Heather M. Entrekin, DVM; Decision and Order, 17266-17267 [2023-05804]
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Blanton, M.D., 43 FR 27616, 27617
(1978).4
Pursuant to the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, a ‘‘practitioner’’ means
‘‘a physician licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches . . . or
other person licensed, registered, or
otherwise lawfully permitted by the
United States or this State to distribute,
dispense, conduct research with respect
to, administer or use in teaching or
chemical analysis, a controlled
substance in the course of professional
practice or research.’’ 720 Ill. Comp.
Stat. Ann. 570/102(kk) (2022). Further,
the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
requires that ‘‘[e]very person who
manufactures, distributes, or dispenses
any controlled substances . . . must
obtain a registration issued by the
Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation in accordance
with its rules.’’ Id. at 570/302(a).5
Here, the undisputed evidence in the
record is that Registrant currently lacks
authority to handle controlled
substances in Illinois as both his Illinois
medical license and his Illinois
controlled substance license are
suspended. As already discussed, a
practitioner must hold a valid
controlled substance license to dispense
a controlled substance in Illinois. Thus,
because Registrant lacks state authority
to handle controlled substances,
Registrant is not eligible to maintain a
4 This rule derives from the text of two provisions
of the CSA. First, Congress defined the term
‘‘practitioner’’ to mean ‘‘a physician . . . or other
person licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted,
by . . . the jurisdiction in which he practices . . . ,
to distribute, dispense, . . . [or] administer . . . a
controlled substance in the course of professional
practice.’’ 21 U.S.C. 802(21). Second, in setting the
requirements for obtaining a practitioner’s
registration, Congress directed that ‘‘[t]he Attorney
General shall register practitioners . . . if the
applicant is authorized to dispense . . . controlled
substances under the laws of the State in which he
practices.’’ 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1) (this section,
formerly § 823(f), was redesignated as part of the
Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research
Expansion Act, Public Law 117–215, 136 Stat. 2257
(2022)). Because Congress has clearly mandated that
a practitioner possess state authority in order to be
deemed a practitioner under the CSA, the DEA has
held repeatedly that revocation of a practitioner’s
registration is the appropriate sanction whenever he
is no longer authorized to dispense controlled
substances under the laws of the state in which he
practices. See, e.g., James L. Hooper, 76 FR 71371
and 71372; Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 FR
39130, 39131 (2006); Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58
FR 51104, 51105 (1993); Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR
11919, 11920 (1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43
FR 27617.
5 The Illinois Controlled Substances Act also
authorizes the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation to discipline a practitioner
holding a controlled substance license, stating that
‘‘[a] registration under Section 303 to manufacture,
distribute, or dispense a controlled substance . . .
may be denied, refused renewal, suspended, or
revoked by the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.’’ Id. at 570/304(a).
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DEA registration. Accordingly, the
Agency will order that Registrant’s DEA
registration be revoked.
Order
Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the
authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C.
824(a), I hereby revoke DEA Certificate
of Registration No. FM7946481 issued to
Shahid Masood, M.D. Further, pursuant
to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the authority
vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), I
hereby deny any pending applications
of Shahid Masood, M.D., to renew or
modify this registration, as well as any
other pending application of Shahid
Masood, M.D., for additional
registration in Illinois. This Order is
effective April 21, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Drug
Enforcement Administration was signed
on March 15, 2023, by Administrator
Anne Milgram. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DEA. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DEA Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
DEA. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Heather Achbach,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug
Enforcement Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. 23–8]
Heather M. Entrekin, DVM; Decision
and Order
On August 9, 2022, the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA or
Government) issued an Order to Show
Cause (OSC) to Heather M. Entrekin,
DVM (Respondent). OSC, at 1, 3. The
OSC proposed the revocation of
Respondent’s Certificate of
Registration 1 because Respondent is
‘‘without authority to handle controlled
substances in the State of Alabama, the
1 Registration No. FE4914164 at the registered
address of 1360 Montgomery Hwy., Ste. 114,
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216–2750. Id. at 1.
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state in which [she is] registered with
DEA.’’ Id. at 2.
