Temporary Exemption From Chemical Registration for Distributors of Combination Ephedrine Products; Extension of Application Deadline

DEA is amending its regulations to extend the temporary exemption from the chemical registration requirements from May 12, 1997 to July 12, 1997. Certain segments of the industry that distribute combination ephedrine products did not realize that they would be subject to the registration requirement due to questions regarding the application of the registration requirements to their activities. Persons failing to meet the May 12, 1997 deadline would have been required to cease all distributions of combination ephedrine products until they had obtained a registration. In order to avoid interruption of legitimate distributions of combination ephedrine products, based upon the request of this industry group, DEA is extending the temporary exemption from the registration requirement for the additional period to allow affected persons sufficient time to make application for registration.