98-5801. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5801]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0130]


Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Ciba 
Specialty Chemicals Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) sebacate as a thermal/light 
stabilizer for polymeric adhesives and pressure-sensitive adhesives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food 
additive petition (FAP 8B4574) has been filed by Ciba Specialty 
Chemicals Corp., 540 White Plains Rd., P.O. Box 2005, Tarrytown, NY 
10591-9005. The petition proposes to amend the food additive 
regulations to provide for the safe use of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-
piperidinyl)sebacate in polymeric adhesives and pressure sensitive 
adhesives.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is 
of the type that does not individually or cumulatively have a 
significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an 
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is 
required.

    Dated: February 13, 1998
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-5801 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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