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            <NAME>Drug Enforcement Administration</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Justice</NAME>
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<p>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.</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Other</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>21 CFR 1300</CFR>
            <CFR>21 CFR 1301</CFR>
            <CFR>21 CFR 1304</CFR>
            <CFR>21 CFR 1306</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 801</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 802</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 823</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 827</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 829</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 830</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 831</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 841</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 843</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 91-513</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 871</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 882</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>21 U.S.C. 960</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 110-425</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>04/13/2009</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Interim Final Rule implementing Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008</DLINE_DESC>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>Regulatory authority of the Attorney General has been delegated to the Administrator of DEA. It is evident 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).</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/06/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 15596</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/06/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/05/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/30/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 61594</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/30/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket Number DEA-322</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov/</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Scott</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Brinks</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>A.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Section Chief, Regulatory Drafting and Support Section, Diversion Control Division</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1117</CODE>
                    <NAME>Drug Enforcement Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DEA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>571 362-8209</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>scott.a.brinks@dea.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>8701 Morrissette Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Springfield</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22152</ZIP>
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