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6Chapter 458 regulates medical practice. 

Accordingly, I find that Respondent is 

not currently licensed to practice 

medicine in Florida, the state in which 

Respondent is registered with the DEA. 

Discussion 

Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), the 

Attorney General is authorized to 

suspend or revoke a registration issued 

under section 823 of the Controlled 

Substances Act (hereinafter, CSA) 

‘‘upon a finding that the registrant . . . 

has had his State license or registration 

suspended . . . [or] revoked . . . by 

competent State authority and is no 

longer authorized by State law to engage 

in the . . . dispensing of controlled 

substances.’’ With respect to a 

practitioner, the DEA has also long held 

that the possession of authority to 

dispense controlled substances under 

the laws of the state in which a 

practitioner engages in professional 

practice is a fundamental condition for 

obtaining and maintaining a 

practitioner’s registration. See, e.g., 

James L. Hooper, M.D., 76 FR 71,371 

(2011), pet. for rev. denied, 481 F. App’x 

826 (4th Cir. 2012); Frederick Marsh 

Blanton, M.D., 43 FR 27,616, 27,617 

(1978). 

This rule derives from the text of two 

provisions of the CSA. First, Congress 

defined the term ‘‘practitioner’’ to mean 

‘‘a physician . . . or other person 

licensed, registered, or otherwise 

permitted, by . . . the jurisdiction in 

which he practices . . . , to distribute, 

dispense, . . . [or] administer . . . a 

controlled substance in the course of 

professional practice.’’ 21 U.S.C. 

802(21). Second, in setting the 

requirements for obtaining a 

practitioner’s registration, Congress 

directed that ‘‘[t]he Attorney General 

shall register practitioners . . . if the 

applicant is authorized to dispense . . . 

controlled substances under the laws of 

the State in which he practices.’’ 21 

U.S.C. 823(f). Because Congress has 

clearly mandated that a practitioner 

possess state authority in order to be 

deemed a practitioner under the CSA, 

the DEA has held repeatedly that 

revocation of a practitioner’s registration 

is the appropriate sanction whenever he 

is no longer authorized to dispense 

controlled substances under the laws of 

the state in which he practices. See, e.g., 

James L. Hooper, 76 FR at 71,371–72; 

Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71 FR 

39,130, 39,131 (2006); Dominick A. 

Ricci, M.D., 58 FR 51,104, 51,105 (1993); 

Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR 11,919, 11,920 

(1988); Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43 FR 

at 27,617. 

According to Florida statute, ‘‘A 

practitioner, in good faith and in the 

course of his or her professional practice 

only, may prescribe, administer, 

dispense, mix, or otherwise prepare a 

controlled substance.’’ Fla. Stat. 

§ 893.05(1)(a) (2021). Further, a 

‘‘practitioner’’ as defined by Florida 

statute includes ‘‘a physician licensed 

under chapter 458.’’ 6 Id. at § 893.02(23). 

Here, the undisputed evidence in the 

record is that Respondent currently 

lacks authority to practice medicine in 

Florida. As already discussed, a 

physician must be a licensed 

practitioner to dispense a controlled 

substance in Florida. Thus, because 

Respondent lacks authority to practice 

medicine in Florida and, therefore, is 

not authorized to handle controlled 

substances in Florida, Respondent is not 

eligible to maintain a DEA registration. 

Accordingly, I will order that 

Respondent’s DEA registration be 

revoked. 

Order 

Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the 

authority vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 

824(a), I hereby revoke DEA Certificate 

of Registration No. FT3429227 issued to 

Lora L. Thaxton, M.D. Further, pursuant 

to 28 CFR 0.100(b) and the authority 

vested in me by 21 U.S.C. 823(f), I 

hereby deny any pending application of 

Lora L. Thaxton to renew or modify this 

registration, as well as any other 

pending application of Lora L. Thaxton 

for additional registration in Florida. 

This Order is effective October 7, 2021. 

Anne Milgram, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19203 Filed 9–3–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

U.S. Marshals Service 

[OMB Number 1105–0106] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested;Extension 

Without Change of a Currently 

Approved Collection; Comments 

Requested: Form CSO–005, 

Preliminary Background Check Form 

AGENCY: U.S. Marshals Service, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), 

will submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for an additional 30 

days until October 7, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension without change of a currently 

approved collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Form CSO–005, Preliminary 

Background Check Form. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: Form CSO–005. 

