[Federal Register: March 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 42)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

 
Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration

    By Notice dated November 8, 2004, and published in the Federal 
Register on November 22, 2004, (69 FR 67963), Orasure Technologies, 
Inc., Lehigh University, Seeley G. Mudd--Building 6, Bethlehem, 
Pennsylvania 18015, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration (DEA) for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the 
basic classes of controlled substances listed below in Schedules I and 
II:

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                    Drug                               Schedule
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Alphamethadol (9605).......................  I
Benzoylecgonine (9180).....................  II
Morphine (9300)............................  II
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    The company plans to manufacture the listed controlled substances 
in bulk to manufacture other controlled substances.
    No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered 
the factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and determined that the registration of 
Orasure Technologies, Inc., to manufacture the listed basic classes of 
controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this 
time. DEA has investigated Orasure Technologies, Inc., to ensure that 
the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. The 
investigation has 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 in accordance with 
21 CFR 1301.33, the above named company is granted registration as a 
bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed.


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    Dated: February 22, 2005.
William J. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug 
Enforcement Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-4229 Filed 3-3-05; 8:45 am]

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