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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. 23–11]
Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O.; Decision and
Order
On October 25, 2022, the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA or
Government) issued an Order to Show
Cause (OSC) to Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O.
(Respondent). OSC, at 1, 3. The OSC
proposed the revocation of
Respondent’s registration 1 because
Respondent is ‘‘without authority to
prescribe, administer, dispense, or
otherwise handle controlled substances
in the State of Florida—the state in
which [she is] registered with DEA.’’ Id.
at 2.
Respondent requested a hearing; 2
thereafter, the Government filed and the
Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter,
ALJ) granted a Motion for Summary
Disposition recommending the
revocation of Respondent’s registration.
RD, at 5–6. 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.
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Findings of Fact
On July 19, 2022, Respondent entered
into a voluntarily agreement to
withdraw from the practice of medicine
in Florida. RD, at 6; ALJX 6, Exhibit B.
According to Florida online records, of
which the Agency takes official notice,
Respondent’s Florida medical license is
listed as ‘‘VOLUN. WITHDRAW,’’
indicating that ‘‘[l]licensee may not
practice in Florida while the licensee is
under a voluntary withdrawal
agreement with the department.’’ 3
1 Certificate of Registration No. FS5332818 at the
registered address of 5017 Glenn Drive, New Port
Richey, Florida. Id. at 1.
2 The Government argued that the Respondent’s
request for a hearing was untimely; Respondent
argued that the OSC was not properly served and,
in the alternative, that the request for a hearing was
timely. Administrative Law Judge Exhibit (ALJX) 6,
at 3–4; ALJX 7. The ALJ determined, among other
things, that Respondent was properly served and
that there was good cause to accept the request for
a hearing as timely filed. 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 2–5.
3 Under the Administrative Procedure Act, an
agency ‘‘may take official notice of facts at any stage
in a proceeding—even in the final decision.’’
United States Department of Justice, Attorney
General’s Manual on the Administrative Procedure
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Florida Department of Health License
Verification, https://mqainternet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearch
Services/ (last visited date of signature
of this Order). Accordingly, the Agency
finds that Respondent is not currently
licensed to engage in the practice of
medicine in Florida, 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 . . .
[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 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
Act 80 (1947) (Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, Inc., Reprint
1979). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556(e), ‘‘[w]hen an
agency decision rests on official notice of a material
fact not appearing in the evidence in the record, a
party is entitled, on timely request, to an
opportunity to show the contrary.’’ Accordingly,
Respondent may dispute the Agency’s finding by
filing a properly supported motion for
reconsideration of findings of fact within fifteen
calendar days of the date of this Order. Any such
motion and response shall be filed and served by
email to the other party and to Office of the
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration at
dea.addo.attorneys@dea.gov.
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 section 823(f), was redesignated as part of
the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research
Expansion Act, Pub. L. 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 at
71371–72; Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 FR
39130, 39131 (2006); Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58
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According to Florida statute, ‘‘A
practitioner, in good faith and in the
course of his or her professional practice
only, may prescribe, administer,
dispense, mix, or otherwise prepare a
controlled substance.’’ Fla. Stat. section
893.05(1)(a) (2022). Further, a
‘‘practitioner’’ as defined by Florida
statute includes ‘‘a physician licensed
under chapter 458.’’ 5 Id. at section
893.02(23).
Here, the undisputed evidence in the
record is that Respondent currently
lacks authority to practice medicine in
Florida. RD, at 8. As discussed above, a
person must be a licensed practitioner
to dispense a controlled substance in
Florida. Id. Thus, because Respondent
lacks authority to practice medicine in
Florida and, therefore, is not authorized
to handle controlled substances in
Florida, Respondent is not eligible to
maintain a DEA registration. Id.
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. FS5332818 issued to
Tiffani D. Shelton. D.O. 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 Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O.,
to renew or modify this registration, as
well as any other pending application of
Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O., for additional
registration in Florida. This Order is
effective May 11, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Drug
Enforcement Administration was signed
on April 4, 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
FR 51104, 51105 (1993); Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR
11919, 11920 (1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43
FR at 27617.
5 Chapter 458 regulates medical practice and
applies to Respondent; it defines a ‘‘physician’’ as
a person who is licensed to practice medicine in
this state.’’ Id. at section 458.305(4).
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Enforcement Administration.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Richard Washinsky, M.D.; Decision
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On August 11, 2022, the Drug
Enforcement Administration
(hereinafter, DEA or Government)
issued an Order to Show Cause and
Immediate Suspension of Registration
(hereinafter, OSC/ISO) to Richard
Washinsky, M.D., (hereinafter,
Registrant) of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Request for Final Agency Action
(hereinafter, RFAA), Exhibit
(hereinafter, RFAAX) 2, at 1. The OSC/
ISO informed Registrant of the
immediate suspension of his DEA
Certificate of Registration, Control No.
