[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60227-60228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28869]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated April 26, 1999, and published in the Federal 
Register on May 10, 1999, (64 FR 25080), Sigma Aldrich Research 
Biochemicals, Inc., Attn: Richard Miliius, 1-3 Strathmore Road, Natick, 
Massachusetts 01760, 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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Cathinone (1235)...............................  I
Methcathinone (1237)...........................  I
Aminorex (1585)................................  I
Alpha-Ethyltryptamine (7249)...................  I
Lysergic acid diethylamide (7315)..............  I
Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)...................  I
4-Bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (7391).......  I

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4-Bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (7392)....  I
2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (7396)................  I
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (7400)...........  I
N-Hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (7402).  I
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (7405).......  I
1-[1-(2-Thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine (7470).  I
Heroin (9200)..................................  I
Psilocyn (7438)................................  I
Normorphine (9313).............................  I
Amphetamine (1100).............................  II
Methamphetamine (1105).........................  II
Phenylcyclohexylamine (7460)...................  II
Phencyclidine (7471)...........................  II
Cocaine (9041).................................  II
Codeine (9050).................................  II
Diprenorphine (9058)...........................  II
Benzoylecgonine (9180).........................  II
Levomethorphan (9210)..........................  II
Levorphanol (9220).............................  II
Meperidine (9230)..............................  II
Metzaocine (9240)..............................  II
Methadone (9250)...............................  II
Morphine (9300)................................  II
Thebaine (9333)................................  II
Levo-alphacetylmethadol (9648).................  II
Fentanyl (9801)................................  II
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    The firm plans to manufacture the listed controlled substances for 
laboratory reference standards and neurochemicals.
    DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, 
Section 823 (a) and determined that the registration of Sigma-Aldrich 
Research Biochemicals to manufacture the listed controlled substances 
is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has 
investigated the firm 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.

    Dated: October 20, 1999.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-28869 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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