Schedules of Controlled Substances: Extension of Temporary Placement of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144 in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, 16669-16670 [2021-06555]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Evaluation Section, Drug Enforcement
Administration; Telephone: (571) 362–
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Background and Legal Authority
21 CFR Part 1308
[Docket No. DEA–491]
Schedules of Controlled Substances:
Extension of Temporary Placement of
5F–EDMB–PINACA, 5F–MDMB–PICA,
FUB–AKB48, 5F–CUMYL–PINACA and
FUB–144 in Schedule I of the
Controlled Substances Act
Drug Enforcement
Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Temporary rule; temporary
scheduling order; extension.
AGENCY:
The Acting Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration is
issuing this order to extend the
temporary schedule I status of ethyl 2(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate
(trivial name: 5F–EDMB–PINACA);
methyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indole3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate
(trivial name: 5F–MDMB–PICA); N(adamantan-1-yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1Hindazole-3-carboxamide (trivial names:
FUB–AKB48; FUB–APINACA; AKB48
N-(4-fluorobenzyl)); 1-(5-fluoropentyl)N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3carboxamide (trivial names: 5F–
CUMYL–PINACA; SGT–25); and (1-(4fluorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone
(trivial name: FUB–144), and their
optical, positional, and geometric
isomers, salts, and salts of isomers. The
schedule I status of 5F–EDMB–PINACA,
5F–MDMB–PICA, FUB–AKB48, 5F–
CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–144
currently is in effect until April 16,
2021. This temporary order will extend
the temporary scheduling of 5F–EDMB–
PINACA, 5F–MDMB–PICA, FUB–
AKB48, 5F–CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–
144 for one year or until the permanent
scheduling action for these substances is
completed, whichever occurs first.
DATES: This order, which extends the
temporary scheduling order that DEA
previously issued for these substances
(84 FR 15505, April 16, 2019), is
effective April 16, 2021, and expires on
April 16, 2022. If DEA publishes a final
rule making this scheduling action
permanent, this order will expire on the
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On April 16, 2019, the former Acting
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) published a
temporary scheduling order in the
Federal Register (84 FR 15505) placing
ethyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate
(trivial name: 5F–EDMB–PINACA);
methyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indole3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate
(trivial name: 5F–MDMB–PICA); N(adamantan-1-yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1Hindazole-3-carboxamide (trivial names:
FUB–AKB48; FUB–APINACA; AKB48
N-(4-fluorobenzyl)); 1-(5-fluoropentyl)N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3carboxamide (trivial names: 5F–
CUMYL–PINACA; SGT–25); and (1-(4fluorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone
(trivial name: FUB–144) in schedule I of
the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
pursuant to the temporary scheduling
provisions of 21 U.S.C. 811(h). That
order was effective on the date of
publication, and was based on findings
by the former Acting Administrator of
DEA that the temporary scheduling of
these substances was necessary to avoid
an imminent hazard to the public safety
pursuant to subsection (h)(1).
Subsection (h)(2) requires that the
temporary control of these substances
expire two years from the effective date
of the scheduling order, i.e., on April 16,
2021. However, this same subsection
also provides that during the pendency
of proceedings under 21 U.S.C. 811(a)(1)
with respect to the substance, the
temporary scheduling 1 of that substance
may be extended for up to one year.
Proceedings for the scheduling of a
substance under 21 U.S.C. 811(a) may
be initiated by the Attorney General
(delegated to the Administrator of DEA
pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100) on his own
motion, at the request of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS),2
1 Though DEA has used the term ‘‘final order’’
with respect to temporary scheduling orders in the
past, this notice adheres to the statutory language
of 21 U.S.C. 811(h), which refers to a ‘‘temporary
scheduling order.’’ No substantive change is
intended.
2 The Secretary of HHS has delegated to the
Assistant Secretary for Health of HHS the authority
to make domestic drug scheduling
recommendations.
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or on the petition of any interested
party.
The Acting Administrator of DEA, on
his own motion, has initiated
proceedings under 21 U.S.C. 811(a)(1) to
permanently schedule 5F–EDMB–
PINACA, 5F–MDMB–PICA, FUB–
AKB48, 5F–CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–
144. DEA is simultaneously publishing
a notice of proposed rulemaking for the
placement of 5F–EDMB–PINACA, 5F–
MDMB–PICA, FUB–AKB48, 5F–
CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–144 in
schedule I elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register. If that proposed rule is
finalized, DEA will publish a final rule
in the Federal Register to make
permanent the schedule I status of these
substances.
