Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.: Lonza Riverside,

[Federal Register: September 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 186)]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

By Notice dated April 21, 2000, and published in the Federal Registeron April 28, 2000, (65 FR 24986), Lonza Riverside, 900 River Road, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428, made application by letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered ax a bulk manufacturer of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (2010), a basic class of controlled substance listed in Schedule I.

The firm plans to bulk manufacture gamma hydroxybutyric acid 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 Lonza Riverside to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Lonza Riverside 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. 823 and 28 CFR 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: September 1, 2000. John H. King, Deputy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control Drug Enforcement Administration.

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