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DOJ/DEA | RIN: 1117-AA43 | Publication ID: Fall 1997 |
Title: Listed Chemicals; Proposed Thresholds for Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas (Hydrogen Chloride Gas) | |
Abstract: The Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA) establishes that, effective October 3, 1996, Iodine ( in its pure crystal form; mixtures such as tincture of iodine and other household products remain exempt from regulation) and Hydrochloric Gas are List II chemicals under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The inclusion of these chemicals under the CSA requires that each regulated person must keep records and make reports as specified in title 21, Code of Federal Regulation part 1310. The MCA applied the recordkeeping and reporting requirements to all transactions involving Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas. ^PThis notice proposes to establish a domestic threshold of 0.4 kilograms for iodine, thus providing an exemption for transactions below this level, which would include the vast majority of retail sales. Legitimate commerce in Hydrochloric Gas consists almost exclusively of large volume transactions to commercial customers. However, clandestine methamphetamine laboratories often make use of small volumes of this gas, and, therefore, an effective threshold could not be established. In those rare cases where legitimate users purchase small quantities, principally for research or scientific purposes, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements will apply only to the distributor; the purchasers will not be subject to the requirements. | |
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310 | |
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802 21 USC 871(b) PL 104-237 Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 |
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Additional Information: DEA-156P | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Frank Sapienza Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Diversion Control, Washington, DC 20537 Phone:202 307-7183 |