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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UsIntelligenceCommunity"><font color="#3b5998"><span style="color:#3B5998;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="50" height="50" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFC8FE.0C27B150" alt="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-1/p50x50/548306_474118482619834_137205562_n.jpg?oh=34623dc85953e768c5b13256353c73f2&amp;oe=54A03FDA&amp;__gda__=1420386798_1870cb50a8b30a22091dbcab35079d78"></span></font></a></span></font><font color="#141823"><span lang="EN" style="color:#141823"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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 Intelligence Community</span></font></a></span></font></b><font size="1" color="#141823"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:6.5pt;color:#141823"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font size="1" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:6.5pt;color:#141823"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UsIntelligenceCommunity/posts/836704636361215"><font size="3" color="#3b5998"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#3B5998;text-decoration:none">11
 hrs</span></font></a></span></font><font color="#141823"><span lang="EN" style="color:#141823"> &middot;
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">Contact: DEA Public Affairs<br>
(202) 307-7977<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">Press Advisory<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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DEA TO HOST TELECONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">FINAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL REGULATIONS
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New process gives Americans simple way to dispose of unwanted, expired medications<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">Federal officials, including DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart, Acting ONDCP Director Michael Botticelli, and United States Attorney for Vermont
 Tristram Coffin will participate in a media teleconference to discuss the final regulations for safe and responsible disposal of controlled substances.
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">As evidenced by the tremendous participation by Americans in all 50 states at the eight National Prescription Drug Take-Back events since 2010, there
 is a significant need for a clear standard for the safe disposal of controlled substances. These new regulations, which were crafted by DEA following Congressional passage of the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, will be a great benefit to
 the millions of citizens who want to make their homes and medicine cabinets safe from potential drug diversion and abuse.
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">Who: Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele M. Leonhart, Acting ONDCP Director Michael Botticelli, United States Attorney Tristram Coffin, and DEA Deputy
 Assistant Administrator Joseph Rannazzisi, who heads the Office of Diversion Control.
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<font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">What:
</span></font><b><font color="red"><span lang="EN" style="color:red;font-weight:bold">Media teleconference and Q&amp;A to discuss final regulations for safe disposal of controlled substances</span></font></b><font color="#141823"><span lang="EN" style="color:#141823">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#141823" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823">When:
</span></font><b><font color="red"><span lang="EN" style="color:red;font-weight:bold">Monday, September 8th at 12 noon Eastern.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">How:<b><span style="font-weight:bold">&nbsp;
</span></b></span></font><b><font color="red"><span lang="EN" style="color:red;font-weight:bold">Media call-in number is (512) 879-2046 and the access code is 583147#</span><o:p></o:p></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Email: &nbsp;&nbsp;Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></font></b><b><i><font size="2" color="red"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">WEB site address:&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Office of Water Permits
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Mail:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA&nbsp; 23218</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Location:&nbsp; 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA&nbsp; 23219</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PH:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;804-698-4028&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FAX: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 804-698-4032<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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