[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 33354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12841]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By notice dated February 10, 2000, and published in the Federal 
Register on February 17, 2000, (65 FR 33), Novartis Pharmaceutical 
Corporation, 59 Route 10, East Hanover, New Jersey 07926, made 
application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to 
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of methylphenidate (1724), a basic 
class of controlled substance listed in Schedule II.
    The firm plans to manufacture finished product for distribution to 
its customers.
    DEA has considered the factors in title 21, United States Code, 
section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Novartis 
Pharmaceutical Corporation to manufacture methylphenidate is consistent 
with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Novartis 
Pharmaceutical Corporation 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 class of controlled substance listed 
above is granted.

    Dated: May 12, 2000.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-12841 Filed 5-22-00; 8:45 am]
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