[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31907-31908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11267]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-1019]


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Johnson Matthey 
Inc.

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Johnson Matthey Inc. 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 file written comments on or objections to 
the issuance of the proposed registration on or before June 24, 2022. 
Such persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the 
application on or before June 24, 2022.

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 November 2, 2020, Johnson Matthey Inc., 2003 Nolte 
Drive, West Deptford, New Jersey 08066-1742, applied to be registered 
as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled 
substance(s):

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                                           Drug
          Controlled substance             code          Schedule
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Coca Leaves.............................    9040  II
Thebaine................................    9333  II
Opium, raw..............................    9600  II
Noroxymorphone..........................    9668  II
Poppy Straw Concentrate.................    9670  II
Fentanyl................................    9801  II
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    The company plans to import Coca Leaves (9040), Opium, raw (9600), 
and Poppy Straw Concentrate (9670) in order to bulk manufacture Active 
Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for distribution to its customers. The 
company plans to also import Thebaine (9333), Noroxymorphone (9668), 
and

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Fentanyl (9801) to use as analytical reference standards, both 
internally and to be sold to their customers to support testing of 
Johnson Matthey Inc.'s API's only.
    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.

Kristi N. O'Malley,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-11267 Filed 5-24-22; 8:45 am]
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