BW3227318, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
824(d), alleging that Registrant’s
continued registration constitutes ‘‘ ‘an
imminent danger to the public health or
safety.’ ’’ Id. The OSC/ISO also proposed
the revocation of Registrant’s
registration, alleging that Registrant has
‘‘committed such acts as would render
[his] registration inconsistent with the
public interest’’ and that Registrant is
‘‘without authority to handle controlled
substances in the State of Nevada, the
state in which [he is] registered with
DEA.’’ 1 Id. at 1, 3 (citing 21 U.S.C.
824(a)(4), 823(g)(1),2 824(a)(3)).
The Agency makes the following
findings of fact based on the
uncontroverted evidence submitted by
the Government in its RFAA dated
February 6, 2023.3
1 The registered address of Registrant’s DEA
Certificate of Registration, Control No. BW3227318,
is 9010 West Cheyenne Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada
89129. Id. at 2.
2 Effective December 2, 2022, the Medical
Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion
Act, Public Law 117–215, 136 Stat. 2257 (2022)
(Marijuana Research Amendments or MRA),
amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and
other statutes. Relevant to this matter, the MRA
redesignated 21 U.S.C. 823(f), cited in the OSC, as
21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1). Accordingly, this Decision cites
to the current designation, 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1), and
to the MRA-amended CSA throughout.
3 Based on the Declarations from two DEA Group
Supervisors, the Agency finds that the
Government’s service of the OSC/ISO on Registrant
was adequate. RFAAX 3, at 2–3; RFAAX 4, at 1–
2. Further, based on the Government’s assertions in
its RFAA, the Agency finds that more than thirty
days have passed since Registrant was served with
the OSC/ISO and Registrant has neither requested
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I. Findings of Fact
On March 2, 2022, the Nevada State
Board of Pharmacy issued an Order on
Show Cause Hearing that immediately
suspended Registrant’s Nevada
controlled substance license. RFAAX 3,
Attachment C, at 1–2. On September 7,
2022, the Nevada State Board of
Pharmacy issued a Stipulation and
Order on Second Order to Show Cause
that revoked Registrant’s Nevada
controlled substance license.4 RFAAX 3,
Attachment F, at 1–2. According to
Nevada’s online records, of which the
Agency takes official notice, Registrant’s
Nevada controlled substance license is
still revoked.5 Nevada State Board of
Pharmacy License Verification, https://
bop.nv.gov/resources/ALL/License_
Verification (last visited date of
signature of this Order). Accordingly,
the Agency finds that Registrant is not
licensed to handle controlled substances
in Nevada, the state in which he is
registered with the DEA.
The Agency further finds that the
Government’s evidence shows that
Registrant continued to prescribe
controlled substances after his Nevada
controlled substance license was
suspended, with Registrant issuing at
least three prescriptions for controlled
substances from at least March 4, 2022,
through at least July 15, 2022. RFAAX
5, at 3–6, 9–12.
II. Discussion
A. 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3): Loss of State
Authority
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 CSA ‘‘upon a
finding that the registrant . . . has had
a hearing nor submitted a corrective action plan and
therefore has waived any such rights. RFAA, at 3;
see also 21 CFR 1301.43 and 21 U.S.C. 824(c)(2).
4 The September 7, 2022 Stipulation Order further
states ‘‘[Registrant] may not possess (except
pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner),
administer, prescribe or dispense a controlled
substance until . . . the Board reinstates his
certificate of registration.’’ Id., at 2–3.
5 Under the Administrative Procedure Act, an
agency ‘‘may take official notice of facts at any stage
in a proceeding—even in the final decision.’’
United States Department of Justice, Attorney
General’s Manual on the Administrative Procedure
Act 80 (1947) (Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, Inc., Reprint
1979). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556(e), ‘‘[w]hen an
agency decision rests on official notice of a material
fact not appearing in the evidence in the record, a
party is entitled, on timely request, to an
opportunity to show the contrary.’’ Accordingly,
Registrant may dispute the Agency’s finding by
filing a properly supported motion for
reconsideration of findings of fact within fifteen
calendar days of the date of this Order. Any such
motion and response shall be filed and served by
email to the other party and to Office of the
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration at
dea.addo.attorneys@dea.gov.
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his State license or registration
suspended . . . [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 for
obtaining and maintaining a
practitioner’s registration. See, e.g.,
James L. Hooper, M.D., 76 FR 71,371
(2011), pet. for rev. denied, 481 F. App’x
826 (4th Cir. 2012); Frederick Marsh
Blanton, M.D., 43 FR 27,616, 27,617
(1978).6
According to Nevada statute, ‘‘[e]very
practitioner or other person who
dispenses any controlled substance
within this State or who proposes to
engage in the dispensing of any
controlled substance within this State
shall obtain biennially a registration
issued by the [State Board of Pharmacy]
in accordance with its regulations.’’
