[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20982]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
21 CFR Part 177
[Docket No. 94N-0014]
Indirect Food Additives: Polymers
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of p-cumylphenol as a
chain terminator in the manufacture of polycarbonate resins intended
for use in food-contact applications. This action is in response to a
petition filed by General Electric Co.
DATES: Effective August 25, 1994; written objections and requests for a
hearing by September 26, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to the Dockets Management Branch
(HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of March 29, 1994 (59 FR 14626), FDA announced that a food
additive petition (FAP 4B4413) had been filed by General Electric Co.,
1 Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-9364. The petition proposed to amend
the food additive regulations in Sec. 177.1580 Polycarbonate resins (21
CFR 177.1580) to provide for the safe use of p-cumylphenol as a chain
terminator in the manufacture of polycarbonate resins intended for use
in food-contact applications.
FDA has evaluated data in the petition and other relevant
material. The agency concludes that the proposed use of the additive is
safe and that Sec. 177.1580(b) should be amended as set forth below.
In accordance with Sec. 171.1(h) (21 CFR 171.1(h)), the petition
and the documents that FDA considered and relied upon in reaching its
decision to approve the petition are available for inspection at the
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition by appointment with the
information contact person listed above. As provided in 21 CFR
171.1(h), the agency will delete from the documents any materials that
are not available for public disclosure before making the documents
available for inspection.
The agency has carefully considered the potential environmental
effects of this action. FDA has concluded that the action will not have
a significant impact on the human environment, and that an
environmental impact statement is not required. The agency's finding of
no significant impact and the evidence supporting that finding,
contained in an environmental assessment, may be seen in the Dockets
Management Branch (address above) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Any person who will be adversely affected by this regulation may at
any time on or before September 26, 1994, file with the Dockets
Management Branch (address above) written objections thereto. Each
objection shall be separately numbered, and each numbered objection
shall specify with particularity the provisions of the regulation to
which objection is made and the grounds for the objection. Each
numbered objection on which a hearing is requested shall specifically
so state. Failure to request a hearing for any particular objection
shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing on that objection.
Each numbered objection for which a hearing is requested shall include
a detailed description and analysis of the specific factual information
intended to be presented in support of the objection in the event that
a hearing is held. Failure to include such a description and analysis
for any particular objection shall constitute a waiver of the right to
a hearing on the objection. Three copies of all documents shall be
submitted and shall be identified with the docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this document. Any objections received in
response to the regulation may be seen in the Dockets Management Branch
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 177
Food additives, Food packaging.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, 21 CFR part 177 is amended as follows:
PART 177--INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: POLYMERS
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 177 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Secs. 201, 402, 409, 721 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 379e).
2. Section 177.1580 is amended in paragraph (b) by alphabetically
adding a new entry under the headings ``List of Substances'' and
``Limitations'' to read as follows:
Sec. 177.1580 Polycarbonate resins.
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(b) * * *
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List of Substances Limitations
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p-Cumylphenol (CAS Reg. No. 599-64- For use only as a chain terminator
4). at a level not to exceed 5
percent by weight of the resin.
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Dated: August 16, 1994.
Fred R. Shank,
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 94-20982 Filed 8-24-94; 8:45 am]
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