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Federal Register Notices > Rules - 2002 > Exemption From Control of Certain Industrial Products and Materials Derived From the Cannabis Plant Rules - 2002[Federal Register: February 15, 2002 (Volume 67,
Number 32)] DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA-206] Exemption From Control of Certain Industrial Products and Materials Derived From the Cannabis Plant AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice. ACTION: Interim Rule; extension of grace period to dispose of existing inventories of hemp products. SUMMARY: On October 9, 2001, DEA published
in the Federal Register (66 FR 51539) an interim rule which exempted from control certain THC-
containing industrial products, processed plant materials used to make
such products, and animal feed mixtures. With respect to those products that were not exempted from control under the interim rule, DEA DATES: Effective October 9, 2001. The grace period for the disposal of existing inventories of non-exempted hemp products which expired on February 6, 2002, is extended to March 18, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Telephone (202) 307-7183. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 9, 2001, DEA published in the Federal Register (66 FR 51,539) an interim rule which exempted from control certain THC-containing industrial products, processed plant materials used to make such products, and animal feed mixtures. With respect to those products that were not exempted from control under the interim rule, DEA provided in the interim rule a 120-day grace period to allow persons with existing inventories to dispose of such inventories. The 120-day grace period ended on February 6, 2002. However, DEA will now extend the grace period until March 18, 2002, under the same terms as previously set forth in the interim rule. Therefore, the terms of the extended grace period are as follows:
Regulatory Certifications Regulatory Flexibility Act The Administrator, Drug Enforcement
Administration, hereby certifies that this rulemaking has been drafted in accordance with the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this regulation, and by approving it certifies that this regulation will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This rulemaking extends the grace period for persons to
remove existing inventories of products containing Executive Order 12866 The Administrator further certifies that this rulemaking has been drafted in accordance with the principles in Executive Order 12866 section 1(b). DEA has determined that this is not a significant rulemaking action. Therefore, this action has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. This rulemaking provides a benefit to the regulated industry by extending the grace period for persons to legally dispose of existing inventories of products containing tetrahydrocannabinols. Executive Order 12988 This regulation meets the applicable standards set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 Civil Justice Reform. Executive Order 13132 This rulemaking does not preempt or modify any provision of state law; nor does it impose enforcement responsibilities on any state; nor does it diminish the power of any state to enforce its own laws. Accordingly, this rulemaking does not have federalism implications warranting the application of Executive Order 13132. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more in any one year, and will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets. Dated: February 11, 2002. Asa Hutchinson, [FR Doc. 02-3934 Filed 2-13-02; 3:07 pm]
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