99-8809. Importation of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 17415-17416]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-8809]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
    Drug Enforcement Administration
    
    
    Importation of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application
    
        Pursuant to Section 1008 of the Controlled Substances Import and 
    Export Act (21 U.S.C. 958(I)), the Attorney General shall, prior to 
    issuing a registration under this Section to a bulk manufacturer of a 
    controlled substance in Schedule I or II and prior to issuing a 
    regulation under Section 1002(a) authorizing the importation of such a 
    substance, provide manufacturers holding registrations for the bulk 
    manufacture of the substance an opportunity for a hearing.
        Therefore, in accordance with Section 1301.34 of Title 21, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that on December 23, 
    1998, Johnson Matthey, Inc., Custom Pharmaceuticals Department, 2003 
    Nolte Drive, West Deptford, New Jersey 08066-1742, made application by 
    renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration to be registered as an 
    importer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed below:
    
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                        Drug                               Schedule
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    Phenylacetone (8501).......................  II
    Opium, raw (9600)..........................  II
    Poppy Straw Concentrate (9670).............  II
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        The phenylacetone will be imported for conversion to amphetamine 
    base, isomers and salts thereof for sale in bulk form to customers. The 
    firm plans to import the raw opium and concentrate of poppy straw for 
    the bulk manufacture of controlled substances.
        Any manufacturer holding, or applying for, registration as a bulk 
    manufacturer of these basic classes of controlled substances may file 
    written comments on or objections to the application described above 
    and may, at the same time, file a written request for a hearing on such 
    application in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.43 in such form as 
    prescribed by 21 CFR 1316.47.
        Any such comments, objections or requests for a hearing 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 
    May 10, 1999.
        This procedure is to be conducted simultaneously with and 
    independent of the procedures described in 21 CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), 
    (e), and (f). As noted in a previous notice at 40 FR 43745-46 
    (September 23, 1975), all applicants for registration to import a basic 
    class of any controlled substance in Schedule I or II are and will 
    continue to be required to demonstrate to the Deputy Assistant 
    Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
    Administration that the requirements for such registration pursuant to 
    21 U.S.C. 958(a), 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and 21 CFR 1301.34(a), (b), (c), 
    (d), (e), and (f) are satisfied.
    
        Dated: March 24, 1999.
    John H. King,
    Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
    Enforcement Administration.
    [FR Doc. 99-8809 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/09/1999
Department:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-8809
Pages:
17415-17416 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-8809.pdf