Respondent timely requested a
hearing; thereafter, the Government
filed and the Chief Administrative Law
Judge (CALJ) granted a Motion for
Summary Disposition recommending
the revocation of Respondent’s
registration. Order Granting the
Government’s Motion for Summary
Disposition and Recommended Rulings,
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
and Decision of the Administrative Law
Judge (Recommended Decision or RD),
at 5–7. Respondent did not file
exceptions to the RD. Having reviewed
the entire record, the Agency adopts and
hereby incorporates by reference the
entirety of the CALJ’s rulings, findings
of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommended sanction and summarizes
and expands upon portions thereof
herein.
Findings of Fact
On May 19, 2022, the Alabama Board
of Veterinary Examiners issued an Order
that suspended Respondent’s Alabama
controlled substance license. RD, at 4;
see also Government’s Motion for
Summary Disposition, Exhibit (GX) 2,
Attachment A, at 1. As of November 22,
2022, Respondent’s Alabama controlled
substance license was still suspended.
RD, at 4; GX 2, Attachment B.2
Accordingly, the Agency finds that
Respondent is not currently licensed to
handle controlled substances in
Alabama, the state in which she is
registered with the DEA.
Discussion
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), the
Attorney General is authorized to
suspend or revoke a registration issued
under section 823 of the Controlled
Substances Act (CSA) ‘‘upon a finding
that the registrant . . . has had his State
license or registration suspended . . .
2 The Agency has no indication that the status of
Respondent’s license (which is not publically
available information) has changed. Prior to the
issuance of the RD, Respondent acknowledged that
her license was suspended. See Respondent’s
Response, at 3–4. Following the issuance of the RD,
Respondent did not file any Exceptions to indicate
that her license had been restored, nor has the
Agency to date received any correspondence from
Respondent regarding any changes to the status of
her license. Accordingly, the Agency finds that
Respondent’s Alabama controlled substance license
remains suspended as of the date of signature of
this Order. Respondent may dispute the Agency’s
finding by filing a motion for reconsideration of
findings of fact within fifteen calendar days of the
date of this Order with supporting documentation
(showing that Respondent was able to dispense
controlled substances on or before the date of this
Order). Any such motion and response shall be
filed and served by email to the other party and to
the DEA Office of the Administrator, Drug
Enforcement Administration at
dea.addo.attorneys@dea.gov.
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[or] revoked . . . by competent State
authority and is no longer authorized by
State law to engage in the . . .
dispensing of controlled substances.’’
With respect to a practitioner, the DEA
has also long held that the possession of
authority to dispense controlled
substances under the laws of the state in
which a practitioner engages in
professional practice is a fundamental
condition 3 for obtaining and
maintaining a practitioner’s registration.
See, e.g., James L. Hooper, M.D., 76 FR
71371 (2011), pet. for rev. denied, 481
F. App’x 826 (4th Cir. 2012); Frederick
Marsh Blanton, M.D., 43 FR 27616,
27617 (1978).4
According to Alabama statute,
‘‘[e]very person who manufactures,
distributes, or dispenses any controlled
substance within [the] state or who
proposes to engage in the manufacture,
distribution, or dispensing of any
controlled substance within [the] state
3 As such, the Agency finds Respondent’s
arguments regarding the permissive nature of 21
U.S.C. 824(a)(3), see Respondent’s Response, at 3–
4, to be unavailing. RD, at 5; see also Bhanoo
Sharma, M.D., 87 FR 41355, 41356 n.4 (2022).
4 This rule derives from the text of two provisions
of the CSA. First, Congress defined the term
‘‘practitioner’’ to mean ‘‘a physician . . .
veterinarian . . . or other person licensed,
registered, or otherwise permitted, by . . . the
jurisdiction in which he practices . . . , to
distribute, dispense, . . . [or] administer . . . a
controlled substance in the course of professional
practice.’’ 21 U.S.C. 802(21). Second, in setting the
requirements for obtaining a practitioner’s
registration, Congress directed that ‘‘[t]he Attorney
General shall register practitioners . . . if the
applicant is authorized to dispense . . . controlled
substances under the laws of the State in which he
practices.’’ 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1) (this section,
formerly section 823(f), was redesignated as part of
the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research
Expansion Act, Public Law 117–215, 136 Stat. 2257
(2022)). Because Congress has clearly mandated that
a practitioner possess state authority in order to be
deemed a practitioner under the CSA, the DEA has
held repeatedly that revocation of a practitioner’s
registration is the appropriate sanction whenever he
is no longer authorized to dispense controlled
substances under the laws of the state in which he
practices. See, e.g., James L. Hooper, 76 FR 71371–
72; Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 FR 39130, 39131
(2006); Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58 FR 51104,
51105 (1993); Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR 11919,
11920 (1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43 FR
27617. Moreover, because ‘‘the controlling
question’’ in a proceeding brought under 21 U.S.C.
