81_FR_3170 81 FR 3158 - Irwin August, D.O.; Decision and Order

81 FR 3158 - Irwin August, D.O.; Decision and Order

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. 16-4]


Irwin August, D.O.; Decision and Order

    On November 6, 2015, Administrative Law Judge Charles Wm. Dorman 
(ALJ) issued the attached Recommended Decision (R.D.).\1\ Therein, the 
ALJ found that it is undisputed that Respondent's Connecticut 
Controlled Substance Registration is suspended, thus rendering him 
without authority to dispense controlled substances in Connecticut, the 
State in which he holds DEA Registration FA3033002. R.D. at 4. The ALJ 
also found that, by virtue of the Voluntary Agreement Not to Practice 
Medicine which Respondent entered into with the Massachusetts Board of 
Registration in Medicine, he is also currently without authority to 
dispense controlled substances in that State, where he holds DEA 
Registration BA4089721. Id. The ALJ thus granted the Government's 
Motion for Summary Disposition and recommended that I revoke both of 
Respondent's registrations and deny any pending applications.
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    \1\ All citations to the Recommended Decision are to the slip 
opinion issued by the ALJ.
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    Neither party filed exceptions to the Recommended Decision. Having 
reviewed the record, I adopt the ALJ's factual findings that 
Respondent's Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration has been 
suspended and that he has entered into the Voluntary Agreement with the 
Massachusetts Board. I also adopt the ALJ's legal conclusions that 
Respondent currently lacks authority to dispense controlled substances 
in each State.\2\ Accordingly, I will also adopt the ALJ's 
recommendation that I revoke both registrations and deny any pending 
applications to renew or modify each registration.
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    \2\ Respondent does not dispute the allegations that his DEA 
registration for his Massachusetts office does not expire until June 
30, 2018 and that his DEA registration for his Connecticut office 
does not expire until June 30, 2017. Resp.'s Affirmation in Opp., at 
1. Accordingly, I find that there is a live controversy with respect 
to both registrations.
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Order

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 823(f) and 
824(a), as well as 28 CFR 0.100(b), I order that DEA Certificates of 
Registration BA4089721 and FA3033002 issued to Irwin August, D.O., be, 
and they hereby are, revoked. I further order that any pending 
application of Irwin August, D.O., to renew or modify either of the 
above registrations, be, and it hereby is, denied. This Order is 
effective February 19, 2016.

    Dated: January 8, 2016.
Chuck Rosenberg,
Acting Administrator.

    W. Brian Bayly, Esq., for the Government.
    John J. Tierney, Esq., for the Respondent.

Recommended Rulings, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision

    Charles Wm. Dorman, Administrative Law Judge. The Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (``DEA'' or 
``Government''), issued an Order to Show Cause (``OSC''), seeking to 
revoke the DEA Certificates of Registration (``CORs'') of Irwin August, 
D.O. (``Respondent''), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), and deny any 
pending applications for renewal or modification of the CORs, pursuant 
to 21 U.S.C. 823(f). The Government alleged that the Respondent lacks 
state authority to handle controlled substances in Massachusetts and 
Connecticut, where DEA CORs Numbers BA4089721 and FA3033002, 
respectively, are registered. OSC at 2.
    The Respondent filed a timely Request for Hearing. Therein, the 
Respondent did not discuss the voluntary suspension of his 
Massachusetts license. However, he did allege that his Connecticut 
license may be restored because the Connecticut Commissioner of 
Consumer Affairs currently is reviewing the suspension of his license. 
Req. for Hr'g at 1.

