[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-649]



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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 1311.42 of Title 21, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that on November 5, 
1995, Knight Seed Company, Inc., 151 W. 126th Street Burnsville, 
Minnesota 55337, made application to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration to be registered as an importer of marihuana (7360) a 
basic class of controlled substance in Schedule I.
    This application is exclusively for the importation of marihuana 
seed which will be rendered non-viable and used as bird seed.
    Any manufacturer holding, or applying for, registration as a bulk 
manufacturer of this basic class of controlled substance may file 
written comments on or objections to the application for a hearing on 
such application in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.54 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, 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 described 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 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 1311.42(a), (b), (c), 
(d), (e), and (f) are satisfied.

    Dated: December 22, 1995.
Gene R. Haislip,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-649 Filed 1-19-96; 8:45 am]
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