Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: LaRoche, Inc.,

[Federal Register: February 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 23)]

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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.

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