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    On October 27, 2015, the Government filed a Motion for Summary 
Disposition Based on Respondent's Lack of State Authorization to Handle 
Controlled Substances and Submission of Evidence in Support of Such 
Motion (``Motion for Summary Disposition''). Therein, the Government 
argued that the Respondent currently lacks state authority in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut to handle controlled substances. Mot. for 
Summ. Disp. at 3. First, the Government argued that the Respondent 
voluntarily agreed with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in 
Medicine (``Massachusetts Board'') to refrain from practicing medicine. 
Mot. for Summ. Disp. at 2. Attached to the Government's Motion is a 
copy of the Voluntary Agreement Not to Practice Medicine, entered into 
by the Respondent and the Massachusetts Board. Mot. for Summ. Disp. Ex. 
C, at 3-4. Second, the Government argued that the Respondent's 
Connecticut controlled substance registration was suspended because the 
Respondent made false statements in his renewal application. Mot. for 
Summ. Disp. at 2. Attached to the Government's Motion is the 
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection's (``CDCP'') Order of 
Immediate Suspension of Controlled Substance Registration No. 22241. 
Mot. for Summ. Disp. Ex. D, at 1-2.
    On November 4, 2015, the Respondent's counsel filed an Affirmation 
in Opposition (``Respondent's Reply''). In his Reply, the Respondent's 
counsel asserted that, although the Respondent's Connecticut controlled 
substance registration currently is suspended, the CDCP conducted a 
hearing on September 17, 2015, regarding the suspension. Resp't Reply 
at 1-2. The Respondent's counsel asserted that the CDCP's final 
decision may change his registration status. Resp't Reply at 1-2, 7-8. 
The Respondent's counsel also asserted that, although the Respondent 
signed an agreement not to practice in Massachusetts, that agreement 
was predicated on the suspension of the Respondent's Rhode Island 
license, and that his Rhode Island license may be restored.\3\ Resp't 
Reply at 4-5, 7.
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    \3\ The Respondent asserts that he entered a voluntary agreement 
suspending his Massachusetts license because his Rhode Island 
license was suspended. Resp't Reply at 4-6. The Respondent also 
asserts that he requested a hearing on the suspension of his Rhode 
Island license, but has not challenged his Massachusetts license's 
suspension. Req. for Hr'g at 1; Resp't Reply at 7. This case, 
however, do not address any DEA registration to dispense controlled 
substances in Rhode Island. Thus, the status of the Respondent's 
Rhode Island license is not considered here. See Brian Earl 
Cressman, M.D., 78 FR 12091, 12092 n.2 (2013) (noting that ``a 
registrant's controlled substance privileges in a state outside the 
state of his DEA registration [are] irrelevant'') (citing Shahid 
Musud Siddiqui, M.D., 61 FR 14818 (1996)).
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    In revocation cases, the Government has the burden of proving that 
the requirements for revocation are satisfied. 21 CFR 1301.44(e) 
(2015). The Government also bears the initial burden of production. If 
the Government makes a prima facie case for revocation, the burden of 
production shifts to the registrant to show that revocation is 
inappropriate. Morall v. DEA, 412 F.3d 165, 174 (D.C. Cir. 2005).
    To maintain a DEA registration, a practitioner must be currently 
authorized to handle controlled substances in the jurisdiction where he 
practices. See 21 U.S.C. 802(21), 823(f) (2012). A registrant must 
possess state authority to dispense controlled substances in order to 
obtain and maintain DEA registration. E.g., Serenity Caf[eacute], 77 FR 
35027, 35028 (2012). Accordingly, the Controlled Substances Act 
``requires the revocation of a registration issued to a practitioner 
whose State license has been suspended or revoked.'' Scott Sandarg, 
D.M.D., 74 FR 17528, 17529 (2009).
    The Respondent argues that his COR should not be revoked because 
the CDCP may restore his Connecticut registration. However, ``it does 
not matter whether the suspension . . . [is] pending the outcome of a 
state proceeding. Rather, what matters--as DEA has repeatedly held--is 
whether Respondent is without authority under [state] law to dispense a 
controlled substance.'' Bourne Pharmacy, Inc., 72 FR 18273, 18274 
(2007); see also Grider Drug #1 & Grider Drug #2, 77 FR 44069, 44104 
n.97 (2012).
    The Respondent requested a stay of these proceedings until the CDCP 
reaches a final decision regarding his Connecticut registration. Req. 
for Hr'g at 2; Resp't Reply at 8. This Agency routinely denies 
``requests to stay the issuance of a final order of revocation . . . 
[because] a practitioner must be currently authorized to handle 
controlled substances . . . to maintain [his] DEA registration.'' 
Gregory F. Saric, M.D., 76 FR 16821 (2011) (emphasis added) (internal 
quotations and citations omitted). Because evaluating ``whether 
Respondent's state license will be re-instated is entirely 
speculative,'' id., ``[i]t is not DEA's policy to stay proceedings . . 
. while registrants litigate in other forums.'' Newcare Home Health 
Servs., 72 FR 42126, 42127 n.2 (2007) (citing Bourne Pharmacy, 72 FR at 
18273; Oakland Med. Pharmacy, 71 FR 50100 (2006); Kennard Kobrin, M.D., 
70 FR 33199 (2005)). Therefore, the Respondent's request to stay the 
proceedings pending the CDCP's final decision is denied.
    The disposition of the Government's Motion depends on whether the 
Respondent possesses state authority to handle controlled substances. 
The administrative record establishes that he does not. The CDCP's 
Order of Immediate Suspension of Controlled Substance Registration No. 
22241 establishes that his Connecticut controlled substances 
registration currently is suspended. Accordingly, the Respondent lacks 
authorization to handle controlled substances in Connecticut, where DEA 
COR Number FA3033002 is registered. Additionally, the Massachusetts 
Voluntary Agreement Not to Practice Medicine establishes that the 
Respondent currently lacks authorization to handle controlled 
substances in Massachusetts, where DEA COR Number BA4089721 is 
registered.
    Where there is no genuine question of fact, or there is agreement 
upon the material facts, a plenary, adversarial hearing is not 
required. See, e.g., Jesus R. Juarez, M.D., 62 FR 14945 (1997). Thus, 
summary disposition is warranted here because ``there is no factual 
dispute of substance.'' See Veg-Mix, Inc., 832 F.2d 601, 607 (D.C. Cir. 
1987). As of the date of this Recommended Decision, the Respondent 
currently lacks state authority to handle controlled substances in both 
Connecticut and Massachusetts; therefore, he cannot maintain his DEA 
registrations. The Government's Motion for Summary Disposition is 
granted, and it is recommended that the Respondent's DEA registrations 
be revoked and any pending applications for renewal be denied.

