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Recommended Practices that 

correspond to these regulations. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1955 (the Act) is intended, among 

other things, to curb the practice of 

imposing unfunded Federal mandates 

on State, local, and tribal governments. 

Title II of the Act requires each Federal 

agency to prepare a written statement 

assessing the effects of any Federal 

mandate in a proposed or final agency 

rule that may result in an expenditure 

of $100 million or more (adjusted 

annually for inflation) in any one year 

by State, local, and tribal governments, 

in the aggregate, or by the private sector; 

such a mandate is deemed to be a 

‘‘significant regulatory action.’’ This 

rule does not contain such a mandate. 

The requirements of Title II of the Act, 

therefore, do not apply. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

This action has been analyzed in 

accordance with the principles and 

criteria contained in Executive Order 

13132, dated August 4, 1999 (64 FR 

43255). This rule does not have a 

substantial direct effect on, or 

significant federalism implications for 

the States, nor would it limit the 

policymaking discretion of the States. 

This rule would not directly preempt 

any State law or regulation, nor impose 

burdens on the States. This action 

would not have a significant effect on 

the States’ ability to execute traditional 

State governmental functions. The 

agency has, therefore, determined that 

this proposal does not have sufficient 

federalism implications to warrant 

either the preparation of a federalism 

summary impact statement or require 

consultations with State and local 

governments. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) requires 

Federal agencies to obtain approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct, sponsor, or 

require through regulation. The agency 

has determined that the rule would not 

impose any additional requirements and 

does not change the paperwork 

collection that currently exists. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 204 

Air carriers, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

14 CFR Part 399 

Administration practice and 

procedure, Air carriers, Consumer 

protection. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

the Department amends 14 CFR part 204 

as set forth below: 

PART 204—DATA TO SUPPORT 

FITNESS DETERMINATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 204 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. Chapters 401, 411, 

417. 

■ 2. Revise § 204.1 to read as follows: 

§ 204.1 Purpose. 

This part sets forth the fitness data 

that must be submitted by applicants for 

certificate authority, by applicants for 

authority to provide service as a 

commuter air carrier to an eligible place, 

by carriers proposing to provide 

essential air transportation, and by 

certificated air carriers and commuter 

air carriers proposing a substantial 

change in operations, ownership, or 

management. This part also contains the 

procedures and filing requirements 

applicable to carriers that hold dormant 

authority. 

■ 3. Revise § 204.2(c)(3) to read as 

follows: 

§ 204.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(c) Citizen of the United States means: 

* * * * * 

(3) A corporation or association 

organized under the laws of the United 

States or a State, the District of 

Columbia, or a territory or possession of 

the United States, of which the 

president and at least two-thirds of the 

board of directors and other managing 

officers are citizens of the United States, 

which is under the actual control of 

citizens of the United States, and in 

which at least 75 percent of the voting 

interest is owned or controlled by 

persons that are citizens of the United 

States. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend § 204.5 as follows: 

■ A. Revise paragraph (a)(2) to read as 

set forth below; 

■ B. Amend paragraph (b) to remove the 

‘‘s’’ after ‘‘Carrier’’ in the third sentence 

in the reference to ‘‘Air Carrier Fitness 

Division’’; 

■ C. Revise paragraph (c) to read as set 

forth below; and 

■ D. Add a new paragraph (d) to read as 

set forth below. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 204.5 Certificated and commuter air 

carriers undergoing or proposing to 

undergo a substantial change in operations, 

ownership, or management. 

(a) * * * 

(2) The change substantially alters the 

factors upon which its latest fitness 

finding is based, even if no new 

authority is required. 

* * * * * 

(c) Information filings pursuant to this 

section made to support an application 

for new or amended certificate authority 

shall be filed with the application and 

addressed to Docket Operations, M–30, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Washington, DC 20590, or by electronic 

submission at [http://dms.dot.gov]. 

(d) Information filed in support of a 

certificated or commuter air carrier’s 

continuing fitness to operate under its 

existing authority in light of substantial 

changes in its operations, management, 

or ownership, including changes that 

may affect the air carrier’s citizenship, 

shall be addressed to the Chief, Air 

Carrier Fitness Division, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2007. 

Andrew B. Steinberg, 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–7605 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

15 CFR Part 902 

50 CFR Part 648 

RIN 0648–AU80 

[Docket No. 061016268–7080–02; I.D. 

