[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15119-15120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8306]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

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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 February 12, 
1996, Lonza Riverside, 900 River Road, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 
19428, made application to the Drug Enforcement Administration to be 
registered as an importer of phenylacetone (8501) a basic class of 
controlled substance listed in Schedule II.
    The firm plans to import the phenylacetone to manufacture 
dextroamphetamine sulfate.
    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 described above 
and may, at the same time, file a written request 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 
May 6, 1996.
    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), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are 
satisfied.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Gene R. Haislip,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-8306 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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