[Federal Register: February 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 29)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Drug Enforcement Administration


 
Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration


    By Notice dated August 23, 2002, and published in the Federal 
Register on September 5, 2002 (67 FR 58857), ISP Freetown Fine 
Chemicals, Inc., 238 South Main Street, Freetown, Massachusetts 02702, 
made application by letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 
to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of 
controlled substances listed below:


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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Methylphenidate (1724)......................  II
Dextropropoxyphene, bulk (non-dosage forms)   II
 (9273).
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    The firm plans to bulk manufacture methylphenidate to produce a 
commercial product and manufacture the dextropropoxyphene to supply the 
generic market.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in Title 21, U.S.C., section 823(a) and determined that the 
registration of ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals, Inc. to manufacture the 
listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at 
this time. DEA has investigated ISP Freetown Chemicals, Inc. to ensure 
that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest.
    This investigation included inspection and testing of the company's 
physical security systems, 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 a basic classes of 
controlled substances listed above is granted.


    Dated: February 5, 2003.
Laura M. Nagel,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-3504 Filed 2-11-03; 8:45 am]

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