    Dated: November 6, 2015
Charles Wm. Dorman,
Administrative Law Judge.
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                                              representative consumer organizations                   Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011),                Agreement with the Massachusetts
                                              have the right to appear as parties in                  available on the Commission’s Web site                 Board. I also adopt the ALJ’s legal
                                              Commission antidumping duty and                         at http://edis.usitc.gov.                              conclusions that Respondent currently
                                              countervailing duty investigations. The                    In accordance with sections 201.16(c)               lacks authority to dispense controlled
                                              Secretary will prepare a public service                 and 207.3 of the rules, each document                  substances in each State.2 Accordingly,
                                              list containing the names and addresses                 filed by a party to the investigations                 I will also adopt the ALJ’s
                                              of all persons, or their representatives,               must be served on all other parties to                 recommendation that I revoke both
                                              who are parties to these investigations                 the investigations (as identified by                   registrations and deny any pending
                                              upon the expiration of the period for                   either the public or BPI service list), and            applications to renew or modify each
                                              filing entries of appearance.                           a certificate of service must be timely                registration.
                                                 Limited disclosure of business                       filed. The Secretary will not accept a
                                              proprietary information (BPI) under an                                                                         Order
                                                                                                      document for filing without a certificate
                                              administrative protective order (APO)                   of service.                                               Pursuant to the authority vested in me
                                              and BPI service list.—Pursuant to                                                                              by 21 U.S.C. 823(f) and 824(a), as well
                                                                                                        Authority: These investigations are being
                                              section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s                    conducted under authority of title VII of the          as 28 CFR 0.100(b), I order that DEA
                                              rules, the Secretary will make BPI                      Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published           Certificates of Registration BA4089721
                                              gathered in these investigations                        pursuant to section 207.12 of the                      and FA3033002 issued to Irwin August,
                                              available to authorized applicants                      Commission’s rules.                                    D.O., be, and they hereby are, revoked.
                                              representing interested parties (as                                                                            I further order that any pending
                                                                                                        By order of the Commission.
                                              defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are                                                                          application of Irwin August, D.O., to
                                                                                                        Issued: January 13, 2016.
                                              parties to the investigations under the                                                                        renew or modify either of the above
                                              APO issued in the investigations,                       Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                                                                             registrations, be, and it hereby is,
                                              provided that the application is made                   Secretary to the Commission.                           denied. This Order is effective February
                                              not later than seven days after the                     [FR Doc. 2016–00931 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am]            19, 2016.
                                              publication of this notice in the Federal               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                               Dated: January 8, 2016.
                                              Register. A separate service list will be
                                                                                                                                                             Chuck Rosenberg,
                                              maintained by the Secretary for those
                                              parties authorized to receive BPI under                                                                        Acting Administrator.
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                              the APO.                                                                                                         W. Brian Bayly, Esq., for the Government.
                                                 Conference.—The Commission’s                         Drug Enforcement Administration                          John J. Tierney, Esq., for the Respondent.
                                              Director of Investigations has scheduled
                                                                                                      [Docket No. 16–4]                                      Recommended Rulings, Findings of
                                              a conference in connection with these
                                              investigations for 9:30 a.m. on February                                                                       Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision
                                                                                                      Irwin August, D.O.; Decision and Order
                                              3, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade                                                                          Charles Wm. Dorman, Administrative
                                              Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,                     On November 6, 2015, Administrative                 Law Judge. The Deputy Assistant
                                              Washington, DC. Requests to appear at                   Law Judge Charles Wm. Dorman (ALJ)                     Administrator, Drug Enforcement
                                              the conference should be emailed to                     issued the attached Recommended                        Administration (‘‘DEA’’ or
                                              William.bishop@usitc.gov and                            Decision (R.D.).1 Therein, the ALJ found               ‘‘Government’’), issued an Order to
                                              Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT                        that it is undisputed that Respondent’s                Show Cause (‘‘OSC’’), seeking to revoke
                                              FILE ON EDIS) on or before February 1,                  Connecticut Controlled Substance                       the DEA Certificates of Registration
                                              2016. Parties in support of the                         Registration is suspended, thus                        (‘‘CORs’’) of Irwin August, D.O.
                                              imposition of countervailing and                        rendering him without authority to                     (‘‘Respondent’’), pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
                                              antidumping duties in these                             dispense controlled substances in                      824(a)(3), and deny any pending
                                              investigations and parties in opposition                Connecticut, the State in which he                     applications for renewal or modification
                                              to the imposition of such duties will                   holds DEA Registration FA3033002.                      of the CORs, pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
                                              each be collectively allocated one hour                 R.D. at 4. The ALJ also found that, by                 823(f). The Government alleged that the
                                              within which to make an oral                            virtue of the Voluntary Agreement Not                  Respondent lacks state authority to
                                              presentation at the conference. A                       to Practice Medicine which Respondent                  handle controlled substances in
                                              nonparty who has testimony that may                     entered into with the Massachusetts                    Massachusetts and Connecticut, where
                                              aid the Commission’s deliberations may                  Board of Registration in Medicine, he is               DEA CORs Numbers BA4089721 and
                                              request permission to present a short                   also currently without authority to                    FA3033002, respectively, are registered.
                                              statement at the conference.                            dispense controlled substances in that                 OSC at 2.
                                                 Written submissions.—As provided in                  State, where he holds DEA Registration                    The Respondent filed a timely
                                              sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the                        BA4089721. Id. The ALJ thus granted                    Request for Hearing. Therein, the
                                              Commission’s rules, any person may                      the Government’s Motion for Summary                    Respondent did not discuss the
                                              submit to the Commission on or before                   Disposition and recommended that I                     voluntary suspension of his
                                              February 8, 2016, a written brief                       revoke both of Respondent’s                            Massachusetts license. However, he did
                                              containing information and arguments                    registrations and deny any pending                     allege that his Connecticut license may
                                              pertinent to the subject matter of the                  applications.                                          be restored because the Connecticut
                                              investigations. Parties may file written                   Neither party filed exceptions to the               Commissioner of Consumer Affairs
                                              testimony in connection with their                      Recommended Decision. Having                           currently is reviewing the suspension of
                                              presentation at the conference. If briefs               reviewed the record, I adopt the ALJ’s                 his license. Req. for Hr’g at 1.
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                                              or written testimony contain BPI, they                  factual findings that Respondent’s
                                              must conform with the requirements of                   Connecticut Controlled Substance                         2 Respondent does not dispute the allegations that