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.226(1) (2022).
Further, Nevada statute defines a
‘‘practitioner’’ as a ‘‘physician . . . who
holds a license to practice his or her
profession in this State and is registered
pursuant to [the Uniform Controlled
Substances Act].’’ Id. at § 453.123(1).
Finally, under Nevada statute,
‘‘dispense’’ means ‘‘to deliver a
controlled substance to an ultimate user,
patient 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.’’ Id. at
§ 453.056(1).
Here, the undisputed evidence in the
record is that Registrant’s Nevada
6 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). 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 at 71,371–72; Sheran Arden
Yeates, M.D., 71 FR 39,130, 39,131 (2006);
Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58 FR 51,104, 51,105
(1993); Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR 11,919, 11,920
(1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43 FR at 27,617.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. 23-11]
Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O.; Decision and Order
On October 25, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or
Government) issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Tiffani D. Shelton,
D.O. (Respondent). OSC, at 1, 3. The OSC proposed the revocation of
Respondent's registration \1\ because Respondent is ``without authority
to prescribe, administer, dispense, or otherwise handle controlled
substances in the State of Florida--the state in which [she is]
registered with DEA.'' Id. at 2.
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\1\ Certificate of Registration No. FS5332818 at the registered
address of 5017 Glenn Drive, New Port Richey, Florida. Id. at 1.
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Respondent requested a hearing; \2\ thereafter, the Government
filed and the Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter, ALJ) granted a
Motion for Summary Disposition recommending the revocation of
Respondent's registration. RD, at 5-6. 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.
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\2\ The Government argued that the Respondent's request for a
hearing was untimely; Respondent argued that the OSC was not
properly served and, in the alternative, that the request for a
hearing was timely. Administrative Law Judge Exhibit (ALJX) 6, at 3-
4; ALJX 7. The ALJ determined, among other things, that Respondent
was properly served and that there was good cause to accept the
request for a hearing as timely filed. 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 2-5.
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Findings of Fact
On July 19, 2022, Respondent entered into a voluntarily agreement
to withdraw from the practice of medicine in Florida. RD, at 6; ALJX 6,
Exhibit B. According to Florida online records, of which the Agency
takes official notice, Respondent's Florida medical license is listed
as ``VOLUN. WITHDRAW,'' indicating that ``[l]licensee may not practice
in Florida while the licensee is under a voluntary withdrawal agreement
with the department.'' \3\ Florida Department of Health License
Verification, https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/
(last visited date of signature of this Order). Accordingly, the Agency
finds that Respondent is not currently licensed to engage in the
practice of medicine in Florida, the state in which she is registered
with the DEA.
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\3\ Under the Administrative Procedure Act, an agency ``may take
official notice of facts at any stage in a proceeding--even in the
final decision.'' United States Department of Justice, Attorney
General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act 80 (1947) (Wm.
W. Gaunt & Sons, Inc., Reprint 1979). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 556(e),
``[w]hen an agency decision rests on official notice of a material
fact not appearing in the evidence in the record, a party is
entitled, on timely request, to an opportunity to show the
contrary.'' Accordingly, Respondent may dispute the Agency's finding
by filing a properly supported motion for reconsideration of
findings of fact within fifteen calendar days of the date of this
Order. Any such motion and response shall be filed and served by
email to the other party and to 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 . . . [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 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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\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 section 823(f), was redesignated as part of the
Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, Pub. L.
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 at 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 at 27617.
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According to Florida statute, ``A practitioner, in good faith and
in the course of his or her professional practice only, may prescribe,
administer, dispense, mix, or otherwise prepare a controlled
substance.'' Fla. Stat. section 893.05(1)(a) (2022). Further, a
``practitioner'' as defined by Florida statute includes ``a physician
licensed under chapter 458.'' \5\ Id. at section 893.02(23).
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\5\ Chapter 458 regulates medical practice and applies to
Respondent; it defines a ``physician'' as a person who is licensed
to practice medicine in this state.'' Id. at section 458.305(4).
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Here, the undisputed evidence in the record is that Respondent
currently lacks authority to practice medicine in Florida. RD, at 8. As
discussed above, a person must be a licensed practitioner to dispense a
controlled substance in Florida. Id. Thus, because Respondent lacks
authority to practice medicine in Florida and, therefore, is not
authorized to handle controlled substances in Florida, Respondent is
not eligible to maintain a DEA registration. Id. 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.
FS5332818 issued to Tiffani D. Shelton. D.O. 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 Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O., to
renew or modify this registration, as well as any other pending
application of Tiffani D. Shelton, D.O., for additional registration in
Florida. This Order is effective May 11, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Drug Enforcement Administration was signed on
April 4, 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
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document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Heather Achbach,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.
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