of February, 2008.
John P. Walters,
Director.
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