[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45783-45784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18065]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated March 19, 2008 and published in the Federal 
Register on March 28, 2008, (73 FR 16719), Sigma Aldrich Research 
Biochemicals, Inc., 4-3 Strathmore Road, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-
2447, 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 in schedules I and II:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Cathinone (1235)...........................  I
Methcathinone (1237).......................  I
Aminorex (1585)............................  I
Alpha-ethyltryptamine (7249)...............  I
Lysergic acid diethylamide (7315)..........  I
Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370)...............  I
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (7391)....  I
4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (7392).  I
2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (7396)............  I
3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (7400).......  I
N-Hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxy- amphetamine    I
 (7402).
3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine        I
 (7404).
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphet- amine (MDMA)   I
 (7405).
1-[1-(2-Thienyl)cyclohexyl]piper- idine      I
 (TCP) (7470).
1-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) (7493)............  I
Heroin (9200)..............................  I
Normorphine (9313).........................  I
Amphetamine (1100).........................  II
Methamphetamine (1105).....................  II
Nabilone (7379)............................  II
1-Phenylcyclohexylamine (7460).............  II
Phencyclidine (7471).......................  II
Cocaine (9041).............................  II
Codeine (9050).............................  II
Diprenorphine (9058).......................  II
Ecgonine (9180)............................  II
Levomethorphan (9210)......................  II
Levorphanol (9220).........................  II
Meperidine (9230)..........................  II
Metazocine (9240)..........................  II
Methadone (9250)...........................  II
Morphine (9300)............................  II
Thebaine (9333)............................  II
Levo-alphacetylmethadol (9648).............  II
Carfentanil (9743).........................  II
Fentanyl (9801)............................  II
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    The company plans to manufacture reference standards.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined that the registration of 
Sigma Aldrich Research Biochemicals, Inc. to manufacture the listed 
basic classes of controlled substances is consistent with the public 
interest at this time. DEA has investigated Sigma Aldrich Research 
Biochemicals, Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is 
consistent with the public interest. The investigation has included 
inspection and testing of the company's physical

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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 in accordance with 21 CFR 
1301.33, the above named company is granted registration as a bulk 
manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed.

    Dated: July 30, 2008.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-18065 Filed 8-5-08; 8:45 am]
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