Department of Justice 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On November 16, 2004, DEA published in the Federal Register an Interim Policy Statement on the dispensing of controlled substances for the treatment of pain. The Interim Policy Statement stated that DEA would address the subject in greater detail in a future Federal Register document, taking into consideration the views of the medical community. DEA is hereby seeking comments from physicians and other interested members of the public as to what areas of the law relating to the dispensing of controlled substances for the treatment of pain they would like DEA to address in the upcoming Federal Register document.

In notice document 04-27485 on page 75344 in the Federal Register issue of Thursday, December 16, 2004, (Volume 69, No. 241) make the following correction: On page 75344, first column, first paragraph, the case caption was previously listed as United States of America and The State of Alabama v. Knoxville Utilities Board, Civ. No. 3:04-CV-568, and Tennessee Clean Water Network. v. Knoxville Utilities Board, Civ No. 3:03-CV-497. This should be changed to United States of America and The State of Tennessee v. Knoxville Utilities Board, Civ. No. 3:04-CV-568, and Tennessee Clean Water Network. v. Knoxville Utilities Board, Civ No. 3:03-CV-497.

The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General publish these final rules to amend their respective agencies' regulations pertaining to removal of aliens. With the Department of Homeland Security final rule, the Secretary of Homeland Security adopts as final, without substantial change, the proposed regulations published at 69 FR 42910 (July 19, 2004). The Department of Homeland Security amends its regulations to clarify that acceptance by a country is not required under specific provisions of section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to remove an alien to that country, and that a ``country'' for the purpose of removal is not premised on the existence or functionality of a government in that country. This rule further clarifies the countries to which an alien may be removed and the situations in which the Secretary of Homeland Security will remove an alien to an alternative or additional country. Additionally, this rule provides technical changes as a result of amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. With the Department of Justice final rule, the Attorney General adopts as final, without substantial change, the proposed regulations at 69 FR 42911 (July 19, 2004). The Department of Justice clarifies the procedure for an alien to designate the country to which he or she would prefer to be removed, provides that the immigration judge shall inform any alien making such a designation that he or she may be removed to another country under section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security in effecting the foreign policy of the United States, and clarifies the effect of an identification of a country for removal in an immigration judge's order of removal from the United States. This rule clarifies that acceptance by a country is not a factor to be considered by the immigration judge in identifying a country or countries of removal in the administrative order of removal. The Department of Justice also makes technical changes to eliminate unnecessary provisions and update references to reflect the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

This document corrects the Final Rule with request for comment ``Exemption of Chemical Mixtures'' [Docket No. DEA-137f2, RIN 1117- AA31] which DEA published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 (69 FR 74957). The Final Rule concerned the exemption of certain chemical mixtures containing listed chemicals from the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act.