E7-25051. 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 July 20, 2007, GE Healthcare, 3350 North Ridge Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004-1412, made application to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of a substance controlled under the basic class of Cocaine (9041), a schedule II controlled substance.

The company plans to manufacture a radioactive product used in diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease and for manufacture in bulk for investigational new drug (IND) submission and clinical trials.

Any other such applicant and any person who is presently registered with DEA to manufacture such a substance may file comments or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.33(a).

Any such written comments or objections being sent via regular mail should be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Federal Register Representative (ODL), Washington, DC 20537, or any being sent via express mail should be sent to Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Federal Register Representative (ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152; and must be filed no later than February 25, 2008.

Dated: December 17, 2007.

Joseph T. Rannazzisi,

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