[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69591-69592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20333]


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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)(2)(B) 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 September 20, 2006, Johnson Matthey, Inc., Pharmaceutical 
Materials, 2003 Nolte Drive, West Deptford, NJ 08066-1742, made 
application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to 
be registered as an importer of

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the basic classes of controlled substances listed in schedule II:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Phenylacetone (8501).......................  II
Raw Opium (9600)...........................  II
Concentrate of Poppy Straw (9670)..........  II
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    The company plans to import the listed controlled substances as raw 
materials for use in the manufacture of bulk controlled substances for 
distribution to its customers.
    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 be sent 
to DEA Headquarters, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/
ODL, 2401 Jefferson-Davis Highway, Alexandria, VA 22301; and must be 
filed no later than January 2, 2007.
    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 USC 958(a), 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and 21 
CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) are satisfied.

    Dated: November 21, 2006.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-20333 Filed 11-30-06; 8:45 am]
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