824(a)(3) is whether the holder of a practitioner’s
registration ‘‘is currently authorized to handle
controlled substances in the [S]tate,’’ Hooper, 76 FR
at 71371 (quoting Anne Lazar Thorn, 62 FR 12847,
12848 (1997)), the Agency has also long held that
revocation is warranted even where a practitioner
is still challenging the underlying action. Bourne
Pharmacy, 72 FR 18273, 18274 (2007); Wingfield
Drugs, 52 FR 27070, 27071 (1987). Thus, it is of no
consequence here that the final outcome of the
underlying action against Respondent may still be
pending. See Respondent’s Response, at 3–4. What
is consequential is the Agency’s finding that
Respondent is not currently authorized to dispense
controlled substances in Alabama, the state in
which she is registered with the DEA. Austin J.
Kosier, M.D., 87 FR 4941, 4943 (2022).
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must obtain annually a registration
issued by the certifying boards in
accordance with [their] rules.’’ Ala.
Code section 20–2–51(a) (2022); see also
Ala. Admin. Code r. 930–X–1.13(1)
(2022) (‘‘[a]ll licensed veterinarians who
handle controlled substances must
register annually with the State Board
and get a state controlled substance
number from the Board’’). Further,
‘‘dispense’’ means ‘‘[t]o deliver a
controlled substance to an ultimate user
or research subject by or pursuant to the
lawful order of a practitioner, including
the prescribing, administering,
packaging, labeling, or compounding
necessary to prepare the substance for
that delivery.’’ Ala. Code section 20–2–
2(7) (2022).
Here, the undisputed evidence in the
record is that Respondent currently
lacks authority to dispense controlled
substances in Alabama because her
Alabama controlled substance license
has been suspended. RD, at 5. As
discussed above, an individual must
hold an Alabama controlled substance
license to dispense a controlled
substance in Alabama. RD, at 5–6. Thus,
because Respondent lacks authority to
handle controlled substances in
Alabama, Respondent is not eligible to
maintain a DEA registration. See RD, at
6. Accordingly, the Agency will order
that Respondent’s DEA registration be
revoked.
Order
Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the
authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C.
824(a), I hereby revoke DEA Certificate
of Registration No. FE4914164 issued to
Heather M. Entrekin, DVM. Further,
pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the
authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C.
823(g)(1), I hereby deny any pending
applications of Heather M. Entrekin,
DVM, to renew or modify this
registration, as well as any other
pending application of Heather M.
Entrekin, DVM, for additional
registration in Alabama. This Order is
effective April 21, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Drug
Enforcement Administration was signed
on March 15, 2023, by Administrator
Anne Milgram. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DEA. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DEA Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
DEA. This administrative process in no
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way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Heather Achbach,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug
Enforcement Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. 23–2]
Christina Collins, APRN; Decision and
Order
On September 28, 2022, the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA or
Government) issued an Order to Show
Cause (OSC) to Christina Collins, APRN
(Respondent). OSC, at 1, 3. The OSC
proposed the denial of Respondent’s
renewal application 1 because
Respondent is ‘‘without authority to
handle controlled substances in the
State of Tennessee, the state in which
[she is] registered with DEA.’’ Id. at 2
(citing 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3)).
Respondent requested a hearing; 2
thereafter the Government filed and the
ALJ granted a Motion for Summary
Disposition recommending the denial of
Respondent’s renewal application for
her registration. RD, at 7–8. Respondent
did not file exceptions to the RD.
Having reviewed the entire record, the
Agency adopts and hereby incorporates
by reference the entirety of the ALJ’s
rulings, findings of fact, conclusions of
law, and recommended sanction and
summarizes and expands upon portions
thereof herein.
