[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14291-14292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05318]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-981]


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Sigma Aldrich Co. 
LLC

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Sigma Aldrich Co. LLC has applied to be registered as an 
importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to 
Supplemental Information listed below for further drug information.

DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic class(es), 
and applicants therefore, may submit electronic comments on or 
objections to the issuance of the proposed registration on or before 
April 13, 2022. Such persons may also file a written request for a 
hearing on the application on or before April 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: DEA requires that all comments be submitted electronically 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, which provides the ability to 
type short comments directly into the comment field on the web page or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Please go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions at that site for 
submitting comments. Upon submission of your comment, you will receive 
a Comment Tracking Number. Please be aware that submitted comments are 
not instantaneously available for public view on https://www.regulations.gov. If you have received a Comment Tracking Number, 
your comment has been successfully submitted and there is no need to 
resubmit the same comment. All requests for a hearing must be sent to: 
(1) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/OALJ, 8701 
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/
DPW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests 
for a hearing should also be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 
22152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this 
is notice that on January 21, 2022, Sigma Aldrich Co. LLC, 3500 Dekalb 
Street, Saint Louis, Missouri 63118-4103, applied to be registered as 
an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled 
substance(s):

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         Controlled substance            Drug code        Schedule
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Cathinone.............................        1235  I
Methcathinone.........................        1237  I
Mephedrone (4-Methyl-N-                       1248  I
 methylcathinone).
Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid.............        2010  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
3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine.        7404  I
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine.....        7405  I
4-Methoxyamphetamine..................        7411  I
Dimethyltryptamine....................        7435  I
N-Benzylpiperazine....................        7493  I
Heroin................................        9200  I
Normorphine...........................        9313  I
Amobarbital...........................        2125  II
Secobarbital..........................        2315  II
Nabilone..............................        7379  II
Phencyclidine.........................        7471  II
Ecgonine..............................        9180  II
Ethylmorphine.........................        9190  II
Levorphanol...........................        9220  II
Meperidine............................        9230  II
Thebaine..............................        9333  II
Opium, powdered.......................        9639  II
Levo-alphacetylmethadol...............        9648  II
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    The company plans to import the listed controlled substances for 
sale to research facilities for drug testing and analysis. In reference 
to drug code 7370 (Tetrahydrocannabinols) the company plans to import 
synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinols. No other activity for this drug code 
is authorized for this registration.
    Approval of permit applications will occur only when the 
registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized 
under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import 
of Food and Drug Administration-approved or non-approved finished 
dosage forms for commercial sale.

Matthew J. Strait,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-05318 Filed 3-11-22; 8:45 am]
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