                                              sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the                 Registration has been suspended and                    his DEA registration for his Massachusetts office
                                              Commission’s rules. Please consult the                                                                         does not expire until June 30, 2018 and that his
                                                                                                      that he has entered into the Voluntary                 DEA registration for his Connecticut office does not
                                              Commission’s rules, as amended, 76 FR                                                                          expire until June 30, 2017. Resp.’s Affirmation in
                                              61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the                              1 All citations to the Recommended Decision are      Opp., at 1. Accordingly, I find that there is a live
                                              Commission’s Handbook on Filing                         to the slip opinion issued by the ALJ.                 controversy with respect to both registrations.



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                                                 On October 27, 2015, the Government                     In revocation cases, the Government                  Kennard Kobrin, M.D., 70 FR 33199
                                              filed a Motion for Summary Disposition                  has the burden of proving that the                      (2005)). Therefore, the Respondent’s
                                              Based on Respondent’s Lack of State                     requirements for revocation are                         request to stay the proceedings pending
                                              Authorization to Handle Controlled                      satisfied. 21 CFR 1301.44(e) (2015). The                the CDCP’s final decision is denied.
                                              Substances and Submission of Evidence                   Government also bears the initial                         The disposition of the Government’s
                                              in Support of Such Motion (‘‘Motion for                 burden of production. If the                            Motion depends on whether the
                                              Summary Disposition’’). Therein, the                    Government makes a prima facie case                     Respondent possesses state authority to
                                              Government argued that the Respondent                   for revocation, the burden of production                handle controlled substances. The
                                              currently lacks state authority in                      shifts to the registrant to show that                   administrative record establishes that he
                                              Massachusetts and Connecticut to                        revocation is inappropriate. Morall v.                  does not. The CDCP’s Order of
                                              handle controlled substances. Mot. for                  DEA, 412 F.3d 165, 174 (D.C. Cir. 2005).                Immediate Suspension of Controlled
                                              Summ. Disp. at 3. First, the Government                    To maintain a DEA registration, a                    Substance Registration No. 22241
                                              argued that the Respondent voluntarily                  practitioner must be currently                          establishes that his Connecticut
                                              agreed with the Massachusetts Board of                  authorized to handle controlled                         controlled substances registration
                                              Registration in Medicine                                substances in the jurisdiction where he                 currently is suspended. Accordingly,
                                              (‘‘Massachusetts Board’’) to refrain from               practices. See 21 U.S.C. 802(21), 823(f)                the Respondent lacks authorization to
                                              practicing medicine. Mot. for Summ.                     (2012). A registrant must possess state                 handle controlled substances in
                                              Disp. at 2. Attached to the Government’s                authority to dispense controlled                        Connecticut, where DEA COR Number
                                              Motion is a copy of the Voluntary                       substances in order to obtain and                       FA3033002 is registered. Additionally,
                                              Agreement Not to Practice Medicine,                     maintain DEA registration. E.g., Serenity               the Massachusetts Voluntary Agreement
                                              entered into by the Respondent and the                  Café, 77 FR 35027, 35028 (2012).                       Not to Practice Medicine establishes
                                              Massachusetts Board. Mot. for Summ.                     Accordingly, the Controlled Substances                  that the Respondent currently lacks
                                              Disp. Ex. C, at 3–4. Second, the                        Act ‘‘requires the revocation of a                      authorization to handle controlled
                                              Government argued that the                              registration issued to a practitioner                   substances in Massachusetts, where
                                              Respondent’s Connecticut controlled                     whose State license has been suspended                  DEA COR Number BA4089721 is
                                              substance registration was suspended                    or revoked.’’ Scott Sandarg, D.M.D., 74                 registered.
                                              because the Respondent made false                       FR 17528, 17529 (2009).                                   Where there is no genuine question of
                                              statements in his renewal application.                     The Respondent argues that his COR                   fact, or there is agreement upon the
                                              Mot. for Summ. Disp. at 2. Attached to                  should not be revoked because the                       material facts, a plenary, adversarial
                                              the Government’s Motion is the                          CDCP may restore his Connecticut                        hearing is not required. See, e.g., Jesus
                                              Connecticut Department of Consumer                      registration. However, ‘‘it does not                    R. Juarez, M.D., 62 FR 14945 (1997).
                                              Protection’s (‘‘CDCP’’) Order of                        matter whether the suspension . . . [is]                Thus, summary disposition is warranted
