82_FR_6657 82 FR 6645 - Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Noramco, Inc.

82 FR 6645 - Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Noramco, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

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FR Document2017-01103

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-392]


Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Noramco, 
Inc.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic classes, and 
applicants therefore, may file written comments on or objections to the 
issuance of the proposed registration in accordance with 21 CFR 
1301.33(a) on or before March 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Attorney General has delegated her 
authority under the Controlled Substances Act to the Administrator of 
the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority 
to exercise all necessary functions with respect to the promulgation 
and implementation of 21 CFR part 1301, incident to the registration of 
manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, importers, and exporters of 
controlled substances (other than final orders in connection with 
suspension, denial, or revocation of registration) has been redelegated 
to the Assistant Administrator of the DEA Diversion Control Division 
(``Assistant Administrator'') pursuant to section 7 of 28 CFR part 0, 
appendix to subpart R.
    In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a), this is notice that on July 
12, 2016, Noramco, Inc., 500 Swedes Landing Road, Wilmington, Delaware 
19801-4417 applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the 
following basic classes of controlled substances:

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         Controlled substance           Drug code         Schedule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marihuana.............................       7360  I
Codeine-N-oxide.......................       9053  I
Dihydromorphine.......................       9145  I
Hydromorphinol........................       9301  I
Morphine-N-oxide......................       9307  I
Amphetamine...........................       1100  II
Methylphenidate.......................       1724  II
Phenylacetone.........................       8501  II
Codeine...............................       9050  II
Dihydrocodeine........................       9120  II
Oxycodone.............................       9143  II
Hydromorphone.........................       9150  II
Hydrocodone...........................       9193  II
Morphine..............................       9300  II
Oripavine.............................       9330  II
Thebaine..............................       9333  II
Opium extracts........................       9610  II
Opium fluid extract...................       9620  II
Opium tincture........................       9630  II
Opium, powdered.......................       9639  II
Opium, granulated.....................       9640  II
Oxymorphone...........................       9652  II
Noroxymorphone........................       9668  II
Tapentadol............................       9780  II
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The company plans to manufacture the above-listed controlled 
substances in bulk for distribution to its customers. In reference to 
drug code 7360, the company plans to manufacture a synthetic version of 
cannabidiol in bulk for sale to its customers, who are final dosage 
form manufacturers. No other activity for this drug code is authorized 
for this registration.

