[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46954-46955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22308]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated April 16, 1999, and published in the Federal 
Register on April 29, 1999, (64 FR 23114), Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc., 
Mallinckrodt & Second Streets, St. Louis, Missouri 63147, made 
application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to 
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled 
substances listed below:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)...............  I.
Amphetamine (1100).........................  II.
Methylphenidate (1724).....................  II.
Cocaine (9041).............................  II.
Codeine (9050).............................  II.
Diprenorphine (9058).......................  II.
Etorphine Hydrochloride (9059).............  II.
Dihydrocodeine (9120)......................  II.
Oxycodone (9143)...........................  II.
Hydromorphone (9150).......................  II.
Diphenoxylate (9170).......................  II.
Hydrocodone (9193).........................  II.
Levorphanol (9220).........................  II.
Meperidine (9230)..........................  II.
Methadone (9250)...........................  II.
Methadone-intermediate (9254)..............  II.
Dextropropoxyphene, bulk (non-dosage forms)  II.
 (9273).
Morphine (9300)............................  II.
Thebaine (9333)............................  II.
Opium extracts (9610)......................  II.
Opium fluid extract (9620).................  II.
Opium tincture (9630)......................  II.
Opium powdered (9639)......................  II.
Opium granulated (9640)....................  II.
Levo-alphacetylmethadol (9648).............  II.
Oxymorphone (9652).........................  II.
Noroxymorphone (9668)......................  II.
Alfentanil (9637)..........................  II.
Sufentanil (9740)..........................  II.
Fentanyl (1980)............................  II.
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    The firm plans to manufacture the controlled substances for 
distribution as bulk products to its customers.
    DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, 
Section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Mallinckrodt 
Chemicals, Inc. to manufacture the listed controlled substances is 
consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated 
Mallinckrodt Chemicals, Inc. on a regular basis to ensure that the 
company's continued registration is consistent with the public 
interest. These investigations have included inspection and testing of 
the company's physical security systems, audits of the company's 
records, verification of the company's compliance with state and local 
laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, 
pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders 
that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a 
bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed 
above is granted.


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    Dated: July 28, 1999.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-22308 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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