83_FR_14569 83 FR 14504 - Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

83 FR 14504 - Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

Page Range14504-14505
FR Document2018-06872

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14504-14505]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06872]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. DEA-392]


Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Catalent Pharma 
Solutions, LLC

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 on or before May 4, 2018. Such 
persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the 
application on or before May 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests for 
hearing must be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: 
Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All 
requests for hearing should also be sent to: (1) Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive, 
Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, 
Springfield, Virginia 22152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Attorney General has delegated his 
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

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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 1301.34(a), this is notice that on 
January 17, 2018, Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, 3031 Red Lion Road, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114 applied to be registered as an 
importer of Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (2010), a basic class of 
controlled substance listed in schedule I.
    The company plans to import finished dosage unit products 
containing gamma-hydroxybutyric acid for clinical trials, research, and 
analytical activities.
    Approval of permit applications will occur only when the 
registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized 
under to 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the 
import of FDA approved or non-approved finished dosage forms for 
commercial sale.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Susan A. Gibson,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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                                             physician and surgeon’’ in                                802(21). Second, in setting the                       pending application for any other
                                             Pennsylvania. GX 3, at 1, 2. The Board                    requirements for obtaining a                          registration in the Commonwealth of
                                             also directed Registrant to ‘‘surrender                   practitioner’s registration, Congress                 Pennsylvania, be, and it hereby is,
                                             his wall certificate(s), biennial renewal                 directed that ‘‘[t]he Attorney General                denied. This Order is effective
                                             certificate(s) and wallet card(s)’’ to state              shall register practitioners . . . if the             immediately.3
                                             authorities upon service of the Order.                    applicant is authorized to dispense . . .               Dated: March 26, 2018.
                                             Id. at 2. On October 6, 2017, the Board                   controlled substances under the laws of               Robert W. Patterson,
                                             issued an ‘‘Order Granting Continuance                    the State in which [s]he practices.’’ 21
                                                                                                                                                             Acting Administrator.
                                             and Continuing Suspension’’ stating                       U.S.C. 823(f). Because Congress has
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–06870 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
                                             that Registrant had ‘‘agree[d] to toll the                clearly mandated that a practitioner
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                                             180-day limit for the immediate and                       possess state authority in order to be
                                             temporary suspension of [his] license                     deemed a practitioner under the Act,
                                             . . . and [his] license shall remain                      DEA has held repeatedly that revocation
                                                                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                             SUSPENDED until a preliminary                             of a practitioner’s registration is the
                                             hearing is rescheduled or upon further                    appropriate sanction whenever he is no                Drug Enforcement Administration
                                             order of the State Board of Medicine.’’                   longer authorized to dispense controlled
                                             GX 4, at 1. In light of the passage of time               substances under the laws of the State                [Docket No. DEA–392]
                                             since the effective date of the Order, I                  in which he engages in professional
                                             have queried the Pennsylvania Medical                     practice. See, e.g., Calvin Ramsey, 76 FR             Importer of Controlled Substances
                                             Board’s website regarding the status of                   20034, 20036 (2011); Sheran Arden                     Application: Catalent Pharma
                                             Registrant’s medical license, and I take                  Yeates, M.D., 71 FR 39130, 39131                      Solutions, LLC
                                             official notice 2 that Registrant’s                       (2006); Dominick A. Ricci, 58 FR 51104,               ACTION:    Notice of application.
                                             Pennsylvania medical license remains                      51105 (1993); Bobby Watts, 53 FR
                                             suspended as of the date of this                          11919, 11920 (1988); Blanton, 43 FR                   DATES:  Registered bulk manufacturers of
                                             decision. Based on the above, I find that                 27616 (1978).                                         the affected basic classes, and
                                             Registrant does not currently have                          Moreover, because ‘‘the controlling                 applicants therefore, may file written
                                             authority under the laws of                               question’’ in a proceeding brought                    comments on or objections to the
                                             Pennsylvania to dispense controlled                       under 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3) is whether the              issuance of the proposed registration on
                                             substances.                                               holder of a DEA registration ‘‘is                     or before May 4, 2018. Such persons
                                                                                                       currently authorized to handle                        may also file a written request for a
                                             Discussion                                                controlled substances in the [S]tate,’’               hearing on the application on or before
                                                Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3), the                   Hooper, 76 FR at 71371 (quoting Anne                  May 4, 2018.