    Dated: January 11, 2017.
Louis J. Milione,
Assistant Administrator.
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                                                  and replacement parts for customers                     failed to establish the existence of a                 exercise all necessary functions with
                                                  that purchased their covered products                   domestic industry that practices the                   respect to the promulgation and
                                                  prior to the date the exclusion order                   mask patents. RID at 1. No petitions for               implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
                                                  becomes final; and (2) cease and desist                 review were received.                                  incident to the registration of
                                                  orders prohibiting domestic respondents                    Having examined the record of this                  manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
                                                  BMC Medical Co., Ltd., 3B Medical, Inc.                 investigation, the Commission has                      importers, and exporters of controlled
                                                  from conducting any of the following                    determined to review in-part the RID for               substances (other than final orders in
                                                  activities in the United States:                        the limited purpose of modifying pages                 connection with suspension, denial, or
                                                  Importing, selling, marketing,                          20–21 and 24 of the RID. The                           revocation of registration) has been
                                                  advertising, distributing, transferring                 Commission does not adopt the RID’s                    redelegated to the Assistant
                                                  (except for exportation), and soliciting                statements that ‘‘the amount a                         Administrator of the DEA Diversion
                                                  U.S. agents or distributors for, sleep-                 complainant spends to purchase
                                                  disordered breathing treatment systems                                                                         Control Division (‘‘Assistant
                                                                                                          components manufactured in the United
                                                  and components thereof covered by                                                                              Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of
                                                                                                          States is immaterial to the economic
                                                  claims 1, 9, 32, 89, and 92 of the ’527                                                                        28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.
                                                                                                          prong analysis’’ (RID at 20–21) or that
                                                  patent; claims 19, 21, 29, 32, and 36 of                evidence of payments to domestic                         In accordance with 21 CFR
                                                  the ’392 patent; claims 32, 33, 34, and                 suppliers is ‘‘per se insufficient to                  1301.33(a), this is notice that on July 12,
                                                  53 of the ’267 patent; claims 30, 37, and               include in the quantitative analysis.’’                2016, Noramco, Inc., 500 Swedes
                                                  38 of the ’060 patent; and claims 1, 3,                 RID at 24. The Commission has                          Landing Road, Wilmington, Delaware
                                                  5, 11, 28, 30, 31, and 56 of the ’883                   determined to otherwise not review the                 19801–4417 applied to be registered as
                                                  patent.                                                 RID. The Commission has determined to                  a bulk manufacturer of the following
                                                     On February 18, 2015, ResMed filed a                 vacate the suspended remedial orders.                  basic classes of controlled substances:
                                                  notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of                   The investigation is terminated.
                                                  Appeals for the Federal Circuit, seeking                   The authority for the Commission’s                                                 Drug
                                                  review of the Commission’s                                                                                     Controlled substance                    Schedule
                                                                                                          determination is contained in section                                                 code
                                                  determination as to the ’453 patent                     337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                  (Appeal No. 2015–1360). On April 14,                    amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part                  Marihuana .................      7360   I
                                                  2015, BMC filed a notice of appeal in                   210 of the Commission’s Rules of                       Codeine-N-oxide .......          9053   I
                                                  the Federal Circuit, seeking review of                  Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part                    Dihydromorphine ......           9145   I
                                                  the Commission’s domestic industry                      210).                                                  Hydromorphinol ........          9301   I
                                                  determination as well as the                                                                                   Morphine-N-oxide .....           9307   I
                                                  Commission’s finding that prior art does                  By order of the Commission.                          Amphetamine ...........          1100   II
                                                  not render the asserted claims of the                     Issued: January 12, 2017.                            Methylphenidate .......          1724   II
                                                  ’267 patent invalid for obviousness                     Lisa R. Barton,                                        Phenylacetone ..........         8501   II
                                                  (Appeal No. 2015–1576). The Court                       Secretary to the Commission.                           Codeine ....................     9050   II
                                                  consolidated the two appeals on April                   [FR Doc. 2017–01143 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]            Dihydrocodeine .........         9120   II
                                                  23, 2015.                                               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                                 Oxycodone ...............        9143   II
                                                     On March 16, 2016, the parties jointly                                                                      Hydromorphone ........           9150   II
                                                  moved to dismiss ResMed’s appeal as to                                                                         Hydrocodone ............         9193   II
                                                  the ’453 patent. On March 17, 2016, the                 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                                                                                 Morphine ...................     9300   II
                                                  Commission moved to remand BMC’s                                                                               Oripavine ..................     9330   II
                                                  appeal in light of intervening domestic                 Drug Enforcement Administration                        Thebaine ...................     9333   II
                                                  industry precedent in Lelo Inc. v.                                                                             Opium extracts .........         9610   II
                                                  International Trade Commisson, 789                      [Docket No. DEA–392]                                   Opium fluid extract ...          9620   II
                                                  F.3d 879 (Fed. Cir. 2015). On March 29,                                                                        Opium tincture ..........        9630   II
                                                                                                          Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled                        Opium, powdered .....            9639   II
                                                  2016, the Court granted the motion to
                                                                                                          Substances Application: Noramco, Inc.                  Opium, granulated ....           9640   II
                                                  dismiss ResMed’s appeal. On April 22,
                                                  2016, the Court granted the                                                                                    Oxymorphone ...........          9652   II
                                                                                                          ACTION:   Notice of application.
                                                  Commission’s remand motion.                                                                                    Noroxymorphone ......            9668   II
                                                     On May 12, 2016, the Commission                                                                             Tapentadol ................      9780   II
                                                                                                          DATES:  Registered bulk manufacturers of
                                                  issued a notice suspending the remedial                 the affected basic classes, and
                                                  orders in place during the pendency of                  applicants therefore, may file written                   The company plans to manufacture
                                                  the remand proceedings. 81 FR 31254–                    comments on or objections to the                       the above-listed controlled substances
                                                  55 (May 18, 2016). The Commission also                  issuance of the proposed registration in               in bulk for distribution to its customers.
                                                  issued an order asking the parties to                   accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a) on                   In reference to drug code 7360, the
                                                  comment on further proceedings. On                      or before March 20, 2017.                              company plans to manufacture a
                                                  June 8, 2016, the parties submitted                                                                            synthetic version of cannabidiol in bulk
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Written comments should
                                                  initial comments. The parties filed                                                                            for sale to its customers, who are final
                                                                                                          be sent to: Drug Enforcement
                                                  responses on July 15, 2016. On August
                                                                                                          Administration, Attention: DEA Federal                 dosage form manufacturers. No other
                                                  16, 2016, the Commission issued an
                                                                                                          Register Representative/DRW, 8701                      activity for this drug code is authorized
                                                  order remanding the investigation to the
                                                                                                          Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia               for this registration.
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                                                                                                          22152.
                                                  intervening domestic industry                                                                                    Dated: January 11, 2017.
                                                  precedent in Lelo to the existing record                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   The                       Louis J. Milione,
                                                  (as to the mask patents, the only patents               Attorney General has delegated her                     Assistant Administrator.
                                                  remaining); and (2) issue an RID on                     authority under the Controlled
                                                                                                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–01103 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  remand as to violation.                                 Substances Act to the Administrator of
                                                                                                                                                                 BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
                                                     On November 10, 2016, the ALJ                        the Drug Enforcement Administration
                                                  issued the RID finding that ResMed                      (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of application.
DatesRegistered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic classes, and applicants therefore, may file written comments on or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a) on or before March 20, 2017.
FR Citation82 FR 6645 

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