[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1301.37]

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                         TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS
 
   CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 1301_REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DISPENSERS 
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1301.37  Order to show cause.

    (a) If, upon examination of the application for registration from 
any applicant and other information gathered by the Administration 
regarding the applicant, the Administrator is unable to make the 
determinations required by the applicable provisions of section 303 and/
or section 1008 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 823 and 958) to register the 
applicant, the Administrator shall serve upon the applicant an order to 
show cause why the registration should not be denied.
    (b) If, upon information gathered by the Administration regarding 
any registrant, the Administrator determines that the registration of 
such registrant is subject to suspension or revocation pursuant to 
section 304 or section 1008 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 824 and 958), the 
Administrator shall serve upon the registrant an order to show cause why 
the registration should not be revoked or suspended.
    (c) The order to show cause shall call upon the applicant or 
registrant to appear before the Administrator at a time and place stated 
in the order, which shall not be less than 30 days after the date of 
receipt of the order. The order to show cause shall also contain a 
statement of the legal basis for such hearing and for the denial, 
revocation, or suspension of registration and a summary of the matters 
of fact and law asserted.
    (d) Upon receipt of an order to show cause, the applicant or 
registrant must, if he/she desires a hearing, file a request for a 
hearing pursuant to Sec. 1301.43. If a hearing is requested, the 
Administrator shall hold a hearing at the time and place stated in the 
order, pursuant to Sec. 1301.41.

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    (e) When authorized by the Administrator, any agent of the 
Administration may serve the order to show cause.

[62 FR 13955, Mar. 24, 1997]

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