[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35770-35771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17233]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 96F-0223]
Henkel 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
Henkel Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of -sulfo-
-(dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium salt as an emulsifier
in the production of acrylic and vinyl acetate polymer coatings for
paper and paperboard.
DATES: Written comments on the petitioner's environmental assessment by
August 7, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Dockets Management Branch
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(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1-23,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elke Jensen, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-217), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3109.
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 6B4506) has been filed by Henkel Corp., 300
Brookside Ave., Ambler, PA 19002. The petition proposes to amend the
food additive regulations in part 176 Indirect Food Additives: Paper
and Paperboard Components (21 CFR part 176) to provide for the safe use
of -sulfo--(dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium
salt as an emulsifier in the production of acrylic and vinyl acetate
polymer coatings for paper and paperboard. The potential environmental
impact of this action is being reviewed. To encourage public
participation consistent with regulations promulgated under the
National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is
placing the environmental assessment submitted with the petition that
is the subject of this notice on public display at the Dockets
Management Branch (address above) for public review and comment.
Interested persons may, on or before (insert date 30 days after date of
publication in the Federal Register), submit to the Dockets Management
Branch (address above) written comments. Two copies of any comments are
to be submitted, except that individuals may submit one copy. Comments
are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the office
above between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. FDA will also
place on public display any amendments to, or comments on, the
petitioner's environmental assessment without further announcement in
the Federal Register. If, based on its review, the agency finds that an
environmental impact statement is not required and this petition
results in a regulation, the notice of availability of the agency's
finding of no significant impact and the evidence supporting that
finding will be published with the regulation in the Federal Register
in accordance with 21 CFR 25.40(c).
Dated: June 20, 1996.
George H. Pauli,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-17233 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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