[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4286-4287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2082]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By notice dated June 19, 2001, and published in the Federal 
Register on July 3, 2001 (66 FR 35269), the National Center for Natural 
Products Research-NIDA MProject, University of Mississippi, 135 Coy 
Walker Complex, University, Mississippi 38677, made application to the 
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a bulk 
manufacturer of the controlled substance listed below:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Marihuana (7360)...........................  I
Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)...............  I
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    The firm will cultivate marihuana for the National Institute of 
Drug Abuse for research approved by the Department of Health and Human 
Services.

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    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 National Center for Natural 
Products Research-NIDA MProject to manufacture the listed controlled 
substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has 
investigated National Center for Natural Products Research-NIDA 
MProject 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 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: January 16, 2002.
Laura M. Nagel,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-2082 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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