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Section 1313.12 Requirement of authorization to import.
(a) Each regulated person who imports a listed chemical that meets or exceeds the threshold
quantities identified in Sec. 1310.04(f) or is a listed chemical for which no threshold has been
established as identified in Sec. 1310.04(g) of this chapter, shall notify the Administrator of the
importation not later than 15 days before the transaction is to take place.
(b) A completed DEA Form 486 must be received at the following address not later than 15 days
prior to the importation: Drug Enforcement Administration, P.O. Box 27284, Washington, DC
20038. A copy of the completed DEA Form 486 may be transmitted directly to the Drug
Enforcement Administration, Chemical Control Section, through electronic facsimile media not later
than 15 days prior to the importation.
(c) The 15-day advance notification requirement for listed chemical
imports may be waived for the following:
(1) Any importation that meets both of the following requirements:
(i) The regulated person has satisfied the requirements for reporting
to the Administration as a regular importer of the listed chemicals.
(ii) The importer intends to transfer the listed chemicals to a person
who is a regular customer for the chemical, as defined in Sec. 1300.02 of
this chapter.
(2) A specific listed chemical, as set forth in paragraph (f) of this
section, for which the Administrator determines that advance notification
is not necessary for effective chemical diversion control.
(d) For imports where advance notification is waived pursuant to
paragraph (c)(1) of this
section, the DEA Form 486 must be received by the Drug Enforcement Administration,
Chemical Operations Section, on or before the date of importation through use of the mailing
address listed in Sec. 1313.12(b) or through use of electronic facsimile media.
(e) For importations where advance notification is waived pursuant to
paragraph (c)(2) of this
section no DEA Form 486 is required, however, the regulated person shall submit quarterly
reports to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chemical Operations Section, P.O. Box
27284,
Washington, DC 20038, by no later than the 15th day of the month following the end of each
quarter. The report shall contain the following information regarding each individual
importation:
(1) The name of the listed chemical;
(2) The quantity and date imported;
(3) The name and full business address of the supplier;
(4) The foreign port of embarkation; and
(5) The port of entry.
(f) The 15 day advance notification requirement set forth in paragraph (a) has been waived for
imports of the following listed chemicals:
- Acetone.
- 2-Butanone (or Methyl
Ethyl Ketone or MEK).
- Toluene.
[54 FR 31665, Aug. 1, 1989, as amended at 59 FR 51367, Oct. 11, 1994; 60 FR 32464, June 22,
1995; 66 FR 46519, Sept. 6, 2001; 67 FR 49569, July 31, 2002; 72 FR 17407, Apr.
9, 2007]
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