[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3442]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
21 CFR Parts 1300 and 1310
[DEA Number 137E2]
RIN 1117-AA321
Exemption of Chemical Mixtures
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The DEA is extending the comment period on the Federal
Register notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Exemption of Chemical
Mixtures'' published on September 16, 1998 (63 FR 49506). A previous
publication in the Federal Register on November 12, 1998 (63 FR 63253)
extended the original closing date for receipt of comments from
November 16, 1999 to February 15, 1999. The DEA believes that an
additional extension is necessary to ensure that all interested persons
are granted ample time to resolve issues pertaining to these proposed
regulations.
DATES: The period for public comment that was to close on February 15,
1999 is extended to April 16, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments and objections should be submitted in quintuplicate
to the Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/
CCR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and
Chemical Evaluation Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug
Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Telephone: (202) 307-
7183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (63 FR 49506) to implement those portions of the Domestic
Chemical Division Control Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103-200] that exempt
from regulation under the Controlled Substances Act certain chemical
mixtures that contain regulated chemicals. The proposed regulations
identified those mixtures, or categories of mixtures, that will be
automatically exempt from regulation and defined an application process
that can be used to exempt chemical mixtures that do not meet the
criteria for automatic exemption. The DEA issued a ninety day extension
to the period for public comment based on a formal request by Hyman,
Phelps & McNamara, P.C. The DEA believes that an additional sixty day
extension is now necessary. This additional extension is deemed
necessary to assure that interested persons are afforded reasonable
time to address issues of concern and allow all persons to respond
accordingly. Therefore, the comment period for the proposed rule is
extended to April 16, 1999. Comments must be received by the DEA on or
before this date.
Dated: February 8, 1999.
Donnie R. Marshall,
Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-3442 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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