PSE reporting threshold erased
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The distribution of all amounts of pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine fall under the Drug Enforcement Administration's enforcement, according to a final rule published July 7 in the Federal Register. The rule, which takes effect Aug. 6, is the latest step in DEA's implementation of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act. It eliminates the current threshold of 2.2 pounds to trigger DEA's reporting and recordkeeping requirements, according to a July 7 Federal Register notice. DEA says the unregulated distribution of any amount of PSE increases the likelihood the substance could be diverted to use for illicit meth manufacturing. DEA also imposed retail sales limits and tracking requirements under provisions of Combat Meth (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 26, 2007)