100506E] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Regulatory Amendment to 

Modify Recordkeeping and Reporting 

and Observer Requirements 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to 

implement measures to modify the 

existing reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for federally permitted 

seafood dealers/processors, and the 

observer requirements for participating 

hagfish vessels. The New England 


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Fishery Management Council (Council) 

requested that this information 

collection program be developed to 

gather additional information on the 

unique aspects of the hagfish fishery 

and its interaction with other federally 

managed fisheries. The information 

collected from fishery participants 

(dealers/processors and vessels) will 

help the Council potentially develop a 

Hagfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). 

DATES: Effective May 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the regulatory 

amendment, its Regulatory Impact 

Review (RIR) and other supporting 

materials are available from Patricia A. 

Kurkul, Regional Administrator, 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. 

Written comments regarding the 

burden-hour estimates or other aspects 

of the collection-of-information 

requirements contained in this final rule 

may be submitted to Patricia A. Kurkul 

at the above address and by e-mail to 

DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or by fax 

to (202) 395–7285. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas Potts, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 3, 2006, the Council sent 

NMFS a request to prepare an 

information collection program for the 

Atlantic hagfish fishery under the 

provisions of section 402(a) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The request is 

based on a desire to improve upon the 

quality and quantity of information 

available on the hagfish resource and its 

fishery operations. The Council plans to 

use this information to determine 

whether future management measures 

for hagfish under an FMP are necessary. 

Without this information collection on 

hagfish, future management measures 

may not capture accurately the 

geographic and seasonal aspects of the 

fishery, which reflect overseas demand, 

and ensure that the resource may be 

sustained in future years. This 

collection of information (with changes, 

as appropriate) may be extended 

through the development and 

implementation of a Hagfish FMP. 

The Atlantic hagfish (Myxine 

glutinosa) fishery in New England was 

developed in the early 1990s, with the 

first reported landings of around 1 

million lb (454 mt) in 1993. Korean 

buyers quickly recognized that a fishery 

in the New England area could provide 

the high-quality hagfish skins used in 

making leather, as well as hagfish meat 

for human consumption. Reported 

hagfish landings quadrupled during the 

first 4 years of the fishery (1993–1996), 

exceeding the highest reported landings 

in other North American hagfish 

fisheries (including British Columbia, 

Oregon, Washington, California, and 

Nova Scotia) by 1994. 

Today, the hagfish fishery relies on 

revenues from the export of whole 

frozen hagfish product overseas, 

primarily to South Korea, for meat 

consumption. The hagfish fishery 

prosecuted off the coast of Gloucester, 

MA has changed from an inshore fishery 

comprised of small vessels to an 

offshore fishery that consists of large 

vessels. According to reports from a 

workshop that was held to identify the 

challenges in collecting information on 

this fishery, the reason for this change 

in the way the fishery is being 

conducted is that the fishery has 

experienced localized depletion in 

nearshore waters, necessitating 

movement of fishing effort to areas not 

historically fished for hagfish. 

Dealer/processor Permitting and 

Reporting Requirements 

To meet the Council’s request for 

information, this final rule will require 

that all seafood dealers who intend to 

purchase hagfish caught in or from the 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to be 

permitted under § 648.6, and to submit, 

on a weekly basis, an electronic dealer 

report containing the required trip-level 

information for each purchase of hagfish 

made from fishing vessels, as per the 

regulations at § 648.7. Hagfish dealers 

will be required to obtain an initial 

dealer permit upon implementation of 

the hagfish information collection 

requirements and to renew the permit 

annually thereafter. Reports furnished 

by permitted dealers will help 

determine the level of discards and 

discard mortality of hagfish returned to 

the sea in response to rejection by the 

dealer in port. In addition, the 

collection of dealer purchase reports 

will help to verify landings reported in 

Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) for those 

vessels that have VTR requirements, and 

for those that do not, the dealers will be 

required to report vessel identifiers. It is 

unlikely that additional dealers will join 

the fishery because the fishery is driven 

by a narrowly focused export market 

(South Korea only) that is currently in 

equilibrium with supply. However, this 

permitting and reporting requirement 

will also enable the identification of any 

new vessel and/or dealer entrants into 

the fishery. 

