[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 161 (Monday, August 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48556-48557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13727]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application

    Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 958(i), the Attorney General shall, prior to 
issuing a registration under this Section to a bulk manufacturer of a 
controlled substance in Schedule I or II and prior to issuing a 
regulation under 21 U.S.C. 952(a) authorizing the importation of such a 
substance, provide manufacturers holding registrations for the bulk 
manufacture of the substance an opportunity for a hearing.
    Therefore, in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice 
that on January 20, 2006, Sigma Aldrich Manufacturing LLC., Subsidiary 
of Sigma-Aldrich Company, 3500 Dekalb Street, St. Louis, Missouri 
63118, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA) to be registered as an importer of the basic 
classes of controlled substances listed in Schedule I and II:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Cathinone (1235)...........................  I
Methcathinone (1237).......................   I
Aminorex (1585)............................  I
Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (2010)...........  I
Methaqualone (2565)........................  I
Ibogaine (7260)............................  I
Lysergic acid diethylamide (7315)..........  I
Marihuana (7360)...........................  I
Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)...............  I
Mescaline (7381)...........................  I
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (7391)....  I
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (7392).  I
4-Methyl-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (7395)...  I
2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (7396)............  I
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (7400).......  I
N-Hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine      I
 (7402).
3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine        I
 (7404).
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)     I
 (7405).
4-Methoxyamphetamine (7411)................  I
Bufotenine (7433)..........................  I
Diethyltryptamine (7434)...................  I
Dimethyltryptamine (7435)..................  I
Psilocybin (7437)..........................  I
Psilocyn (7438)............................  I
N-Ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine (7455).....  I
N-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) (7493)............  I
Trifluoromethylphenyl Piperazine (7494)....  I
Heroin (9200)..............................  I
Normorphine (9313).........................  I
Etonitazene (9624).........................  I
Amphetamine (1100).........................  II
Methamphetamine (1105).....................  II
Methylphenidate (1724).....................  II
Amobarbital (2125).........................  II
Pentobarbital (2270).......................  II
Secobarbital (2315)........................  II
Glutethimide (2550)........................  II
Nabilone (7379)............................  II
Phencyclidine (7471).......................  II
Cocaine (9041).............................  II
Codeine (9050).............................  II
Diprenorphine (9058).......................  II
Oxycodone (9143)...........................  II
Hydromorphone (9150).......................  II
Diphenoxylate (9170).......................  II
Ecgonine (9180)............................  II
Ethylmorphine (9190).......................  II
Hydrocodone (9193).........................  II
Levorphanol (9220).........................  II
Meperidine (9230)..........................  II
Methadone (9250)...........................  II
Dextropropoxyphene, bulk (non-dosage forms)  II
 (9273).
Morphine (9300)............................  II
Thebaine (9333)............................  II
Opium powdered (9639)......................  II
Oxymorphone (9652).........................  II
Fentanyl (9801)............................  II
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    The company plans to import the listed controlled substances for 
sale to research facilities for drug testing and analysis.
    Any manufacturer who is presently, or is applying to be, registered 
with DEA to manufacture such basic classes of controlled substances may 
file comments or objections to the issuance of the proposed 
registration and may, at the same time, file a written request for a 
hearing on such application pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.43 and in such form 
as prescribed by 21 CFR 1316.47.
    Any such written comments or objections being sent via regular mail 
should be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register 
Representative/ODL; or any being sent via express mail should

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be sent to DEA Headquarters, Attention: DEA Federal Register 
Representative/ODL, 2401 Jefferson-Davis Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 
22301; and must be filed no later than September 20, 2006.
    This procedure is to be conducted simultaneously with and 
independent of the procedures described in 21 CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), 
(e) and (f). As noted in a previous notice published in the Federal 
Register on September 23, 1975, (40 FR 43745-46), all applicants for 
registration to import a basic class of any controlled substance listed 
in Schedule I or II are, and will continue to be required to 
demonstrate to the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion 
Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, that the requirements for 
such registration pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 958(a), 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and 
21 CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) are satisfied.

    Dated: August 14, 2006.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-13727 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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