[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25640]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. 93C-0248]
Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification;
Canthaxanthin; Confirmation of Effective Date; Correction
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the
effective date of April 28, 1998, for the final rule that appeared in
the Federal Register of March 27, 1998 (63 FR 14814), and amended the
color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin
as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color
of their flesh. FDA also is correcting an inadvertent error in the
final rule.
DATES: Effective date confirmed: April 28, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Wallwork, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204-0001, 202-418-3078.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 27, 1998
(63 FR 14814), FDA amended 21 CFR part 73 to provide for the safe use
of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to
enhance the color of their flesh.
FDA gave interested persons until April 27, 1998, to file
objections and requests for a hearing. The agency received no
objections or requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, FDA
finds that the final rule published in the Federal Register of March
27, 1998, should be confirmed.
In addition, in the final rule appearing on page 14814 in the
Federal Register of Friday, March 27, 1998, the following correction is
made:
On page 14815, in the first column, in the first complete
paragraph, in line 17, the number ``264'' is corrected to read
``26.4''.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Medical devices.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e) and
under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, notice
is given that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed in
response to the March 27, 1998, final rule. Accordingly, the amendments
promulgated thereby became effective April 28, 1998.
Dated: September 17, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-25640 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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