Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes to place the substance eluxadoline (5-[[[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-aminocarbonyl)-2,6- dimethylphenyl]-1-oxopropyl][(1S)-1-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2- yl)ethyl]amino]methyl]-2-methoxybenzoic acid), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, into schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This proposed scheduling action is pursuant to the CSA which requires that such actions be made on the record after opportunity for a hearing through formal rulemaking. If finalized, this action would impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule IV controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, dispense, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities, or possess), or propose to handle eluxadoline.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration 21 CFR Part 1308 [Docket No. DEA-419N] AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes to place the substance eluxadoline (5-[[[( 2S )-2-amino-3-[4-aminocarbonyl)-2,6-dimethylphenyl]-1-oxopropyl][( 1S )-1-(4-phenyl-1 H -imidazol-2-yl)ethyl]amino]methyl]-2-methoxybenzoic acid), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, into schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This proposed scheduling action is pursuant to the CSA which requires that such actions be made on the record after opportunity for a hearing through formal rulemaking. If finalized, this action would impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule IV controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, dispense, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities, or possess), or propose to handle eluxadoline. DATES: Interested persons may file written comments on this proposal in accordance with 21 CFR 1308.43(g) . Electronic comments must be submitted, and written comments must be postmarked, on or before September 10, 2015. Commenters should be aware that the electronic Federal Docket Management System will not accept comments after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the comment period. Interested persons, defined at 21 CFR 1300.01 as t…
Citation: 80 FR 48044