Dealer/processor Reports 

All federally permitted seafood 

dealers subject to this final rule will be 

required to complete all sections of the 

Annual Processed Products Report 

(§ 648.7). The report can be used by the 

Council in developing an FMP, to 

estimate processing capacity, and to 

forecast and subsequently measure the 

potential economic impact of fishery 

management regulations on fish and 

shellfish supplies. Employment data 

collected through the report can also be 

used to analyze the seasonality of the 

fishery. 

Observer Requirement 

Under the hagfish information 

collection program, any vessel owner/ 

operator that fishes for, catches, or lands 

hagfish, or intends to fish for, catch, or 

land hagfish in or from the EEZ will be 

required to carry an observer when 

requested by the Regional Administrator 

in accordance with § 648.11. Consistent 

with current observer regulations, 

hagfish vessel owners/operators will be 

required to call to arrange deployment 

of NMFS-approved observers on their 

vessels and to ensure adequate space for 

the observer aboard their vessels, once 

requested to carry an observer by the 

Regional Administrator. Although the 

vessels must call to arrange deployment 

of observers, hagfish vessels will not be 

required to pay for the observers; 

funding of observer coverage for this 

fishery will be provided by NMFS. 

These requests will be made for the 

purpose of monitoring fishing activities, 

collecting biological data, and 

complying with the information 

collection program requirements. 

Observers are particularly important 

because of the high discard rates that 

have been reported to occur in the 

hagfish fishery and because the 

proportion of the catch that is rejected 

by the dealer and later discarded at sea 

is not currently measured. 

The hagfish observer coverage 

objectives will focus on the collection of 

basic fleet information and observations 

of fishing behavior, including, but not 

limited to, the distribution of fishing 

effort, number of hauls per trip, area/ 

depth fished, trip length, soak time, 

discard rates of hagfish or other species, 

gear type/configuration, and gear 

deployment methodology. 

Understanding and quantifying the 

likelihood of marine mammal and sea 

turtle entanglements that may occur in 

hagfish gear in the areas fished is also 

an important observer program 

objective. The configuration of hagfish 

gear is similar enough to lobster gear 

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similar entanglement threat to large 

whales; and there have been two large 

whale entanglements documented in the 

hagfish fishery: One in 1997 involving 

entanglement of a finback whale; and 

one in 2002 involving a humpback 

whale. 

Comments and Responses 

The deadline for comments on the 

proposed rule was December 1, 2006. 

NMFS received one comment letter that 

did not address the proposed rule. 

Classification 

The Administrator, Northeast Region, 

NMFS, determined that this regulatory 

amendment is necessary for the 

conservation and management of the 

hagfish fishery and that it is consistent 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and 

other applicable laws. 

This final rule has been determined to 

be not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration during 

the proposed rule stage that this action 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The factual basis for the 

certification was published in the 

proposed rule and is not repeated here. 

No comments were received regarding 

this certification or the economic 

impacts of this proposed rule. As a 

result, a regulatory flexibility analysis 

was not required and none was 

prepared. 

This final rule contains a collectionof-information requirement subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and 

which has been approved by OMB 

under control numbers 0648–0018, 

0648–0229, and 0648–0555. The 

estimated public reporting burden per 

individual response for the new and 

revised collection of information 

requirements related to the hagfish 

information collection program are 

estimated to average: 2 minutes to 

request an observer (OMB #0648–0555); 

4 minutes for a dealer purchase report 

(OMB #0648–0229); 15 minutes and 5 

minutes for initial dealer permit 

application/renewal application (OMB 

#0648–0555), respectively; and 30 

minutes for the Annual Processed 

Products Report (OMB #0648–0018). 

These reporting burden estimates 

include the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Send comments regarding these burden 

estimates or any other aspect of this data 

collection, including suggestions for 

reducing the burden, to NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES) and by e-mail to 

DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 

202–395–7285. Notwithstanding any 

other provision of the law, no person is 

required to respond to, and no person 

shall be subject to penalty for failure to 

comply with, a collection of information 

subject to the requirements of the PRA, 

unless that collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

List of Subjects 

15 CFR Part 902 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

50 CFR Part 648 

Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: April 13, 2007. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, 15 CFR chapter IX, part 902, 

and 50 CFR chapter VI, part 648, are 

amended as follows: 

PART 902—NOAA INFORMATION 

COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER 

THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: 

OMB CONTROL NUMBERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 902 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 350 et seq. 