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811(h)(2), the
Acting Administrator orders that the
temporary scheduling of 5F–EDMB–
PINACA, 5F–MDMB–PICA, FUB–
AKB48, 5F–CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–
144, and their optical, positional, and
geometric isomers, salts, and salts of
isomers, be extended for one year, or
until the permanent scheduling
proceeding is completed, whichever
occurs first.
Regulatory Matters
The CSA provides for an expedited
temporary scheduling action where the
Attorney General, as delegated to the
Administrator of DEA, may, by order,
place a substance in schedule I if such
action is necessary to avoid an
imminent hazard to the public safety. 21
U.S.C. 811(h). That same subsection also
provides that the temporary scheduling
of a substance shall expire at the end of
two years from the date of the issuance
of such temporary scheduling order,
except that the Attorney General may,
during the pendency of proceedings
under 21 U.S.C. 811(a)(1) to
permanently schedule the substance,
extend the temporary scheduling for up
to one year.
To the extent that subsection 811(h)
directs that temporary scheduling
actions be issued by order and sets forth
the procedures by which such orders are
to be issued and extended, DEA believes
that the notice and comment
requirements of section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
553, do not apply to this extension of
the temporary scheduling action. The
specific language chosen by Congress
indicates an intention for DEA to
proceed through the issuance of an
order instead of proceeding by
rulemaking. Given that Congress
specifically requires the Attorney
General to follow rulemaking
procedures for other kinds of scheduling
actions, see 21 U.S.C. 811(a), it is
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noteworthy that, in subsection 811(h),
Congress authorized the issuance of
temporary scheduling actions by order
rather than by rule. In the alternative,
even if this action were subject to 5
U.S.C. 553, the Acting Administrator
finds that there is good cause to forgo
the notice and comment and the
delayed effective date requirements of
such section, as any further delays in
the process for extending the temporary
scheduling order would be
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest in view of the manifest urgency
to avoid an imminent hazard to the
public safety that these substances
would present if scheduling expired, for
the reasons expressed in the temporary
scheduling order (84 FR 15505, April
16, 2019). Further, DEA believes that
this order extending the temporary
scheduling action is not a ‘‘rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 601(2), and,
accordingly, is not subject to the
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. The requirements for the
preparation of an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis in 5 U.S.C. 603(a) are
not applicable where, as here, DEA is
not required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any
other law to publish a general notice of
proposed rulemaking.
Additionally, this action is not a
significant regulatory action as defined
by Executive Order (E.O.) 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review)
section 3(f), and the principles
reaffirmed in E.O. 13563 (Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review),
and, accordingly, this action has not
been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
This action will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with E.O. 13132
(Federalism), it is determined that this
action does not have sufficient
federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
As noted above, this action is an
order, not a rule. Accordingly, the
Congressional Review Act (CRA) is
inapplicable, as it applies only to rules.
5 U.S.C. 801, 804(3). It is in the public
interest to maintain the temporary
placement of 5F–EDMB–PINACA, 5F–
MDMB–PICA, FUB–AKB48, 5F–
CUMYL–PINACA and FUB–144 in
schedule I because they pose a public
health risk, for the reasons expressed in
the temporary scheduling order (84 FR
15505, April 16, 2019). The temporary
scheduling action was taken pursuant to
21 U.S.C. 811(h), which is specifically
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designed to enable DEA to act in an
expeditious manner to avoid an
imminent hazard to the public safety.
Under subsection 811(h), temporary
scheduling orders are not subject to
notice and comment rulemaking
procedures. DEA understands that the
CSA frames temporary scheduling
actions as orders rather than rules to
ensure that the process moves swiftly,
and this extension of the temporary
scheduling order continues to serve that
purpose. For the same reasons that
underlie subsection 811(h), that is, the
need to place these substances in
schedule I because they pose an
imminent hazard to public safety, it
would be contrary to the public interest
to delay implementation of this
extension of the temporary scheduling
order.
Therefore, in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 808(2), this order extending the
temporary scheduling order shall take
effect immediately upon its publication.
DEA will submit a copy of this order to
both Houses of Congress and to the
Comptroller General, although such
filing is not required under the CRA, 5
U.S.C. 801–808, because, as noted
above, this action is an order, not a rule.
