[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 22615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10447]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-0994]
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
phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triphenyl ester, tert-butyl derivatives, as
extreme pressure-antiwear adjuvants for lubricants intended for
incidental contact with food.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.
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 9B4657) 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 in Sec. 178.3570 Lubricants with incidental food contact
(21 CFR 178.3570) to provide for the safe use of phosphorothioic acid,
O,O,O-triphenyl ester, tert-butyl derivatives, as extreme pressure-
antiwear adjuvants for lubricants intended for incidental contact with
food.
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: April 2, 1999.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-10447 Filed 4-26-99; 8:45 am]
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