[Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 88, Issue 1

Fri Feb 1 16:14:59 EST 2013

Next week I am heading to D.C. and will be on Capital Hill to advocate for substance abuse prevention issues. One of my primary issues will be the prescription drug epidemic and concerns about the proposed DEA regulations for the take back events. What recommendations do you have for requests of our federal elected officials? What can they as our legislators actually assist us in doing? I want to be prepared to ask for things they CAN do. Thank you for your insights!

Tanya

Tanya P. Roberts, MSW, CSPAC
NC Operation Medicine Cabinet, Project Coordinator
www.omc-nc.org • tanyaproberts at gmail.com • Mobile: (252) 665-3424 

On Feb 1, 2013, at 3:10 PM, pharmwaste-request at lists.dep.state.fl.us wrote:

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>   1. DEA Take-Back -- April 27, 2013 (Ed Gottlieb)
>   2. Difficulty submitting comments on DEA proposed	disposal rules
>      (Ed Gottlieb)
>   3. Draft Comments to DEA (Ed Gottlieb)
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> From: "Ed Gottlieb" <egottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] DEA Take-Back -- April 27, 2013
> Date: February 1, 2013 2:59:17 PM EST
> To: <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> The DEA has scheduled another collection day.
> http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/
>  
> Upcoming Take-Back Day — April 27, 2013
> (10:00AM - 2:00PM)
>  
> Ed Gottlieb
> Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal 
> Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator 
> Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
> 525 3rd Street
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 273-8381
> fax: (607) 273-8433
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Ed Gottlieb" <egottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Difficulty submitting comments on DEA proposed disposal rules
> Date: February 1, 2013 2:59:53 PM EST
> To: <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>   
> To comment on DEA’s proposed disposal rules go to:
> http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DEA-2012-0008-0001
>  
> If you follow the directions in the Federal Register using a standard search, you will not find the comment form.
> It is only found using advanced search.
>  
> Here are the details of how I located where to comment:
>  
> Following this link: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-12-21/pdf/2012-30699.pdf
> Led me to the correct Fed Register Document:
> 
> DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
> Drug Enforcement Administration
> 21 CFR Parts 1300, 1301, 1304, 1305,
> 1307, 1317, and 1321
> [Docket No. DEA–316]
> RIN 1117–AB18
> Disposal of Controlled Substances
> AGENCY: Drug Enforcement
> Administration (DEA), Department of
> Justice.
> ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
>  
> On the first page of this document are instructions for submitting comments: 
> 
> ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling
> of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket
> No. DEA–316’’ on all electronic and
> written correspondence. DEA
> encourages all comments be submitted
> electronically through http://
> www.regulations.gov using the
> electronic comment form provided on
> that site. An electronic copy of this
> document is also available at the http://
> www.regulations.gov Web site for easy
> reference.
> At www.regulations.gov I did a search for Docket No. DEA–316 which yielded 11 results.  None are for the proposed rules and all said either “Comment Period Closed” or “Comments Not Accepted“.
> 
> I did a similar search for RIN 1117–AB18, which is also listed as a reference number (see above), with the exact same results.
> 
> The first page also includes a contact for more information:
> 
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
> W. Partridge, Executive Assistant, Office
> of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
> Administration; Mailing Address: 8701
> Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
> 22152; Telephone: (202) 307–4654. 
>  
> A staff member there researched the situation and called me back to explain how to comment electronically:
>  
> At http://www.regulations.gov/
> Click on “Advanced search”.
> There you need to click on:
> Open for Comment
> 
> Then on Document type:
> 
> Proposed Rule
>  
> At, “By Agency”, type in “DEA”
>  
> Then click “Search”.
>  
> This will bring you to the correct place to comment:
>  
> http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DEA-2012-0008-0001
>  
> Lisa, the DEA person who walked me through this, said the difficultly in finding where to comment has nothing to do with the DEA.  It is a function of the regulations.gov website.
>  
> Ed Gottlieb
> Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
> Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
> Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
> 525 3rd Street
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 273-8381
> fax: (607) 273-8433
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Ed Gottlieb" <egottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Draft Comments to DEA
> Date: February 1, 2013 3:09:54 PM EST
> To: <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> 
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> Attached are draft comments on the new DEA rules.  This document also just went to the Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal, that I chair, and our local law enforcement partners.  This means, at least for now, the attached comments are my opinions only.
>  
> I'd be happy to get your suggestions for improvements.  This could be edits to these comments as well as additional topics you think we may want to add.  Thanks!
>  
> Feel free to utilize what you want from this in your own comments to the DEA.
>  
> Ed Gottlieb
> Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
> Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
> Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
> 525 3rd Street
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 273-8381
> fax: (607) 273-8433
> <Comments.doc>
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