[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03402]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-1147]


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Sigma Aldrich 
Company LLC

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Sigma Aldrich Company LLC has applied to be registered as an 
importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to 
SUPPLEMENTARY 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 
March 20, 2023. Such persons may also file a written request for a 
hearing on the application on or before March 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The Drug Enforcement Administration 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 11, 2023, Sigma Aldrich Company 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-                          7404  I
 ethylamphetamine.
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 activities for these drug 
codes are 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 Strait,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-03402 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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