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misrepresentation, fraud, forgery,
deception, or subterfuge.’’ La. Rev. Stat.
Ann. § 40:971.2 (2008) (effective Aug.
15, 2005). It is also unlawful for a
physician to ‘‘prescribe * * * legally
controlled substances beyond his
respective prescribing authority or for a
purpose other than accepted medical
treatment of disease, condition, or
illness. Id., at § 40:971(C)(1) (2008)
(effective Sept. 9, 1988).
As found above, on four occasions,
Applicant prescribed drugs containing
hydrocodone (including Lortab and/or
Lorcet), which are schedule III
narcotics; Xanax, a schedule IV
controlled substance; and Phenergan
with codeine, a schedule V narcotic
cough syrup, to Louisiana State
Troopers acting in undercover
capacities. See DI Aff., at 2. Notably,
Applicant issued these prescriptions
without conducting a physical
examination at any of the visits and the
undercover agents received these
prescriptions even though they did not
demonstrate the conditions or
symptoms that would justify the
prescriptions. Id.
Moreover, both undercover agents
initially denied they were in pain, but
Applicant assisted the agents in
obtaining controlled substances by
encouraging them to make false
statements. See id. For example, while
he denied being in pain, UC1 asked
Applicant for ‘‘[h]ydrocodone pain
pills,’’ and then ‘‘negotiate[ed]’’ with
Applicant to ‘‘falsely state’’ he had a
sexually transmitted disease. Id.
Likewise, Applicant also ‘‘coached’’ the
second undercover agent on what to say
to ‘‘justify issuing the prescriptions and
wrote her coached statements in a
medical file.’’ Id. Therefore, I conclude
that Applicant failed to establish a
physician-patient relationship, lacked a
legitimate medical purpose, and acted
outside of the usual course of
professional practice in prescribing
controlled substances to the undercover
agents and thus violated Federal law.
See 21 CFR 1306.04(a); 21 U.S.C.
841(a)(1); see also Louisiana v. Moody,
393 So. 2d 1212, 1215 (La. 1981)
(holding that physician furnished
prescriptions for ‘‘other than a
legitimate medical purpose’’ based on
evidence showing that prescriptions
were issued in response to specific
requests of patients and physician did
not conduct physical examinations or
take medical histories).
I therefore hold that granting
Applicant’s application for a new
registration ‘‘would be inconsistent with
the public interest.’’ 21 U.S.C. 823(f).
Accordingly, I will order that
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Applicant’s pending application be
denied.
Order
[Notice 11–073]
Pursuant to the authority vested in me
by 21 U.S.C. 823(f) and 28 CFR 0.100(b),
I order that the application of Jose
Gonzalo Zavaleta, M.D., for a DEA
Certificate of Registration as a
practitioner be, and it hereby is, denied.
This order is effective September 9,
2011.
Dated: July 27, 2011.
Michele M. Leonhart,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment
Program
‘‘Add Us In’’ Initiative
AGENCY: Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Correction to the Funding
Opportunity Number and Closing Date.
SUMMARY: The Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Department of
Labor is correcting the New Notice of
Availability of Funds and Solicitation
for Grant Applications (SGA) for
Cooperative Agreements published in
the Federal Register on August 4, 2011
at 76 FR 150. Specifically, we are
correcting the Funding Opportunity
Number to SGA 11–05 and the Closing
Date for receipt of applications to
September 2, 2011. The full Solicitation
for Grant Applications is posted on
https://www.grants.gov under U.S.
Department of Labor/ODEP. If you need
to speak to a person concerning these
grants, you may telephone Cassandra
Mitchell at 202–693–4570 (not a tollfree number).
Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of
August 2011.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–20211 Filed 8–9–11; 8:45 am]
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NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Earth Science
Subcommittee; Meeting
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92–463, as amended, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) announces a meeting of the
Earth Science Subcommittee of the
NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This
Subcommittee reports to the Science
Committee of the NAC. The Meeting
will be held for the purpose of soliciting
from the scientific community and other
persons scientific and technical
information relevant to program
planning.
DATES: Wednesday, August 31, 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place
telephonically. Any interested person
may call the USA toll free conference
call number 888–603–9610, pass code
ESS, to participate in this meeting by
telephone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marian Norris, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452,
fax (202) 358–4118, or
mnorris@nasa.gov.
The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the capacity of the room. The agenda
for the meeting includes the following
topics:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
—Government Performance and Results
Act Review
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on these dates to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants.
August 5, 2011.
Susan M. Burch,
Acting Director, Advisory Committee
Management Division, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Program
``Add Us In'' Initiative
AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Correction to the Funding Opportunity Number and Closing Date.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of
Labor is correcting the New Notice of Availability of Funds and
Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Cooperative Agreements
published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2011 at 76 FR 150.
Specifically, we are correcting the Funding Opportunity Number to SGA
11-05 and the Closing Date for receipt of applications to September 2,
2011. The full Solicitation for Grant Applications is posted on https://www.grants.gov under U.S. Department of Labor/ODEP. If you need to
speak to a person concerning these grants, you may telephone Cassandra
Mitchell at 202-693-4570 (not a toll-free number).
Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of August 2011.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20211 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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