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and dependence and are controlled to
protect the public health and safety.
Section 306 of the CSA (21 U.S.C.
826) requires the Attorney General to
establish aggregate production quotas
for each basic class of controlled
substance listed in schedules I and II
each year. The Attorney General has
delegated this authority under 21 U.S.C.
826 to the Administrator of the DEA, 28
CFR 0.100.
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Background
The DEA established the initial 2014
aggregate production quotas and
assessments for annual need on
September 9, 2013 (78 FR 55099). The
notice stipulated that, as provided for in
21 CFR 1303.13, all aggregate
production quotas and assessments for
annual need are subject to adjustment.
Analysis for Adjusting the Established
2014 Aggregate Production Quota for
Marijuana Effective on the Date of
Publication
In determining to adjust the aggregate
production quota, the DEA takes into
consideration, among other factors, the
relevant scientific and research needs of
the United States. 21 U.S.C. 826; 21 CFR
1303.13(b)(5).
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) is a component of the National
Institutes of Health and the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, and it oversees the cultivation,
production and distribution of researchgrade marijuana on behalf of the United
States Government, pursuant to the
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
(March 30, 1961, 18 UST 1407). NIDA
recently notified the DEA that it
required additional supplies of
marijuana to be manufactured in 2014 to
provide for current and anticipated
research efforts involving marijuana.
Specifically, NIDA stated that 600
kilograms is necessary to be
manufactured in 2014.
The DEA was unaware of NIDA’s
additional need at the time the initial
aggregate production quota for
marijuana was established in September
2013.
The aggregate production quota for
marijuana should be increased in order
to provide a continuous and
uninterrupted supply of marijuana in
support of DEA-registered researchers
who are approved by the Federal
Government to utilize marijuana in their
research protocols.
In the event the established aggregate
production quota is increased, DEA
regulations require general notice of the
adjustment prior to adjusting the quota.
21 CFR 1303.13(c). Due to the
manufacturing process unique to
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marijuana, including the length of time
and conditions necessary to propagate
and process the substance for
distribution in 2014, it is necessary to
adjust the initial, established 2014
aggregate production quota for
marijuana as soon as practicable.
Accordingly, the Administrator finds
good cause to adjust the aggregate
production quota for marijuana before
accepting written comments from
interested persons or holding a public
hearing, pursuant to 21 CFR 1303.13(c).
More specifically, the Administrator
finds, based on NIDA’s aforementioned
submission to DEA, that it is in the
public interest to adjust the aggregate
production quota immediately to ensure
that the cultivation of marijuana to meet
NIDA’s anticipated needs to supply
researchers can proceed within the
current grow cycle. For this same
reason, the Administrator finds that
delaying the adjustment to the aggregate
production quota for marijuana until
after the comment period would be
impracticable. Any such comments
shall be considered if submitted in
accordance with the procedures
described herein.
In issuing this adjustment, the DEA
has taken into account the criteria that
the DEA is required to consider in
accordance with 21 CFR 1303.13(b). The
DEA determines whether to adjust the
aggregate production quotas for basic
classes of schedule I and II controlled
substances by considering: (1) Changes
in demand for the basic class, changes
in the national rate of net disposal for
the class, and changes in the rate of net
disposal by the registrants holding
individual manufacturing quotas for the
class; (2) whether any increased demand
or changes in the national or individual
rates of net disposal are temporary,
short term, or long term; (3) whether any
increased demand can be met through
existing inventories, increased
individual manufacturing quotas, or
increased importation, without
increasing the aggregate production
quota; (4) whether any decreased
demand will result in excessive
inventory accumulation by all persons
registered to handle the class; and (5)
other factors affecting the medical,
scientific, research, and industrial needs
of the United States and lawful export
requirements, as the Administrator finds
relevant.
Based on the above, the Administrator
adjusts the established 2014 aggregate
production quota for marijuana, to be
manufactured in the United States in
2014 to provide for the estimated
scientific, research, and industrial needs
of the United States, and the
establishment and maintenance of
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reserve stocks, expressed in grams of
anhydrous acid or base, as follows:
Basic class—
schedule I
Previously
established
2014 quota
(g)
Adjusted
2014 Quota
(g)
Marijuana ..........
21,000
650,000
Dated: April 29, 2014.
Michele M. Leonhart,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Form ETA–9089,
Application for Permanent
Employment Certification (OMB
Control Number 1205–0451), Extension
of Currently Approved Collection
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
helps ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data about
Form ETA–9089, Application for
Permanent Employment Certification
(OMB Control Number 1205–0451),
which expires August 31, 2014. The
form is used in DOL’s employmentbased immigration program by
employers to request permission to
bring foreign workers to the United
States as immigrants, and in the
Department of Homeland Security’s
National Interest Waiver (NIW) program
by individuals applying for a waiver of
the job offer requirement if the waiver
is deemed to be in the national interest.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
SUMMARY:
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addresses section below on or before
July 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to William L. Carlson, Ph.D.,
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, Room C–4312,
Employment & Training Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Telephone number: 202–
693–3010 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with hearing or
speech impairments may access the
telephone number above via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/
TDD). Fax: 202–693–2768. Email:
ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov subject line:
ETA–9089. A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the office
listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information collection on ETA
Form 9089 is required by sections
203(b)(2) and (b)(3) and 212(a)(5)(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2) and (3) and
1182(a)(5)(A)). DOL and the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) have
promulgated regulations to implement
the INA. Specifically for this collection,
the regulations at 20 CFR 656 and 8 CFR
204.5 (the regulations) are applicable.