                                              Immediate Suspension of Controlled                      pending the outcome of a state                          here because ‘‘there is no factual dispute
                                              Substance Registration No. 22241. Mot.                  proceeding. Rather, what matters—as                     of substance.’’ See Veg-Mix, Inc., 832
                                              for Summ. Disp. Ex. D, at 1–2.                          DEA has repeatedly held—is whether                      F.2d 601, 607 (D.C. Cir. 1987). As of the
                                                 On November 4, 2015, the                             Respondent is without authority under                   date of this Recommended Decision, the
                                              Respondent’s counsel filed an                           [state] law to dispense a controlled                    Respondent currently lacks state
                                              Affirmation in Opposition                               substance.’’ Bourne Pharmacy, Inc., 72                  authority to handle controlled
                                              (‘‘Respondent’s Reply’’). In his Reply,                 FR 18273, 18274 (2007); see also Grider                 substances in both Connecticut and
                                              the Respondent’s counsel asserted that,                 Drug #1 & Grider Drug #2, 77 FR 44069,                  Massachusetts; therefore, he cannot
                                              although the Respondent’s Connecticut                   44104 n.97 (2012).                                      maintain his DEA registrations. The
                                              controlled substance registration                          The Respondent requested a stay of                   Government’s Motion for Summary
                                              currently is suspended, the CDCP                        these proceedings until the CDCP                        Disposition is granted, and it is
                                              conducted a hearing on September 17,                    reaches a final decision regarding his                  recommended that the Respondent’s
                                              2015, regarding the suspension. Resp’t                  Connecticut registration. Req. for Hr’g at              DEA registrations be revoked and any
                                              Reply at 1–2. The Respondent’s counsel                  2; Resp’t Reply at 8. This Agency                       pending applications for renewal be
                                              asserted that the CDCP’s final decision                 routinely denies ‘‘requests to stay the                 denied.
                                              may change his registration status.                     issuance of a final order of revocation
                                              Resp’t Reply at 1–2, 7–8. The                                                                                     Dated: November 6, 2015
                                                                                                      . . . [because] a practitioner must be
                                              Respondent’s counsel also asserted that,                                                                        Charles Wm. Dorman,
                                                                                                      currently authorized to handle
                                              although the Respondent signed an                       controlled substances . . . to maintain                 Administrative Law Judge.
                                              agreement not to practice in                            [his] DEA registration.’’ Gregory F.                    [FR Doc. 2016–00895 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am]
                                              Massachusetts, that agreement was                       Saric, M.D., 76 FR 16821 (2011)                         BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
                                              predicated on the suspension of the                     (emphasis added) (internal quotations
                                              Respondent’s Rhode Island license, and                  and citations omitted). Because
                                              that his Rhode Island license may be                    evaluating ‘‘whether Respondent’s state                 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                              restored.3 Resp’t Reply at 4–5, 7.                      license will be re-instated is entirely                 [OMB Number 1110–0011]
                                                                                                      speculative,’’ id., ‘‘[i]t is not DEA’s
                                                 3 The Respondent asserts that he entered a
                                                                                                      policy to stay proceedings . . . while                  Agency Information Collection
                                              voluntary agreement suspending his Massachusetts
                                              license because his Rhode Island license was            registrants litigate in other forums.’’                 Activities; Proposed eCollection
                                              suspended. Resp’t Reply at 4–6. The Respondent          Newcare Home Health Servs., 72 FR                       eComments Requested; Revision of a
                                              also asserts that he requested a hearing on the         42126, 42127 n.2 (2007) (citing Bourne                  Previously Approved Collection
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                                              suspension of his Rhode Island license, but has not     Pharmacy, 72 FR at 18273; Oakland
                                              challenged his Massachusetts license’s suspension.
                                                                                                      Med. Pharmacy, 71 FR 50100 (2006);                      AGENCY:  Federal Bureau of
                                              Req. for Hr’g at 1; Resp’t Reply at 7. This case,                                                               Investigation, Department of Justice
                                              however, do not address any DEA registration to
                                              dispense controlled substances in Rhode Island.         (noting that ‘‘a registrant’s controlled substance      Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
                                              Thus, the status of the Respondent’s Rhode Island       privileges in a state outside the state of his DEA      (ViCAP).
                                              license is not considered here. See Brian Earl          registration [are] irrelevant’’) (citing Shahid Musud   ACTION: 60-day notice.
                                              Cressman, M.D., 78 FR 12091, 12092 n.2 (2013)           Siddiqui, M.D., 61 FR 14818 (1996)).



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