[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19127]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 97N-0301]
Ube Industries (America), Inc.; 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 Ube
Industries (America), Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the
food additive regulations be amended to change the melting point range
specifications for Nylon 6/66 resins intended for use in 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 7B4548) has been filed by Ube Industries
(America), Inc., c/o Center for Regulatory Services, 2347 Paddock Lane,
Reston, VA 20191. The petition proposes to amend the food additive
regulations in Sec. 177.1500 Nylon resins (21 CFR 177.1500), for Nylon
6/66 resins described in the table in paragraph (b), item 4.2, to
change the melting point range from 380-400 deg.F to 380-425 deg.F.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.24(9) 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: July 8, 1997.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 97-19127 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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