[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2677]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration


Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated October 1, 1998, and published in the Federal 
Register on October 9, 1998, (63 FR 54491), Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., 340 
Kingsland Street, Nutley, New Jersey 07110, made application by renewal 
to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a bulk 
manufacturer of levorphanol (9220), a basic class of controlled 
substance listed in Schedule II.
    The firm plans to manufacture finished product for distribution to 
its customers.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in Title 21, United States Code, Section 823(a) and 
determined that the registration of Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. to 
manufacture levorphanol is consistent with the public interest at this 
time. DEA has investigated the firm on a regular basis to ensure that 
the company's continued registration is consistent with the public 
interest. These investigations have included inspection and testing of 
the company's physical security systems, audits of the company's 
records, 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. Sec. 823 and 28 C.F.R. Secs. 0.100 and 0.104, the 
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby 
orders that the application submitted by the above firm for 
registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic class of controlled 
substance listed above is granted.

    Dated: January 27, 1999.
John H. King,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-2677 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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