[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21118]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated February 25, 2000, and published in the Federal 
Register on March 6, 2000, (65 FR 11801), B.I. Chemicals, Inc., 2820 N. 
Normandy Drive, Petersburg, Virginia 23805, made application by letter 
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 bulk manufacture methylphenidate for product 
development.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and 
determined that the registration of B.I. Chemicals, Inc. to manufacture 
methylphenidate is consistent with the public interest at this time. 
DEA has investigated B.I. 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 class of controlled substance listed 
above is granted.

    Dated: August 7, 2000.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-21118 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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