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Commander or designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
165.801 Table 3 will be enforced from
8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on May 1,
2021, or in the event of postponement
due to rain, on May 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about this notice of
enforcement, call or email Mr. Scott
Whalen, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
409–719–5086, email scott.k.whalen@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
Guard will enforce safety zone
regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 3
for the Port Neches Riverfest fireworks
display from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m.
on May 1, 2021, or in the event of rain,
on May 2, 2021. This action is being
taken to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways before, during, and
after a pyrotechnics display. Our annual
fireworks displays and other events in
the Eighth Coast Guard District
requiring safety zones, § 165.801,
specifies the location of the safety zone
for the Riverfest fireworks display
which encompasses a 500-yard radius of
the fireworks barge anchored on the
Neches River in approximate position
29°59′51″ N 093°57′06″ W (NAD83).
During the enforcement period, as
reflected in § 165.801 Table 3, if you are
the operator of a vessel in the regulated
area you must comply with directions
from the Patrol Commander or
designated representative.
In addition to this notice of
enforcement in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard plans to provide
notification of the enforcement periods
via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine
Safety Information Bulletin and Vessel
Traffic Service Advisory.
Annual Fireworks Displays and Other
Events in the Eighth Coast Guard
District Requiring Safety Zones
Dated: March 22, 2021.
Molly. A. Wike,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Marine Safety Zone Port Arthur.
D. Christopher Evans,
Acting Administrator.
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Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of enforcement of
regulation.
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The Coast Guard will enforce
a safety zone for the Riverfest fireworks
display on the Neches River in Port
Neches, TX from 8:30 p.m. through 10
p.m. on May 1, 2021 to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waterways
during this event. Our regulation for
fireworks displays and other events
within the Eighth Coast Guard District
identifies the regulated area for this
event in Port Neches, TX. During the
enforcement periods, the operator of any
vessel in the regulated area must
comply with directions from the Patrol
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
21 CFR Part 1308
[Docket No. DEA-491]
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Extension of Temporary
Placement of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA
and FUB-144 in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Temporary rule; temporary scheduling order; extension.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration is issuing this order to extend the temporary schedule I
status of ethyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamido)-3,3-
dimethylbutanoate (trivial name: 5F-EDMB-PINACA); methyl 2-(1-(5-
fluoropentyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (trivial
name: 5F-MDMB-PICA); N-(adamantan-1-yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-
3-carboxamide (trivial names: FUB-AKB48; FUB-APINACA; AKB48 N-(4-
fluorobenzyl)); 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-
3-carboxamide (trivial names: 5F-CUMYL-PINACA; SGT-25); and (1-(4-
fluorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone
(trivial name: FUB-144), and their optical, positional, and geometric
isomers, salts, and salts of isomers. The schedule I status of 5F-EDMB-
PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144 currently
is in effect until April 16, 2021. This temporary order will extend the
temporary scheduling of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-
CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144 for one year or until the permanent scheduling
action for these substances is completed, whichever occurs first.
DATES: This order, which extends the temporary scheduling order that
DEA previously issued for these substances (84 FR 15505, April 16,
2019), is effective April 16, 2021, and expires on April 16, 2022. If
DEA publishes a final rule making this scheduling action permanent,
this order will expire on the effective date of that rule, if the
effective date is earlier than April 16, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrence L. Boos, Drug and Chemical
Evaluation Section, Drug Enforcement Administration; Telephone: (571)
362-3249.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Legal Authority
On April 16, 2019, the former Acting Administrator of the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a temporary scheduling order
in the Federal Register (84 FR 15505) placing ethyl 2-(1-(5-
fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (trivial
name: 5F-EDMB-PINACA); methyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indole-3-
carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (trivial name: 5F-MDMB-PICA); N-
(adamantan-1-yl)-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (trivial
names: FUB-AKB48; FUB-APINACA; AKB48 N-(4-fluorobenzyl)); 1-(5-
fluoropentyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide
(trivial names: 5F-CUMYL-PINACA; SGT-25); and (1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-
indol-3-yl)(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (trivial name:
FUB-144) in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) pursuant
to the temporary scheduling provisions of 21 U.S.C. 811(h). That order
was effective on the date of publication, and was based on findings by
the former Acting Administrator of DEA that the temporary scheduling of
these substances was necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to the
public safety pursuant to subsection (h)(1). Subsection (h)(2) requires
that the temporary control of these substances expire two years from
the effective date of the scheduling order, i.e., on April 16, 2021.
However, this same subsection also provides that during the pendency of
proceedings under 21 U.S.C. 811(a)(1) with respect to the substance,
the temporary scheduling \1\ of that substance may be extended for up
to one year. Proceedings for the scheduling of a substance under 21
U.S.C. 811(a) may be initiated by the Attorney General (delegated to
the Administrator of DEA pursuant to 28 CFR 0.100) on his own motion,
at the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),\2\
or on the petition of any interested party.