                                             Attorney General is authorized to                         Lazar Thorn, 62 FR 12847, 12848                       ADDRESSES: Written comments should
                                             suspend or revoke a registration issued                   (1997)), the Agency has also long held                be sent to: Drug Enforcement
                                             under section 823 of Title 21, ‘‘upon a                   that revocation is warranted even where               Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
                                             finding that the registrant . . . has had                 a practitioner has lost his state authority           Register Representative/DRW, 8701
                                             his State license . . . suspended [or]                    by virtue of the State’s use of summary               Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
                                             revoked . . . by competent State                          process and the State has yet to provide              22152. All requests for hearing must be
                                             authority and is no longer authorized by                  a hearing to challenge the suspension.                sent to: Drug Enforcement
                                             State law to engage in the . . .                          Bourne Pharmacy, 72 FR 18273, 18274                   Administration, Attn: Administrator,
                                             dispensing of controlled substances.’’                    (2007); Wingfield Drugs, 52 FR 27070,                 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,
                                             With respect to a practitioner, DEA has                   27071 (1987). Thus, it is of no                       Virginia 22152. All requests for hearing
                                             long held that the possession of                          consequence that the Pennsylvania                     should also be sent to: (1) Drug
                                             authority to dispense controlled                          Medical Board has suspended                           Enforcement Administration, Attn:
                                             substances under the laws of the State                    Registrant’s state license and that                   Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette
                                             in which a practitioner engages in                        Registrant may prevail in a future state              Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and
                                             professional practice is a fundamental                    hearing. What is consequential is the                 (2) Drug Enforcement Administration,
                                             condition for obtaining and maintaining                   fact that Registrant is not currently                 Attn: DEA Federal Register
                                             a registration. See, e.g., James L. Hooper,               authorized to dispense controlled                     Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette
                                             76 FR 71371 (2011), pet. for rev. denied,                 substances in Pennsylvania, the State in              Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.
                                             481 Fed. Appx. 826 (4th Cir. 2012); see                   which he is registered. I will therefore
                                                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                             also Frederick Marsh Blanton, 43 FR                       revoke his DEA registration, deny any
                                             27616 (1978) (‘‘State authorization to                                                                          Attorney General has delegated his
                                                                                                       pending application to modify his
                                             dispense or otherwise handle controlled                                                                         authority under the Controlled
                                                                                                       registration, or any pending application
                                             substances is a prerequisite to the                                                                             Substances Act to the Administrator of
                                                                                                       for any other registration in
                                                                                                                                                             the Drug Enforcement Administration
                                             issuance and maintenance of a Federal                     Pennsylvania.
                                                                                                                                                             (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to
                                             controlled substances registration.’’).
                                                This rule derives from the text of two                 Order                                                 exercise all necessary functions with
                                             provisions of the CSA. First, Congress                       Pursuant to the authority vested in me             respect to the promulgation and
                                             defined ‘‘the term ‘practitioner’ [to]                    by 21 U.S.C. 823(f) and 824(a), as well               implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
                                             mean[] a . . . physician . . . or other                   as 28 CFR 0.100(b), I order that DEA                  incident to the registration of
                                             person licensed, registered or otherwise                  Certificate of Registration No.                       manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
                                                                                                                                                             importers, and exporters of controlled
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                                             permitted, by . . . the jurisdiction in                   BN8871231 and DATA-Waiver
                                             which he practices . . . to distribute,                   Identification Number XN8871231,                      substances (other than final orders in
                                             dispense, [or] administer . . . a                         issued to Mehdi Nikparvarfard, M.D.,                  connection with suspension, denial, or
                                             controlled substance in the course of                     be, and it hereby is, revoked. I further                 3 For the same reasons that led the Pennsylvania
                                             professional practice.’’ 21 U.S.C.                        order that any pending application of                 Board of Medicine to suspend Registrant’s license,
                                                                                                       Mehdi Nikparvarfard to renew or                       I find that the public interest necessitates that this
                                               2 See   supra footnote 1.                               modify the above registration, or any                 Order be effective immediately. 21 CFR 1316.67.



