DEA Notice: SpecGx LLC Importer Application for Controlled Substances
Summary
The DEA has issued a notice regarding an application from SpecGx LLC to be registered as an importer of Schedule II controlled substances, including Phenylacetone, Coca Leaves, Thebaine, Opium, Poppy Straw Concentrate, and Tapentadol. Interested parties can submit comments or objections by April 20, 2026.
What changed
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published a notice concerning an application filed by SpecGx LLC on February 3, 2026, to register as an importer of several Schedule II controlled substances, including Phenylacetone, Coca Leaves, Thebaine, Opium, Poppy Straw Concentrate, and Tapentadol. The company intends to import these substances for bulk manufacture into Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for distribution. The notice specifies that authorization will not extend to the import of finished dosage forms.
Registered bulk manufacturers and other applicants have until April 20, 2026, to submit electronic comments or objections to SpecGx LLC's proposed registration. They may also file a written request for a hearing by the same date. Compliance officers should review the listed controlled substances and the company's intended use to determine if any objections or requests for hearing are warranted, and ensure any submissions are made through the Federal eRulemaking Portal by the specified deadline.
What to do next
- Review SpecGx LLC's application for controlled substance importation.
- Submit electronic comments or objections by April 20, 2026, if applicable.
- File a written request for a hearing by April 20, 2026, if applicable.
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Content
ACTION:
Notice of application.
SUMMARY:
SpecGx LLC has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to
Supplementary Information
listed below for further drug information.
DATES:
Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic class(es), and applicants, therefore, may submit electronic comments on
or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration on or before April 20, 2026. Such persons may also file a written
request for a hearing on the application on or before April 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The Drug Enforcement Administration requires that all comments be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal, which provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on the web page or attach a file
for lengthier comments. Please go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions at that site for submitting comments. Upon submission of your comment, you will receive
a Comment Tracking Number. Please be aware that submitted comments are not instantaneously available for public view on https://www.regulations.gov. If you have received a Comment Tracking Number, your comment has been successfully submitted and there is no need to resubmit
the same comment. All requests for a hearing must be sent to: (1) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/OALJ,
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW,
8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests for a hearing should also be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration,
Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on February 3, 2026, SpecGx LLC, 3600 North 2nd Street, Saint Louis,
Missouri 63147-3457, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):
| Controlled
substance | Drug
code | Schedule |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Phenylacetone | 8501 | II |
| Coca Leaves | 9040 | II |
| Thebaine | 9333 | II |
| Opium, raw | 9600 | II |
| Poppy Straw Concentrate | 9670 | II |
| Tapentadol | 9780 | II |
The company plans to import the listed controlled substances for bulk manufacture into Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for
distribution to its customers. In reference to Tapentadol (9780) and Thebaine (9333), the company plans to import intermediate
forms of these controlled substances for further manufacturing prior to distribution to its customers. No other activities
for these drug codes are authorized for this registration.
Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized
under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of Food and Drug Administration-approved or non-approved
finished dosage forms for commercial sale.
Thomas Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2026-05353 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-09-P
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