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\1\ Though DEA has used the term ``final order'' with respect to
temporary scheduling orders in the past, this notice adheres to the
statutory language of 21 U.S.C. 811(h), which refers to a
``temporary scheduling order.'' No substantive change is intended.
\2\ The Secretary of HHS has delegated to the Assistant
Secretary for Health of HHS the authority to make domestic drug
scheduling recommendations.
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The Acting Administrator of DEA, on his own motion, has initiated
proceedings under 21 U.S.C. 811(a)(1) to permanently schedule 5F-EDMB-
PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144. DEA is
simultaneously publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking for the
placement of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA
and FUB-144 in schedule I elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register. If that proposed rule is finalized, DEA will publish a final
rule in the Federal Register to make permanent the schedule I status of
these substances.
Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811(h)(2), the Acting Administrator orders
that the temporary scheduling of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-
AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144, and their optical, positional, and
geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers, be extended for one
year, or until the permanent scheduling proceeding is completed,
whichever occurs first.
Regulatory Matters
The CSA provides for an expedited temporary scheduling action where
the Attorney General, as delegated to the Administrator of DEA, may, by
order, place a substance in schedule I if such action is necessary to
avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety. 21 U.S.C. 811(h). That
same subsection also provides that the temporary scheduling of a
substance shall expire at the end of two years from the date of the
issuance of such temporary scheduling order, except that the Attorney
General may, during the pendency of proceedings under 21 U.S.C.
811(a)(1) to permanently schedule the substance, extend the temporary
scheduling for up to one year.
To the extent that subsection 811(h) directs that temporary
scheduling actions be issued by order and sets forth the procedures by
which such orders are to be issued and extended, DEA believes that the
notice and comment requirements of section 553 of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, do not apply to this extension of the
temporary scheduling action. The specific language chosen by Congress
indicates an intention for DEA to proceed through the issuance of an
order instead of proceeding by rulemaking. Given that Congress
specifically requires the Attorney General to follow rulemaking
procedures for other kinds of scheduling actions, see 21 U.S.C. 811(a),
it is
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noteworthy that, in subsection 811(h), Congress authorized the issuance
of temporary scheduling actions by order rather than by rule. In the
alternative, even if this action were subject to 5 U.S.C. 553, the
Acting Administrator finds that there is good cause to forgo the notice
and comment and the delayed effective date requirements of such
section, as any further delays in the process for extending the
temporary scheduling order would be impracticable and contrary to the
public interest in view of the manifest urgency to avoid an imminent
hazard to the public safety that these substances would present if
scheduling expired, for the reasons expressed in the temporary
scheduling order (84 FR 15505, April 16, 2019). Further, DEA believes
that this order extending the temporary scheduling action is not a
``rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 601(2), and, accordingly, is not
subject to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The
requirements for the preparation of an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis in 5 U.S.C. 603(a) are not applicable where, as here, DEA is
not required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law to publish a general
notice of proposed rulemaking.
Additionally, this action is not a significant regulatory action as
defined by Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review) section 3(f), and the principles reaffirmed in E.O. 13563
(Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and, accordingly, this
action has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
This action will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with E.O. 13132
(Federalism), it is determined that this action does not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
Federalism Assessment.
As noted above, this action is an order, not a rule. Accordingly,
the Congressional Review Act (CRA) is inapplicable, as it applies only
to rules. 5 U.S.C. 801, 804(3). It is in the public interest to
maintain the temporary placement of 5F-EDMB-PINACA, 5F-MDMB-PICA, FUB-
AKB48, 5F-CUMYL-PINACA and FUB-144 in schedule I because they pose a
public health risk, for the reasons expressed in the temporary
scheduling order (84 FR 15505, April 16, 2019). The temporary
scheduling action was taken pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811(h), which is
specifically designed to enable DEA to act in an expeditious manner to
avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety. Under subsection 811(h),
temporary scheduling orders are not subject to notice and comment
rulemaking procedures. DEA understands that the CSA frames temporary
scheduling actions as orders rather than rules to ensure that the
process moves swiftly, and this extension of the temporary scheduling
order continues to serve that purpose. For the same reasons that
underlie subsection 811(h), that is, the need to place these substances
in schedule I because they pose an imminent hazard to public safety, it
would be contrary to the public interest to delay implementation of
this extension of the temporary scheduling order.
Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 808(2), this order extending
the temporary scheduling order shall take effect immediately upon its
publication. DEA will submit a copy of this order to both Houses of
Congress and to the Comptroller General, although such filing is not
required under the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801-808, because, as noted above, this
action is an order, not a rule.
D. Christopher Evans,
Acting Administrator.
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