Findings of Fact
On February 28, 2022, the Tennessee
Board of Nursing issued a Final Order
revoking Respondent’s Tennessee
license to practice as an Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse (APRN
license). RD, at 6–7; Government’s
Submission of Evidence Regarding Proof
of Service and Motion for Summary
Disposition, Exhibit (GX) D, at 1, 11,
1 Certificate of Registration No. MC1638696 at the
registered address of 6523 Central Avenue Pike,
Knoxville, Tennessee 37912. Id. at 1.
2 Respondent’s Request for Hearing is dated
October 31, 2022, see Administrative Law Judge
Exhibit (ALJX) 4, at 1, but was deemed filed on
November 1, 2022. Further, although Respondent’s
Request for Hearing was untimely, the
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) accepted the filing.
Order Granting the Government’s Motion for
Summary Disposition, and Recommended Rulings,
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision
of the Administrative Law Judge (Recommended
Decision or RD), at 2–4.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. 23-8]
Heather M. Entrekin, DVM; Decision and Order
On August 9, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or
Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Heather M. Entrekin,
DVM (Respondent). OSC, at 1, 3. The OSC proposed the revocation of
Respondent's Certificate of Registration \1\ because Respondent is
``without authority to handle controlled substances in the State of
Alabama, the state in which [she is] registered with DEA.'' Id. at 2.
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\1\ Registration No. FE4914164 at the registered address of 1360
Montgomery Hwy., Ste. 114, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216-2750. Id. at 1.
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Respondent timely requested a hearing; thereafter, the Government
filed and the Chief Administrative Law Judge (CALJ) granted a Motion
for Summary Disposition recommending the revocation of Respondent's
registration. Order Granting the Government's Motion for Summary
Disposition and Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of
Law, and Decision of the Administrative Law Judge (Recommended Decision
or RD), at 5-7. Respondent did not file exceptions to the RD. Having
reviewed the entire record, the Agency adopts and hereby incorporates
by reference the entirety of the CALJ's rulings, findings of fact,
conclusions of law, and recommended sanction and summarizes and expands
upon portions thereof herein.
Findings of Fact
On May 19, 2022, the Alabama Board of Veterinary Examiners issued
an Order that suspended Respondent's Alabama controlled substance
license. RD, at 4; see also Government's Motion for Summary
Disposition, Exhibit (GX) 2, Attachment A, at 1. As of November 22,
2022, Respondent's Alabama controlled substance license was still
suspended. RD, at 4; GX 2, Attachment B.\2\ Accordingly, the Agency
finds that Respondent is not currently licensed to handle controlled
substances in Alabama, the state in which she is registered with the
DEA.
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\2\ The Agency has no indication that the status of Respondent's
license (which is not publically available information) has changed.
Prior to the issuance of the RD, Respondent acknowledged that her
license was suspended. See Respondent's Response, at 3-4. Following
the issuance of the RD, Respondent did not file any Exceptions to
indicate that her license had been restored, nor has the Agency to
date received any correspondence from Respondent regarding any
changes to the status of her license. Accordingly, the Agency finds
that Respondent's Alabama controlled substance license remains
suspended as of the date of signature of this Order. Respondent may
dispute the Agency's finding by filing a motion for reconsideration
of findings of fact within fifteen calendar days of the date of this
Order with supporting documentation (showing that Respondent was
able to dispense controlled substances on or before the date of this
Order). Any such motion and response shall be filed and served by
email to the other party and to the DEA Office of the Administrator,
Drug Enforcement Administration at [email protected].
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Discussion
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), the Attorney General is authorized
to suspend or revoke a registration issued under section 823 of the
Controlled Substances Act (CSA) ``upon a finding that the registrant .
. . has had his State license or registration suspended . . .
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[or] revoked . . . by competent State authority and is no longer
authorized by State law to engage in the . . . dispensing of controlled
substances.'' With respect to a practitioner, the DEA has also long
held that the possession of authority to dispense controlled substances
under the laws of the state in which a practitioner engages in
professional practice is a fundamental condition \3\ for obtaining and
maintaining a practitioner's registration. See, e.g., James L. Hooper,
M.D., 76 FR 71371 (2011), pet. for rev. denied, 481 F. App'x 826 (4th
Cir. 2012); Frederick Marsh Blanton, M.D., 43 FR 27616, 27617
(1978).\4\
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\3\ As such, the Agency finds Respondent's arguments regarding
the permissive nature of 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), see Respondent's
Response, at 3-4, to be unavailing. RD, at 5; see also Bhanoo
Sharma, M.D., 87 FR 41355, 41356 n.4 (2022).
