[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31822]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated August 24, 2001, and published in the Federal 
Register on September 6, 2001, (66 FR 46653), Chattem Chemicals, Inc., 
3801 St. Elmo Avenue, Building 18, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37409, 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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N-Ethylamphetamine (1475)....................  I
4-Methoxyamphetamine (7411)..................  I
2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (7396)..............  I
Difenoxin....................................  I
Amphetamine (1100)...........................  II
Methamphetamine (1105).......................  II
Methylphenidate (1724).......................  II
Pentobarbital (2270).........................  II
Secobarbital (2315)..........................  II
Codeine (9050)...............................  II
Oxycodone (9143).............................  II
Diphenoxylate (9170).........................  II
Hydrocodone (9193)...........................  II
Meperidine (9230)............................  II
Morphine (9300)..............................  II
Thebaine (9333)..............................  II
Alfentanil (9737)............................  II
Sufentanil (9740)............................  II
Fentanyl (9801)..............................  II
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    The firm plans to bulk manufacture the listed controlled substances 
to produce products for distribution to its customers.
    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 Chattem Chemicals, Inc. to 
manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the 
public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Chattem Chemicals, 
Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the 
public interest. This investigation included inspection and testing of 
the company's physical security systems, 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 
Secs. 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: December 18, 2001.
Laura M. Nagel,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-31822 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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