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                                             revocation of registration) has been                    Attn: DEA Federal Register                             engage in transactions that would
                                             redelegated to the Assistant                            Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette                   otherwise be prohibited provided the
                                             Administrator of the DEA Diversion                      Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.                    conditions stated there in are met. This
                                             Control Division (‘‘Assistant                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         notice includes the following proposed
                                             Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of               Attorney General has delegated his                     exemptions: D–11890, Liberty Media
                                             28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.                   authority under the Controlled                         401(k) Savings Plan; D–11931, CLS
                                                In accordance with 21 CFR                            Substances Act to the Administrator of                 Investments, LLC and Affiliates.
                                             1301.34(a), this is notice that on January              the Drug Enforcement Administration                    DATES: All interested persons are invited
                                             17, 2018, Catalent Pharma Solutions,                    (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to                   to submit written comments or requests
                                             LLC, 3031 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia,                  exercise all necessary functions with                  for a hearing on the pending
                                             Pennsylvania 19114 applied to be                        respect to the promulgation and                        exemptions, unless otherwise stated in
                                             registered as an importer of Gamma                      implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,                    the Notice of Proposed Exemption,
                                             Hydroxybutyric Acid (2010), a basic                     incident to the registration of                        within 45 days from the date of
                                             class of controlled substance listed in                 manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,               publication of this Federal Register
                                             schedule I.                                             importers, and exporters of controlled                 Notice.
                                                The company plans to import finished                 substances (other than final orders in                 ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for
                                             dosage unit products containing gamma-                  connection with suspension, denial, or                 a hearing should state: (1) The name,
                                             hydroxybutyric acid for clinical trials,                revocation of registration) has been                   address, and telephone number of the
                                             research, and analytical activities.                    redelegated to the Assistant
                                                Approval of permit applications will                                                                        person making the comment or request,
                                                                                                     Administrator of the DEA Diversion                     and (2) the nature of the person’s
                                             occur only when the registrant’s                        Control Division (‘‘Assistant
                                             business activity is consistent with what                                                                      interest in the exemption and the
                                                                                                     Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of              manner in which the person would be
                                             is authorized under to 21 U.S.C.                        28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.
                                             952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend                                                                       adversely affected by the exemption. A
                                                                                                       In accordance with 21 CFR                            request for a hearing must also state the
                                             to the import of FDA approved or non-                   1301.34(a), this is notice that on
                                             approved finished dosage forms for                                                                             issues to be addressed and include a
                                                                                                     February 6, 2018 Wildlife Laboratroies                 general description of the evidence to be
                                             commercial sale.                                        Inc., 1230 West Ash, Suite D Windsor,                  presented at the hearing.
                                               Dated: March 27, 2018.                                CO 80550 applied to be registered as an                   All written comments and requests for
                                             Susan A. Gibson,                                        importer of the following basic classes                a hearing (at least three copies) should
                                             Deputy Assistant Administrator.                         of controlled substances:                              be sent via mail to the Employee
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–06872 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]                                                                     Benefits Security Administration
                                                                                                           Controlled                                       (EBSA), Office of Exemption
                                             BILLING CODE 4410–09–P                                                             Drug code       Schedule
                                                                                                           substance
                                                                                                                                                            Determinations, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                     Etorphine HCl .......            9059     II           Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
                                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   Thiafentanil ...........         9729     II           Suite 400, Washington, DC 20210.
                                                                                                                                                            Attention: Application No.ll, stated
                                             Drug Enforcement Administration                            The company plans to import the                     in each Notice of Proposed Exemption
                                             [Docket No. DEA–392]                                    listed controlled substances for                       or via private delivery service or courier
                                                                                                     distribution to its customers.                         to the Employee Benefits Security
                                             Importer of Controlled Substances                         Dated: March 27, 2018.                               Administration (EBSA), Office of
                                             Application: Wildlife Laboratories Inc.                                                                        Exemption Determinations, U.S.
                                                                                                     Susan A. Gibson,
                                                                                                                                                            Department of Labor, 122 C St. NW,
                                             ACTION:   Notice of application.                        Deputy Assistant Administrator.
                                                                                                                                                            Suite 400, Washington, DC 20001.
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–06871 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]             Attention: Application No.ll, stated
                                             DATES:  Registered bulk manufacturers of                BILLING CODE 4410–09–P                                 in each Notice of Proposed Exemption.
                                             the affected basic classes, and                                                                                Interested persons are also invited to
                                             applicants therefore, may file written                                                                         submit comments and/or hearing
                                             comments on or objections to the                        DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                    requests to EBSA via email or FAX. Any
                                             issuance of the proposed registration on                                                                       such comments or requests should be
                                             or before May 4, 2018. Such persons                     Employee Benefits Security                             sent either by email to: e-OED@dol.gov,
                                             may also file a written request for a                   Administration                                         by FAX to (202) 693–8474, or online
                                             hearing on the application on or before                                                                        through http://www.regulations.gov by
                                             May 4, 2018.                                            Proposed Exemptions From Certain
                                                                                                                                                            the end of the scheduled comment
                                                                                                     Prohibited Transaction Restrictions
                                             ADDRESSES: Written comments should                                                                             period. The applications for exemption
                                             be sent to: Drug Enforcement                            AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security                     and the comments received will be
                                             Administration, Attention: DEA Federal                  Administration, Labor.                                 available for public inspection in the
                                             Register Representative/DRW, 8701                       ACTION: Notice of Proposed Exemptions.                 Public Documents Room of the
                                             Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia                                                                       Employee Benefits Security
                                             22152. All requests for hearing must be                 SUMMARY:   This document contains                      Administration, U.S. Department of
                                             sent to: Drug Enforcement                               notices of pendency before the                         Labor, Room N–1515, 200 Constitution
                                             Administration, Attn: Administrator,                    Department of Labor (the Department) of                Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
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                                             8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,                    proposed exemptions from certain of the                   Warning: All comments will be made
                                             Virginia 22152. All request for hearing                 prohibited transaction restrictions of the             available to the public. Do not include
                                             should also be sent to: (1) Drug                        Employee Retirement Income Security                    any personally identifiable information
                                             Enforcement Administration, Attn:                       Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or                  (such as Social Security number, name,
                                             Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette                      the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the                 address, or other contact information) or
                                             Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and                 Code). If granted, these proposed                      confidential business information that
                                             (2) Drug Enforcement Administration,                    exemptions allow designated parties to                 you do not want publicly disclosed. All


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Document Created: 2018-11-01 09:10:37
Document Modified: 2018-11-01 09:10:37
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 on or before May 4, 2018. Such persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the application on or before May 4, 2018.
FR Citation83 FR 14504 

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