Section 212(a)(5)(A) of the INA requires
the Secretary of Labor to certify that any
alien seeking to enter the United States
for the purpose of performing skilled or
unskilled labor is not adversely affecting
wages and working conditions of U.S.
workers similarly employed and that
there are not sufficient U.S. workers
able, willing, and qualified to perform
such skilled or unskilled labor. Before
any employer may request any skilled or
unskilled alien labor, it must submit a
request for certification to the Secretary
of Labor containing the elements
prescribed by the INA and the
regulations. The regulations require
employers to document their
recruitment efforts and to substantiate
the reasons no U.S. workers were hired.
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II. Review Focus
DOL is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
In order to meet its statutory
responsibilities under the INA, DOL
must extend without modification an
existing collection of information
pertaining to employers seeking to
import foreign labor. The form used to
collect the information is used not only
by DOL, but also by Department of
Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to meet
the requirements of the INA. DOL uses
the information collected in its
permanent certification program. USCIS
uses the form for its National Interest
Waiver program, and to consider
employment-based immigration
applications by employers of employees
engaged in Schedule A-Shortage
Occupations, and by employers of
sheepherders.
Type of Review: extension.
Title: Form ETA–9089, Application
for Permanent Employment
Certification.
OMB Number: 1205–0451.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, business or other forprofits, and not-for-profit institutions,
farms, and Federal, state, local or tribal
governments.
Form(s): ETA–9089.
Total Annual Respondents: 73,400.
Annual Frequency: On occasion.
Total Annual Responses: 295,472.
Average Time per Response: 46
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 227,687.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: $467,000.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
workers by (TA–W) number issued
during the period of March 31, 2014
through April 4, 2014.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the
following must be satisfied:
(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially
separated;
(2) The sales or production, or both,
of such firm have decreased
absolutely; and
(3) One of the following must be
satisfied:
(A) Imports of articles or services like
or directly competitive with articles
produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased;
(B) Imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles into
which one or more component parts
produced by such firm are directly
incorporated, have increased;
(C) Imports of articles directly
incorporating one or more
component parts produced outside
the United States that are like or
directly competitive with imports of
articles incorporating one or more
component parts produced by such
firm have increased;
(D) Imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are
produced directly using services
supplied by such firm, have
increased; and
(4) The increase in imports
contributed importantly to such
workers’ separation or threat of
separation and to the decline in the
sales or production of such firm; or
II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the
following must be satisfied:
(1) A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA-9089,
Application for Permanent Employment Certification (OMB Control Number
1205-0451), Extension of Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the collection of
data about Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment
Certification (OMB Control Number 1205-0451), which expires August 31,
2014. The form is used in DOL's employment-based immigration program by
employers to request permission to bring foreign workers to the United
States as immigrants, and in the Department of Homeland Security's
National Interest Waiver (NIW) program by individuals applying for a
waiver of the job offer requirement if the waiver is deemed to be in
the national interest.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
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addresses section below on or before July 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to William L. Carlson, Ph.D.,
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Room C-4312,
Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone number: 202-
693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or
speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-2768. Email: ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov
subject line: ETA-9089. A copy of the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information collection on ETA Form 9089 is required by sections
203(b)(2) and (b)(3) and 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2) and (3) and 1182(a)(5)(A)).
DOL and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have promulgated
regulations to implement the INA. Specifically for this collection, the
regulations at 20 CFR 656 and 8 CFR 204.5 (the regulations) are
applicable. Section 212(a)(5)(A) of the INA requires the Secretary of
Labor to certify that any alien seeking to enter the United States for
the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor is not adversely
affecting wages and working conditions of U.S. workers similarly
employed and that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing,
and qualified to perform such skilled or unskilled labor. Before any
employer may request any skilled or unskilled alien labor, it must
submit a request for certification to the Secretary of Labor containing
the elements prescribed by the INA and the regulations. The regulations
require employers to document their recruitment efforts and to
substantiate the reasons no U.S. workers were hired.
II. Review Focus
DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
In order to meet its statutory responsibilities under the INA, DOL
must extend without modification an existing collection of information
pertaining to employers seeking to import foreign labor. The form used
to collect the information is used not only by DOL, but also by
Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) to meet the requirements of the INA. DOL uses the
information collected in its permanent certification program. USCIS
uses the form for its National Interest Waiver program, and to consider
employment-based immigration applications by employers of employees
engaged in Schedule A-Shortage Occupations, and by employers of
sheepherders.
Type of Review: extension.
Title: Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment
Certification.
OMB Number: 1205-0451.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profits, and not-for-profit institutions, farms, and Federal, state,
local or tribal governments.
Form(s): ETA-9089.
Total Annual Respondents: 73,400.
Annual Frequency: On occasion.
Total Annual Responses: 295,472.
Average Time per Response: 46 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 227,687.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: $467,000.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the ICR;
they will also become a matter of public record.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-10185 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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