97-15842. Importation of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 32824-32825]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-15842]
    
    
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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 hearing.
        Therefore, in accordance with Section 1311.42 of Title 21, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that on May 19, 1997, 
    Wildlife Laboratories, Inc., 1401 Duff Drive, Suite 600, Ft. Collins, 
    Colorado 80524, 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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    Etorphien Hydrochloride (9059).............  II                         
    Carfentanil (9743).........................  II                         
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        The firm plans to import the listed controlled substances to 
    produce finished products for distribution to its customers. There is 
    no domestic source of etorphein hydrochloride or carfentanil.
        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
    
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    accordance with 21 CFR 1301.54 in such form as prescribed by 21 CFR 
    1316.47.
        Any such comments, objections, or request 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, D.C. 20537, Attention: DEA 
    Federal Register Representative (CCR), and must be filed no later than 
    (30 days from publication).
        This procedure is to be conducted simultaneously with and 
    independent of the procedures in 21 CFR 1311.42 (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 basic classes of any 
    controlled substances 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 1311.42,(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are 
    satisfied.
    
        Dated: June 5, 1997.
    John H. King,
    Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
    Enforcement Administration.
    [FR Doc. 97-15842 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4410-09-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
06/17/1997
Department:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-15842
Pages:
32824-32825 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-15842.pdf