■ 2. In § 902.1, the table in paragraph (b) 

under ‘‘50 CFR’’ is amended by revising 

entries for 648.6 and 648.11, in 

numerical order, to read as follows: 

§ 902.1 OMB control numbers assigned 

pursuant to the paperwork Reduction Act 

* * * * * 

CFR part or section where the 

information collection requirement is located 

Current 

OMB control number 

the information (All 

numbers 

begin with 

0648–) 

*****

50 CFR 

*****

648.6 –0202, 

–0555 

*****

648.11 –0202, 

–0555 

CFR part or section where the 

information collection requirement is located 

Current 

OMB control number 

the information (All 

numbers 

begin with 

0648–) 

*****

50 CFR Chapter VI 

PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE 

NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 648 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

■ 2. In § 648.2, a new definition for 

‘‘Atlantic hagfish’’ is added, in 

alphabetical order, to read as follows: 

§ 648.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Atlantic hagfish means Myxine 

glutinosa. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 648.6, paragraph (a)(1) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 648.6 Dealer/processor permits. 

(a) * * * 

(1) All dealers of NE multispecies, 

monkfish, skates, Atlantic herring, 

Atlantic sea scallop, Atlantic deep-sea 

red crab, spiny dogfish, summer 

flounder, Atlantic surf clam, ocean 

quahog, Atlantic mackerel, squid, 

butterfish, scup, bluefish, tilefish, and 

black sea bass; Atlantic surf clam and 

ocean quahog processors; Atlantic 

hagfish dealers and/or processors, and 

Atlantic herring processors or dealers, 

as described in § 648.2; must have been 

issued under this section, and have in 

their possession, a valid permit or 

permits for these species. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 648.7, paragraph (a)(3)(iv) is 

added to read as follows: 

§ 648.7 Recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements. 

(a) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(iv) Atlantic hagfish processors must 

complete and submit all sections of the 

Annual Processed Products Report. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. In § 648.11, paragraph (a) is revised 

to read as follows: 

§ 648.11 At-sea sea sampler/observer 

coverage. 

(a) The Regional Administrator may 

request any vessel holding a permit for 

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monkfish, skates, Atlantic mackerel, 

squid, butterfish, scup, black sea bass, 

bluefish, spiny dogfish, Atlantic herring, 

tilefish, or Atlantic deep-sea red crab; or 

a moratorium permit for summer 

flounder; to carry a NMFS-approved sea 

sampler/observer. Also, any vessel or 

vessel owner/operator that fishes for, 

catches or lands hagfish, or intends to 

fish for, catch, or land hagfish in or from 

the exclusive economic zone must carry 

a NMFS-approved sea sampler/observer 

when requested by the Regional 

Administrator in accordance with the 

requirements of this section. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 07–1953 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

21 CFR Part 1310 

[Docket No. DEA–299I] 

RIN 1117–AB12 

Control of a Chemical Precursor Used 

in the Illicit Manufacture of Fentanyl as 

a List I Chemical 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA), U.S. Department 

of Justice. 

ACTION: Interim rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This rulemaking controls the 

chemical N-phenethyl-4-piperidone 

(NPP) as a List I chemical under the 

Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 

U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Clandestine 

laboratories are using this chemical to 

illicitly manufacture the schedule II 

controlled substance fentanyl. 

The recent distribution of illicitly 

manufactured fentanyl has caused an 

unprecedented outbreak of hundreds of 

suspected fentanyl-related overdoses, at 

least 972 confirmed fentanyl-related 

deaths, and 162 suspected fentanylrelated deaths occurring mostly in 

Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, 

Missouri, New Jersey, and 

Pennsylvania. NPP has been identified 

as the starting material in several seized 

fentanyl clandestine laboratories. In 

addition to DEA’s concern regarding the 

deaths associated with illicitly 

manufactured fentanyl, DEA is 

extremely concerned about the safety of 

law enforcement officers encountering 

these clandestine laboratories. 

Therefore, DEA is regulating NPP as a 

List I chemical through this Interim 

Rulemaking. DEA is soliciting 

comments on this Interim Rule. 

