Task Force on Suspicious Orders

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (1972), and 41 CFR 101-6.1001-6.1035 (1992), the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), with the concurrence of the Attorney General, is establishing a Task Force on Suspicious Orders for the purpose of developing proposals to define suspicious orders of listed chemicals which can be used by registrants in determining if an order is a suspicious order which must be reported to the DEA. The Task Force is authorized by Public Law 104-237, Section 504 of Subtitle V, Education and Research, the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (the MCA). The specific provisions of the Act state that: The Task Force shall be responsible for providing the Attorney General with recommendations, advice, and proposals for the establishment of such guidelines that will adequately define suspicious orders of listed chemicals. The Task Force shall limit its area of consideration to domestic issues regarding suspicious orders.