Schedules of Controlled Substances: Proposed Removal of Fenfluramine From the Controlled Substances Act; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

21 CFR Part 1308

[DEA Number 162C]

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Proposed Removal of

Fenfluramine From the Controlled Substances Act; Correction

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Justice.

ACTION: Correction to notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the proposed rule (DEA-

162P) which was published Tuesday, May 6, 1997 (62 FR 24620). The

proposed rule related to the removal of fenfluramine from the

Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug

Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C. 20537, (202) 307-7183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The proposed regulation that is the subject of this correction

makes amendment to Part 1308 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal

Regulations to remove the anorectic drug, fenfluramine, including its

salts, isomers and salts of isomers from control under the CSA.

Need for Correction

As published, this proposed rule allowed for a 60 day period for

comments, objections and requests for a hearing. As stipulated in 21

CFR 1308.44(g), the Administrator may designate in the notice of the

proposed rulemaking, the time during which written comments and

objections may be filed. However, as stipulated in 21 CFR 1308.45(a),

requests for a hearing on a proposed rulemaking must be filed within 30

days after the date of publication of the proposed rulemaking in the

Federal Register.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the publication on May 6, 1997 of the proposed rule

(DEA-162P), which was the subject of FR Doc. 97-11689, is corrected as

follows:

On page 24620, in the first column, in the DATES section, the entry

``Comments, objections, and requests for a hearing must be received on

or before July 7, 1997.'' is corrected to read ``Comments and

objections must be received on or before July 7, 1997. Requests for a

hearing must be received on or before June 5, 1997.

Dated: May 12, 1997.

James Milford,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-12955 Filed 5-16-97; 8:45 am]

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