The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to designate norfentanyl as a fentanyl precursor chemical and control it as a schedule II substance under the Controlled Substances Act. "The scheduling of norfentanyl as an immediate precursor of the schedule II controlled substance, fentanyl, would subject norfentanyl to all of the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importing, and exporting of a schedule II controlled substance," DEA said. Comments are due Nov. 18.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Foskett speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus ssp.), a fish native to Oregon, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule. Threats to the species have been "eliminated or reduced to the point where it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species," FWS said. The delisting takes effect Oct. 15.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to control benzylfentanyl and 4-anilinopiperidine and their amides, carbamates and salts as list I chemicals under the Controlled Substances Act. The two chemicals are used in the manufacture of fentanyl, DEA said. DEA is not proposing a threshold for domestic and international transactions for these chemicals, so “all transactions of chemical mixtures containing benzylfentanyl or 4-anilinopiperidine will be regulated at any concentration and will be subject to control under the CSA,” the agency said. Comments are due Nov. 12.

The Census Bureau removed a port of export code from the Automated Export System, the agency said in a Sept. 12 email. The deleted code was 5589 for Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, which was added to AES in April (see 1904190050).

The International Standards Organization country code for Burma is now MM in the Automated Export System, the Census Bureau said in an email. Previously, the country code was BU. The country name will remain as Burma, it said.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new reporting requirements for six chemicals under significant new use rules. The proposed SNURs would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance of a new use by importers, manufacturers or processors. Importers of chemicals subject to these proposed SNURs would need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements should these proposed rules be finalized, EPA said. Exporters of these chemicals would become subject to export notification requirements. Comments on the proposed SNURs are due Oct. 11.

The Census Bureau issued a guidance on Sept. 6 on exporting goods for humanitarian relief to areas affected by hurricanes. Shipments worth less than $2,500 are exempt from filing requirements and can use the “low value exception,” the guidance said. Certain Schedule B shipments intended for relief that are valued at more than $2,500 or shipments that require a license must be filed in the Automated Export System, the guidance said. The Schedule B shipments include “commingled food products,” “medicinal and pharmaceutical products,” “wearing apparel,” and other “articles donated for relief or charities.” Shipments of “food, medicine and clothing” do not require a license, the guidance said.

The Food and Drug Administration announced that it has “fully transitioned” to its year-old Export Listing Module for the European Union dairy export list and all export lists maintained for Chile and China. U.S. establishments that are currently included on the EU collagen, gelatin or seafood export lists “should submit applications in the ELM if they wish to remain on these lists,” FDA said on its website. And “effective immediately, any U.S. establishment that wishes to be included on any FDA-maintained export list for food products should apply in the ELM,” FDA said. Launched in July 2018 (see 1807100050), FDA’s ELM is “an electronic portal for receiving and processing requests from FDA-regulated establishments that seek to be included on all export lists for FDA-regulated food products” that may be required by some importing countries. FDA said the ELM will notify currently listed establishments that they must resubmit their ELM applications every two years and update their listing information, else they will be removed from the lists.

The Agricultural Marketing Service is issuing a final rule that formally brings regulations previously administered by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) under the authority of AMS. The changes are necessary as a result of a November 2018 directive from the Secretary of Agriculture that eliminated GIPSA as a stand-alone agency and delegated its authorities to AMS. “This action is necessary to enable the AMS Administrator to issue, maintain, and revise as necessary regulations related to programs under the AMS Administrator’s delegated authority,” the final rule said.

The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to lower its fees for rice inspection services, it said in a notice. The proposed rule would decrease fees across the board by 20 percent for fiscal year 2020, and again by 20 percent for FY21. Export port services would fall to $0.059 per hundredweight in the first year, and to $0.047 in the second. AMS is also proposing to set new formulas for annually updating its fees for rice inspection services. The fees have not been updated since 2010, AMS said.