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DOJ/DEA RIN: 1117-AA43 Publication ID: Fall 2001 
Title: Listed Chemicals; Final Establishment of Thresholds for Iodine and Hydrochloric Gas (Hydrogen Chloride Gas) 
Abstract: Effective October 3, 1996, the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA) established that iodine is a List II chemical; however, it was not made subject to import/export regulatory controls. While exports of the listed chemical hydrochloric acid (including anhydrous hydrogen chloride, referred to in the MCA as hydrochloric gas, which is a form of hydrogen chloride) were already regulated pursuant to 21 CFR 1310, the MCA had the practical effect of directing the DEA to place domestic controls on anhydrous hydrogen chloride. Since no domestic thresholds for iodine or anhydrous hydrogen chloride have been established prior to this final rule, all domestic transactions involving such chemicals have been subject to recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the Controlled Substances Act since October 3, 1996. This rule establishes domestic thresholds for anhydrous hydrogen chloride and iodine. Import and export transactions in anhydrous hydrogen chloride are unaffected by this rule. This rule reinserts the table in 21 CFR 1310.04(f)(2)(iv), listing thresholds for exports, transshipments, and international transactions to designated countries set forth in 21 CFR 1310.08(b) and assigns the DEA chemical code number of 6699 for iodine. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 1310   
Legal Authority: 21 USC 802    21 USC 871(b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/30/1997  62 FR 51072   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/01/1997    
Final Rule Request Comment  08/02/2000  65 FR 47309   
Final Rule Effective  08/02/2000    
Correction  08/08/2000  65 FR 48546   
Comment Period End  09/01/2000    
Final Rule  08/16/2001  66 FR 42944   
Additional Information: DEA-156
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
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