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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry for any cross posting…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now’s the time to make any substantive comments to the proposed rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Allen Gilliam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>501.682.0625<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=rootDiv><p 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3.0pt'><div style='margin-left:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>PSI NEWS ALERT:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:white'>DEA Releases Pharmaceuticals<br>Take-Back Regulations<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"><tr><td style='padding:1.8pt 1.8pt 1.8pt 1.8pt'><p align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>December 20, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>After nearly two years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today released its <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001rP6QCnpIScDSKFwPH8npdSgPN5VozyxREcoO0wvRENYlzSwUPgUttOm63cDeD97bidM1On8eDQ46kfO2zruQ8bmuKI0agwy6t23ih9upJoGCuFMl63dDYf57h3j7_C92F_RZaBM2o-7FXb9Gfy_mJp0vkCO5TFR4uIJaYQx_ZIFVqTKTY3eWCntX8XTOHjrfbgHlRFAJsRowV1ty5akkLToAvN0U9KMYGc3v6f5X-7Na5QBXgihjTr5Z5TfZN4264fGyZLxnpf2MjHHc2bNBfFP1uNL1_xXVuPFy4y0d-jVCBWF6wcFifDwmTMifLYEWtot3Nlf04nKNnEIWSIXiGSxvoZIk27dh64OBcVPOwQY=" target="_blank">proposed regulations</a> to implement the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001rP6QCnpIScCBO2tUDdhll7Pbz9kymU2ev8J-YV3VuibbyyWJQMMgFT2BQQ8iUaBN43GzAQxy9ksF563o75IFrCoDpqtf61T01SJGWs2RD9rr_QBszusosLnXjj0eUNhpyshjR_j4qUlZBe2uNW173JhcXU_mvBLioBQaBo6DBnPPOjXqhpbKDucyGQDwQulAEGcjHu8o51r1p4kUpd0P2igFaTxju5V0tgXyJ-2Mgv3vrlsFOG5eI2uNtj7UECE-8WQXsJemToVZBWe6DLQqKynwAeMwrMUvuIyoOq8LVllFG80E-J3BljJmcSw5ah5vx-YbffTJLhCLHpc_0FoEJZHrv0q2RZxlAKusqxHjUgr6sgXH1YvV_bG8sXR0l3dtao7HY3wKkYo=" target="_blank">Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>These newly released DEA regulations propose:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:58.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>allowing authorized manufacturers, distributors, reverse distributors, and retail pharmacies to administer mail-back programs and maintain collection receptacles; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal 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style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001rP6QCnpIScDSKFwPH8npdSgPN5VozyxREcoO0wvRENYlzSwUPgUttOm63cDeD97bidM1On8eDQ46kfO2zruQ8bmuKI0agwy6t23ih9upJoGCuFMl63dDYf57h3j7_C92F_RZaBM2o-7FXb9Gfy_mJp0vkCO5TFR4uIJaYQx_ZIFVqTKTY3eWCntX8XTOHjrfbgHlRFAJsRowV1ty5akkLToAvN0U9KMYGc3v6f5X-7Na5QBXgihjTr5Z5TfZN4264fGyZLxnpf2MjHHc2bNBfFP1uNL1_xXVuPFy4y0d-jVCBWF6wcFifDwmTMifLYEWtot3Nlf04nKNnEIWSIXiGSxvoZIk27dh64OBcVPOwQY=" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read the complete draft rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:22.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span 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