01-755. Manufacturer of Controlled substances; Notice of Application

Pursuant to § 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of the code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this is notice that on October 13, 2000, Orpharm, Inc., 4815 Dacoma Street, Houston, Texas 77092, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed below:

Drug	Schedule
Methylphenidate (1724)	II
Methadone (9250)	II
Methadone-intermediate (9254)	II
Levo-alphacetylmethadol (9648)	II

The firm plans to manufacture methadone and methadone-intermediate for production of LAAM, and to manufacture methylphenidate for a customer.

Any other such applicant and any person who is presently registered with DEA to manufacture such substances may file comments or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration.

Any such comments or objections may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Deputy assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative (CCR), and must be filed no later than March 12, 2001.

Dated: December 21, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration.