[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45926-45927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15185]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-1224]


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Biopharmaceutical 
Research Company

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Biopharmaceutical Research Company has applied to be 
registered as

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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 
August 17, 2023. Such persons may also file a written request for a 
hearing on the application on or before August 17, 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 April 28, 2023, Biopharmaceutical Research Company 
11045 Commercial Parkway Castroville, California 95012-3209, 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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Marihuana Extract.......................            7350               I
Marihuana...............................            7360               I
Tetrahydrocannabinols...................            7370               I
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    The company plans to import Marihuana Extract (7350), Marihuana 
(7360) and Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) as flowering plants and 
cannabis derivatives to support analytical chemistry analyses, research 
and the manufacturing of dosage forms for pre-clinical and clinical 
trials. 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 Strait,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-15185 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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