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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Office of Management & Budget (OMB) is reviewing the DEA proposed rule related to the disposal of controlled substances. Scroll down to “Dept of Justice” in this link – though you won’t find information on the content of the proposed rule. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/EO/eoDashboard.jsp">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/EO/eoDashboard.jsp</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I believe OMB has 90 days to review, after which the rule will be published for public review and comment (unless there are issues to be resolved between OMB and DOJ).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sharpen your pencils!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sierra<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>_____________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sierra E. Fletcher</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Director of Policy and Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>29 Stanhope St., 3rd Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Boston, MA 02116<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>617-236-4886 (phone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>sierra@productstewardship.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.productstewardship.us/"><span style='color:blue'>www.productstewardship.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:gray'>Click to follow us on </span></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Product-Stewardship-Institute/224328115936?ref=ts"><b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>Facebook</span></b></a><b><span style='color:gray'> and </span></b><a href="http://twitter.com/productsteward"><b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>Twitter</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><a href="http://productstewardshipinstitute.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/a-decade-of-product-stewardship-message-from-psis-executive-director/"><span style='color:blue'>PSI Celebrates 10 Years of Product Stewardship</span></a></span></b><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#548DD4'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>