[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29289-29290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14112]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

21 CFR Part 1308

[DEA No. 161I]


Schedules of Controlled Substances: Excluded Veterinary Anabolic 
Steroid Implant Products

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is designating eight 
veterinary anabolic steroid implant products as being excluded from the 
Controlled Substances Act. This action is part of the ongoing 
implementation of the Anabolic Steroids Control Act.

DATES: Effective Date: May 30, 1997. Comments must be submitted on or 
before July 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and objections should be submitted to the Acting 
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Washington, DC 20537. Attention: DEA 
Federal Register Representative/CCR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Sapienza, Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section. Telephone: 
(202) 307-7183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 
(ASCA) (title XIX of Pub. L. 101-647) placed anabolic steroids into 
Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.). Section 1902(b)(41)(B)(i) of the ASCA provides for the exclusion 
of any anabolic steroid which the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services has approved for administration through implants to cattle of 
other nonhuman species. The procedure for implementing this section of 
the ASCA is described in section 1308.25 of Title 21 Code of Federal 
Regulations. The purpose of this rule is to identify eight products 
which the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of 
Diversion Control finds meet the excluded veterinary anabolic steroid 
implant product criteria.
    The Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, having reviewed the 
applications which were made in conformance with 21 CFR 1308.25, finds 
that the anabolic steroid products, ComponentTM E-H, 
ComponentTM TE-S, ComponentTM T-H, 
ComponentTM T-S, Revalor-G, Revalor-
H, Synovex H, and Synovex Plus, are expressly 
intended for administration through

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implants to cattle and have been approved by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for such use. Therefore, pursuant to the authority 
vested in the Attorney General by title XIX of Pub. L. 101-647 as 
delegated to the Administrator of the DEA pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 871(a) 
and 28 CFR 0.100, the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator hereby 
orders that the following anabolic steroid veterinary implant products 
be added to those described in 21 CFR 1308.26(a) and excluded from 
application of the CSA.

                                                                      Excluded Veterinary Anabolic Steroid Implant Products                                                                     
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             Trade name                     Company                 NDC code                  Delivery system                        Ingredients                            Quantity            
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Component E-H......................  VetLife, Inc.,         021641-002               20 implant belt.................  Testosterone propionate................  200 mg/implant.                 
                                      Norcross, GA.                                  8 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol benzoate.....................  (25 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                20 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (2.5 mg/pellet).                
Component E-H......................  Elanco, Scarborough,   DIN01968327              20 implant belt.................  Testosterone propionate................  200 mg/implant.                 
                                      Ont.                                           8 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol benzoate.....................  (25 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                20 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (2.5 mg/pellet).                
Component TE-S.....................  VetLife, Inc.,         021641-004               20 implant belt.................  Trenbolone acetate.....................  120 mg/implant.                 
                                      Norcross, GA.                                  6 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol..............................  (20 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                24 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (4 mg/pellet).                  
Component T-H......................  VetLife, Inc.,         021641-006               20 implant belt.................  Trenbolone acetate.....................  200 mg/implant.                 
                                      Norcross, GA.                                  10 pellets/implant                                                         (20 mg/pellet).                 
Component T-S......................  VetLife, Inc.,         021641-005               20 implant belt.................  Trenbolone acetate.....................  140 mg/implant.                 
                                      Norcross, GA.                                  7 pellets/implant                                                          (20 mg/pellet).                 
Revalor-G..........................  Hoechst Roussel Vet,   12799-811                10 implant cartridge............  Trenbolone acetate.....................  40 mg/implant.                  
                                      Somerville, NJ.                                2 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol..............................  (20 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                4 mg/implant.                   
                                                                                                                                                                (2 mg/pellet).                  
Revalor-H..........................  Hoechst Roussel Vet,   12799-810                10 implant cartridge............  Trenbolone acetate.....................  140 mg/implant.                 
                                      Somerville, NJ.                                7 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol..............................  (20 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                14 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (2 mg/pellet).                  
Synovex H..........................  Fort Dodge Labs, Fort  0856-3901                10 implant cartridge............  Testosterone propionate................  200 mg/implant.                 
                                      Dodge, IA.                                     8 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol benzoate.....................  (25 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                20 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (2.5 mg/pellet).                
Synovex Plus.......................  Fort Dodge Labs, Fort  0856-3904                10 implant cartridge............  Trenbolone acetate.....................  200 mg/implant.                 
                                      Dodge, IA.                                     8 pellets/implant...............  Estradiol benzoate.....................  (25 mg/pellet).                 
                                                                                                                                                                28 mg/implant.                  
                                                                                                                                                                (3.5 mg/pellet).                
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    The exemption of these products relates to their production, 
distribution, and use in animals only. If any person distributes, 
dispenses or otherwise diverts these products to use in humans, he/she 
shall be deemed to have distributed a Schedule III controlled substance 
and may be prosecuted for CSA violations.
    Interested persons are invited to submit their comments in writing 
with regard to this interim rule. If any comments or objections raise 
significant issues regarding any finding of fact or conclusion of law 
upon which this order is based, the Acting Deputy Assistant 
Administrator shall immediately suspend the effectiveness of this order 
until he may reconsider the application in light of the comments and 
objections filed. Thereafter, the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator 
shall reinstate, revoke, or amend his original order as he determines 
appropriate.
    The granting of excluded status relieves persons who handle the 
excluded products in the course of legitimate business from the 
registration, record keeping, security, and other requirements imposed 
by the CSA. Accordingly, the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator 
certifies that this action will have no negative economic impact upon 
small entities whose interests must be considered under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.).
    This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
criteria contained in E.O. 12612, and it has been determined that this 
matter does not have sufficient federalism implications to require the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    It has been determined that drug control matters are not subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
provisions of E.O. 12866. Accordingly, this action is not subject to 
those provisions of E.O. 12778 which are contingent upon review by OMB. 
Nevertheless, the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator has determined 
that this is not a ``major rule,'' as that term is used in E.O. 12866, 
and that it would otherwise meet the applicable standards of sections 
2(a) and 2(b)(2) of E.O. 12778.

    Dated: May 21, 1997.
Terrance W. Woodworth,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, 
Drug Enforcement Administration.
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