[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7034]
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[Federal Register: March 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 101
[Docket No. 90N-0134]
RIN 0905-AD08
Food Labeling: Reference Daily Intakes; Reopening of Comment
Period and Correction
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and correction.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening until
April 25, 1994, the comment period on a proposed rule to establish
Reference Daily Intakes (RDI's) for vitamin K, selenium, chloride,
manganese, fluoride, chromium, and molybdenum for use in declaring the
nutrient content of a food on its label or labeling; to change the
units of measure for biotin, folate, calcium, and phosphorus; and to
make consideration of selenium, molybdenum, fluoride, and chromium
optional when determining nutritional inferiority, which appeared in
the Federal Register of January 4, 1994 (59 FR 427). FDA is taking this
action because of an inadvertent error in the document on the date on
which comments were due. In addition, the document was published with
some editorial errors. This document corrects those errors.
DATES: The comment period is reopened until April 25, 1994. The agency
is proposing that any final rule that may issue based on this proposal
become effective 30 days after date of publication of that final rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Dockets Management Branch
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille E. Brewer, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-165), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-5483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 4, 1994
(59 FR 427), FDA issued a proposed rule to amend the food labeling
regulations to establish Reference Daily Intakes (RDI's) for vitamin K,
selenium, chloride, manganese, fluoride, chromium, and molybdenum for
use in declaring the nutrient content of a food on its label or
labeling; to change the units of measure for biotin, folate, calcium,
and phosphorus; and to make consideration of selenium, molybdenum,
fluoride, and chromium optional when determining nutritional
inferiority. Because of an inadvertent error, the proposed rule
specified two dates for the close of the comment period. On page 427,
in the ``DATES'' section of the document, FDA listed March 7, 1994, as
the close of the comment period. On page 431, in the ``COMMENTS''
section, however, the document incorrectly stated that July 7, 1994,
would be the close of the comment period.
The agency's intent was to give the normal 60 days for comment;
that is, to close the comment period on March 7, 1994. However, because
of this error, the agency's intent was obviously obscured. As a result,
there may be interested persons who have not yet sent in their comments
even though March 7, 1994 has passed. Therefore, to ensure that all
interested parties have an opportunity to comment, FDA is reopening the
comment period for an additional 30 days. Comments must be received no
later than April 25, 1994.
In addition, the agency discovered some editorial errors in the
document. This document corrects these errors.
In FR Doc. 93-31816, appearing on page 427 in the Federal Register
of Tuesday, January 4, 1994, the following corrections are made:
1. On page 430, in the second column, in the 4th full paragraph, in
the last line, the words ``being an'' are corrected to read ``being
labeled''; and in the third column, in the third line from the bottom,
``section IV.C.1.'' is corrected to read ``section IV.B.''.
2. On page 431, in the first column, in the first full paragraph,
in the second line, the date ``July 7, 1994'' is corrected to read
``March 7, 1994''. This date is, of course, being extended until April
25, 1994 by this correction document.
Dated: March 17, 1994.
Michael R. Taylor,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 94-7034 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]
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