An interim final rule must give a chance to comment and to request a hearing
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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An interim final rule must give a chance to comment and to request a hearing
The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“An interim final rule issued under subsection (a) shall give interested persons the opportunity to comment and to request a hearing.”
Any interim final rule issued under subsection (a) must give interested persons the chance to comment on it and to request a hearing.
What the document actually says
“An interim final rule issued under subsection (a) shall give interested persons the opportunity to comment and to request a hearing.”
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People can have their say on an interim rule. They can also ask for a hearing.
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The rule is already working by then. Their views can still change it. The final rule comes after.
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Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, Public Law 119-26, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 417 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ26/html/PLAW-119publ26.htm
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“An interim final rule must give a chance to comment and to request a hearing,” Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/halt-all-lethal-trafficking-fentanyl-act/proposal/sec05-comment-and-hearing/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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