[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32025]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98N-0867]
Legal and Policy Interpretation of the Jurisdiction Under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of the Food and Drug
Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency Over the Use of
Certain Antimicrobial Substances; Correction
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of policy interpretation; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice
issued jointly by FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
that appeared in the Federal Register of October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54532).
The document set forth legal and policy interpretations of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as they relate to the jurisdiction
of EPA and FDA over antimicrobial substances used in or on food,
including food-contact articles; discussed interpretations of certain
terms in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) and the implementing regulations relevant to the authority of
the two agencies; provided a description of how EPA and FDA propose to
clarify the post-Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) regulatory
authority over certain antimicrobial substances; and discussed how EPA
and FDA plan to handle the review of petitions for antimicrobial
substances that will remain under EPA's jurisdiction, and for those
that EPA proposes to return to FDA's regulatory authority through EPA
rulemaking. The document was published with an incorrect address for
FDA's Dockets Management Branch. This document corrects that error.
EPA's addresses remain the same.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 9, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Hepp, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3098.
In FR Doc. 98-27261, appearing on page 54532 in the Federal
Register of Friday, October 9, 1998, the following correction is made:
On page 54532, in the first column, under the ADDRESSES caption, in
the first and second lines from the bottom ``Rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn
Dr., Rockville, MD 20857.'' is corrected to read ``5630 Fishers Lane,
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.''
Dated: November 19, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-32025 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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