E9-21524. Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application

Pursuant to Section 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this is notice that on June 26, 2009, Noramco Inc., Division of Ortho-McNeil, Inc., 500 Swedes Landing Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19801-4417, made application by letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for registration as a bulk manufacturer of Noroxymorphone (9668), a basic class of controlled substance listed in schedule II.

The company plans to bulk manufacture the listed controlled substance as a reference standard for distribution to its customers which are analytical laboratories.

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 should be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Federal Register Representative (ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152; and must be filed no later than November 9, 2009.

Dated: August 28, 2009.

Joseph T. Rannazzisi,

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