\4\ This rule derives from the text of two provisions of the
CSA. First, Congress defined the term ``practitioner'' to mean ``a
physician . . . veterinarian . . . or other person licensed,
registered, or otherwise permitted, by . . . the jurisdiction in
which he practices . . . , to distribute, dispense, . . . [or]
administer . . . a controlled substance in the course of
professional practice.'' 21 U.S.C. 802(21). Second, in setting the
requirements for obtaining a practitioner's registration, Congress
directed that ``[t]he Attorney General shall register practitioners
. . . if the applicant is authorized to dispense . . . controlled
substances under the laws of the State in which he practices.'' 21
U.S.C. 823(g)(1) (this section, formerly section 823(f), was
redesignated as part of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol
Research Expansion Act, Public Law 117-215, 136 Stat. 2257 (2022)).
Because Congress has clearly mandated that a practitioner possess
state authority in order to be deemed a practitioner under the CSA,
the DEA has held repeatedly that revocation of a practitioner's
registration is the appropriate sanction whenever he is no longer
authorized to dispense controlled substances under the laws of the
state in which he practices. See, e.g., James L. Hooper, 76 FR
71371-72; Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 FR 39130, 39131 (2006);
Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58 FR 51104, 51105 (1993); Bobby Watts,
M.D., 53 FR 11919, 11920 (1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43 FR
27617. Moreover, because ``the controlling question'' in a
proceeding brought under 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3) is whether the holder
of a practitioner's registration ``is currently authorized to handle
controlled substances in the [S]tate,'' Hooper, 76 FR at 71371
(quoting Anne Lazar Thorn, 62 FR 12847, 12848 (1997)), the Agency
has also long held that revocation is warranted even where a
practitioner is still challenging the underlying action. Bourne
Pharmacy, 72 FR 18273, 18274 (2007); Wingfield Drugs, 52 FR 27070,
27071 (1987). Thus, it is of no consequence here that the final
outcome of the underlying action against Respondent may still be
pending. See Respondent's Response, at 3-4. What is consequential is
the Agency's finding that Respondent is not currently authorized to
dispense controlled substances in Alabama, the state in which she is
registered with the DEA. Austin J. Kosier, M.D., 87 FR 4941, 4943
(2022).
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According to Alabama statute, ``[e]very person who manufactures,
distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance within [the] state
or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or
dispensing of any controlled substance within [the] state must obtain
annually a registration issued by the certifying boards in accordance
with [their] rules.'' Ala. Code section 20-2-51(a) (2022); see also
Ala. Admin. Code r. 930-X-1.13(1) (2022) (``[a]ll licensed
veterinarians who handle controlled substances must register annually
with the State Board and get a state controlled substance number from
the Board''). Further, ``dispense'' means ``[t]o deliver a controlled
substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the
lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing,
administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare
the substance for that delivery.'' Ala. Code section 20-2-2(7) (2022).
Here, the undisputed evidence in the record is that Respondent
currently lacks authority to dispense controlled substances in Alabama
because her Alabama controlled substance license has been suspended.
RD, at 5. As discussed above, an individual must hold an Alabama
controlled substance license to dispense a controlled substance in
Alabama. RD, at 5-6. Thus, because Respondent lacks authority to handle
controlled substances in Alabama, Respondent is not eligible to
maintain a DEA registration. See RD, at 6. Accordingly, the Agency will
order that Respondent's DEA registration be revoked.
Order
Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the authority vested in me by 21
U.S.C. 824(a), I hereby revoke DEA Certificate of Registration No.
FE4914164 issued to Heather M. Entrekin, DVM. Further, pursuant to 28
CFR 0.100(b) and the authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), I
hereby deny any pending applications of Heather M. Entrekin, DVM, to
renew or modify this registration, as well as any other pending
application of Heather M. Entrekin, DVM, for additional registration in
Alabama. This Order is effective April 21, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Drug Enforcement Administration was signed on
March 15, 2023, by Administrator Anne Milgram. That document with the
original signature and date is maintained by DEA. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the
Federal Register, the undersigned DEA Federal Register Liaison Officer
has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic
format for publication, as an official document of DEA. This
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Heather Achbach,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-05804 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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