[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64666-64667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26681]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Drug Enforcement Administration, Manufacturer of Controlled 
Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated April 11, 2002, and published in the Federal 
Register on April 26, 2002, (67 FR 20827), Irix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 
101 Technology Place, Florence, South Carolina 29501, 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 methylphenidate for sale to their 
customers.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in Title 21, U.S.C., Section 823(a) and determined that the 
registration of Irix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to manufacture 
methylphenidate 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

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firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic class of 
controlled substance listed above is granted.

    Dated: August 28, 2002.
Laura M. Nagel,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-26681 Filed 10-18-02; 8:45 am]
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