Component: U.S. Marshals Service, 

U.S. Department of Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: 

Primary: Court Security Officers/ 

Special Security Officer (CSO/SSO) 

Applicants. 

Other: [None]. 

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collect applicant information for CSO/ 

SSO positions. The applicant 

information provided to USMS from the 

Vendor gives information about which 

District and Facility the applicant will 

be working, the applicant’s personal 

information, prior employment 

verification, employment performance 

and current financial status. The 

information allows the selecting official 

to hire applicants with a strong history 

of employment performance and 

financial responsibility. The questions 

on this form have been developed from 

the OPM, MSPB and DOJ ‘‘Best 

Practice’’ guidelines for reference 

checking. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimated 750 respondents 

will utilize the form, and it will take 

each respondent approximately 60 

minutes to complete the form. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual public 

burden associated with this collection is 

750 hours, which is equal to (750 (total 

# of annual responses) * 60 minutes. 

(7) An Explanation of the Change in 

Estimates: N/A. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Melody Braswell, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: September 1, 2021. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Conditional Approval of New 

York States’ Application for the Partial 

Deferral of Interest Accrued on 

Outstanding Title XII Loans Otherwise 

Payable on or before September 30, 

2021 

Title XII Section 1202(b)(3)(C) of the 

Social Security Act (SSA) provides that 

a state may defer payment of threefourths of interest due on outstanding 

advances to state unemployment trust 

funds under Title XII Section 1201 SSA 

on or before September 30 of a given 

year if the state’s rate of insured 

unemployment (IUR) during the first six 

months of the prior calendar year 

equaled or exceeded 7.5 percent. Title 

XII Section 1202(b)(3)(C)(i) and 20 CFR 

606.41(c) provide that a qualifying state 

must pay at least 25 percent of the 

amount due on or before September 30 

of the taxable year, and must pay at least 

one-third of the remaining amount on or 

before September 30 in each of the 

following three years. 20 CFR 606.41(d) 

further clarifies that the timely and full 

payment of one-fourth of the interest 

due prior to October 1 is a precondition 

to approval of this deferral. 

The New York State Department of 

Labor applied for this deferral prior to 

the July 1, 2021 deadline. Pursuant to 20 

CFR 606.41(e)(2) the Employment and 

Training Administration has confirmed 

that the state’s rate of insured 

unemployment exceeded the 7.5 percent 

threshold during the first 6 months of 

calendar year 2020. As such New York’s 

application for the high unemployment 

deferral has been conditionally 

approved contingent on the timely 

payment of one-fourth of the interest 

due on or before September 30, 2021. 

Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19176 Filed 9–3–21; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. This is the 

second notice for public comment; the 

first was published in the Federal 

Register and 22 comments were 

received. NSF is forwarding the 

proposed renewal submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance simultaneously 

with the publication of this second 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAmain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, or send email to splimpto@

nsf.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, which is accessible 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 

(including federal holidays). Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling 703–292– 

7556. 

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number, 

and the agency informs potential 

persons who are to respond to the 

collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Comments on the National 

Science Foundation’s Major Facilities 

Guide 

The draft Major Facilities Guide were 

made available for review by the public 

on the NSF website at https://

www.nsf.gov/bfa/lfo/lfo_documents.jsp. 

In response to the Federal Register 

notice published February 2, 2021, at 86 

FR 7884, NSF received 22 comments 

from 2 different institutions/ 

individuals. A summary of the 

comments on the Major Facilities Guide 

follows: 

• 7 requested clarifications and 

content regarding the fourth pillar, 

Mission Alignment, of information 

security programs for major facility 

cybersecurity programs; 

• 12 requested clarifications and 

updates on the processes and 

requirements associated with NSF 

oversight of the various stages of the 

facility lifecycle; and 

• 3 requested clarifications regarding 

NSF ‘‘No Cost Overrun’’ Policy and 

budget contingency for the construction 

stage of major facility projects. 

The full comments and NSF’s 

response may be found via: http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain 

and https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/lfo/lfo_

documents.jsp. 

Title of Collection: Major Facilities 

Guide. 


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