Chemical Industry Conference

June 16, 2021 – WebEx Event

Introduction

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Diversion Control Division, hosted its 13th Chemical Industry Conference on June 16, 2021. This was DEA's first virtual Chemical Industry Conference. Over 230 chemical industry representatives attended the conference and received information on current diversion trends, quotas, control actions, imports/exports, and registration requirements.

DEA's partners from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and International Narcotics Control Board also presented and participated in the question and answer sessions.

Conference Report

Agenda

FBI Fentanyl Precursor Outreach Flyer

Opening Remarks by Mr. William T. McDermott, Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division

Speaker	Contact Information
Precursor Chemical Diversion & Trafficking Trends by Mr. Daniel Dobas, Chemical Investigations Section	Chemical Investigations Section doc@dea.gov
Chemical Import/Export Update and Tableting & Encapsulating Machines by Mr. Antonio "Tony" Guzman, Import/Export Section	Import and Export Chemical Declarations (DEA Forms 486 & 486A) dea486@dea.gov Chemical/Transshipments/Mail Orders chemical.imex@dea.gov dri-chemicalimportexport@dea.gov Encapsulating/Tableting Machine/CS Transshipment tablet-encapsulemachine@dea.gov transshipment@dea.gov
Combatting Importation of Counterfeits by Mr. Abe Jardines & Mr. Michael Rose, Homeland Security Investigations	Combatting Importation of Counterfeits
Fentanyl Outreach & Awareness/ONDCP Fentanyl Tripwire by Dr. Stephanie Normand, Federal Bureau of Investigation	Fentanyl Outreach & Awareness/ONDCP Fentanyl Tripwire
DEA Chemical Registrations by Mr. George Lutz, Registration & Program Support Section	Registration & Program Support Section Registration Call Center - 1-800-882-9539 Registration Program Specialist (RPS) An RPS is assigned to almost every DEA Division and serves as liaisons between field personnel and DEA Headquarters You can find your RPS by visiting "Contact Us"
DEA Quotas by Mr. Minh Dang, UN Reporting & Quota Section	United Nations Reporting & Quota Section deaquotas@dea.gov
Chemical Control Actions by Dr. Jillian Horn, Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section	Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section dpe@dea.gov
Global Precursor Chemical Diversion Prevention & Investigation by Ms. Barbara Remberg, International Narcotics Control Board	Global Precursor Chemical Diversion Prevention & Investigation

Q&A Panel and Closing Remarks