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DOJ/DEA RIN: 1117-AB20 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Implementation of the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 
Abstract: The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted on October 15, 2008, amended the Controlled Substances Act and Controlled Substances Import and Export Act by adding several new provisions to prevent the illegal distribution and dispensing of controlled substances by means of the Internet. DEA is hereby issuing an interim rule to amend its regulations to implement the legislation and is requesting comments on the interim rule. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1300    21 CFR 1301    21 CFR 1304    21 CFR 1306   
Legal Authority: PL 110-425    21 USC 802    21 USC 823    21 USC 827    21 USC 829    21 USC 831    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008  04/13/2009 

Overall Description of Deadline: Regulatory authority of the Attorney General has been delegated to the Administrator of DEA. It is evident from the foregoing provision of the Act that Congress contemplated it would be necessary for DEA to issue regulations on an interim basis in order to implement the Act within the relatively short time period between the passage of the Act (October 15, 2008) and its effective date (April 13, 2009).

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  04/06/2009  74 FR 15596   
Interim Final Rule Effective  04/06/2009    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  06/05/2009    
Final Action  02/00/2010    
Additional Information: Please reference "Docket No. DEA-322" on all written and electronic correspondence. Written comments being sent via regular or express mail should be sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/ODL, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152. Comments may be sent to DEA by sending an electronic message to dea.diversion.policy@usdoj.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mark W. Caverly
Chief, Liaison and Policy Section
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, VA 22152
Phone:202 307-7297
Email: dea.diversion.policy@usdoj.gov