⚖️DEA Revokes Yogesh Patel, M.D.'s Registration Due to Non-Compliance
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an Order to Show Cause for the revocation of Yogesh Patel, M.D.'s DEA registration, citing that he lacks authority to handle controlled substances in Colorado. The decision results from his default to request a hearing following a prior suspension of his state medical license, emphasizing the importance of maintaining proper licensure for medical practitioners.
Learn More🦷DEA Revokes Registration of Dentist in Colorado
The Drug Enforcement Administration has revoked the DEA registration of James T. Craig, D.D.S. due to his lack of authority to practice dentistry in Colorado. This decision emphasizes the importance of maintaining valid state licenses for practitioners handling controlled substances, detailing the implications of default in regulatory actions.
Learn More🌿New Bureau of Land Management Decisions on Resource Management Plans
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Records of Decision (RODs) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendments for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning in Colorado and Oregon. The BLM's Principal Deputy Director signed the RODs, which constitute the decisions of the BLM to approve the RMP Amendments.
Learn More🌍EPA's Clean Air Act Permit Decision and Business Implications
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated December 30, 2024, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated September 6, 2024, from the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to the renewal of a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. for its Commerce City Refinery, Plant 1 (West) & Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit) located in Adams County, Colorado.
Learn More✈️Proposed Class E Airspace Amendments at Cortez Municipal Airport
This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace designated as a surface area, modify the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and establish Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class E surface area at Cortez Municipal Airport, Cortez, CO. Additionally, this action proposes administrative amendments to update the airport's legal descriptions. These actions would support the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Learn More⛺New Recreation Fees Impacting Campgrounds and Businesses in Colorado
Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO), Upper Colorado River District, and the Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO), Southwest District, intend to establish recreation fee areas at existing developed campgrounds, future developed campgrounds and campsites, and for designated campsites within the Gunnison River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (D-E NCA) as managed by the field offices as one NCA unit in Delta, Mesa, and Montrose Counties.
Learn More📅Rocky Mountain RAC Announces 2025 Meeting Dates and Details
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2025 meeting dates.
Learn More🏞️New Recreation Fees and Permit Changes Affect Colorado Businesses
Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kremmling Field Office (KFO) and the Colorado River Valley Field Office (CRVFO) are establishing new Special Areas and new recreation fee areas (campgrounds, designated campsites, and day use fees) within the two Upper Colorado River (UCR) Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMAs) managed by the field offices.
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