This rulemaking will subject handlers 

of NPP to the chemical regulatory 

provisions of the CSA and its 

implementing regulations, including 21 

CFR Parts 1309, 1310, 1313, and 1316. 

This rulemaking does not establish a 

threshold for domestic and international 

transactions of NPP. As such, all 

transactions involving NPP, regardless 

of size, shall be regulated. This 

rulemaking also specifies that chemical 

mixtures containing NPP will not be 

exempt from regulatory requirements at 

any concentration. Therefore, all 

transactions of chemical mixtures 

containing any quantity of NPP will be 

regulated and will be subject to control 

under the CSA. 

DATES: This rulemaking will become 

effective on April 23, 2007. Persons 

seeking registration must apply on or 

before June 22, 2007 to continue their 

business pending final action by DEA 

on their application. 

Written comments must be 

postmarked, and electronic comments 

must be sent on or before June 22, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling 

of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket 

No. DEA–299I’’ on all written and 

electronic correspondence. Written 

comments via regular mail should be 

sent to the Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Diversion 

Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Washington, DC 20537, 

Attention: DEA Federal Register 

Representative/ODL. Written comments 

sent via express mail should be sent to 

DEA Headquarters, Attention: DEA 

Federal Register Representative/ODL, 

2401 Jefferson-Davis Highway, 

Alexandria, VA 22301. Comments may 

be sent directly to DEA electronically by 

sending an electronic message to 

dea.diversion.policy@usdoj.gov. 

Comments may also be sent 

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. DEA will 

accept attachments to electronic 

comments in Microsoft word, 

WordPerfect, Adobe PDF, or Excel file 

formats only. DEA will not accept any 

file formats other than those specifically 

listed here. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine A. Sannerud, Ph.D., Chief, 

Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, 

Office of Diversion Control, Drug 

Enforcement Administration, 

Washington, DC 20537 at (202) 307–

7183. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

The DEA is extremely concerned with 

the increase in the illicit manufacture 

and distribution of fentanyl, which has 

resulted in hundreds of fentanyl-related 

overdoses and fentanyl-related deaths 

across the country. Fentanyl is a 

schedule II controlled substance. 

Fentanyl and analogues of fentanyl are 

the most potent opioids available for 

human and veterinary use. Fentanyl 

produces opioid effects that are 

indistinguishable from morphine or 

heroin. However, fentanyl has a greater 

potency and a shorter duration of 

action. Fentanyl is approximately 50 to 

100 times more potent than morphine 

and 30 to 50 times more potent than 

heroin depending on the physiological 

or behavioral endpoints being 

measured, the route of administration, 

and other factors. 

The legitimate medical use of fentanyl 

is for anesthesia and analgesia, but 

fentanyl’s euphoric effects are highly 

sought after by narcotic addicts. 

Fentanyl can serve as a direct 

pharmacological substitute for heroin in 

opioid dependent individuals. However, 

fentanyl is a very dangerous substitute 

for heroin because the amount that 

produces a euphoric effect also induces 

respiratory depression. Furthermore, 

due to fentanyl’s increased potency over 

heroin, illicit drug dealers have trouble 

adjusting (‘‘cutting’’) pure fentanyl into 

proper dosage concentrations. As a 

result, unsuspecting heroin users or 

heroin users who know the substance 

contains fentanyl have difficulty 

determining how much to take to get 

their ‘‘high’’ and mistakenly take a 

lethal quantity of the fentanyl. 

Unfortunately, only a slight excess in 

the amount of fentanyl taken can be, 

and is often, lethal because the resulting 

level of respiratory depression is 

sufficient to cause the user to stop 

breathing. 

In April 2006, DEA issued an officer 

safety alert regarding the special 

precautions that must be observed when 

handling and processing suspected 

fentanyl. DEA is concerned with the 

unusual health hazards posed to law 

enforcement officers and forensic 

chemists from exposure to high purity 

fentanyl during law enforcement 

operations. Since high purity fentanyl 

can be fatal if sub-milligram quantities 

are accidentally swallowed, inhaled, or 

absorbed through the skin, the potential 

for lethal fentanyl exposure to law 

enforcement officers exists during raids 

of fentanyl clandestine laboratories, 

during seizures of drug exhibits, and 

during subsequent testing of pure 

fentanyl in the forensic laboratories. The 


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