[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15083]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. 93C-0380]
Listing of Color Additives for Coloring Contact Lenses; 1,4-
Bis[4-(2-Methacryloxyethyl)Phenylamino] Anthraquinone Copolymers;
Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the
effective date of March 30, 1995, of the final rule published in the
Federal Register of February 27, 1995 (60 FR 10495), that amended the
color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of the colored
reaction product formed by copolymerizing 1,4-bis[4-(2-
methacryloxyethyl)phenylamino]
anthraquinone with 3-[tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl]propyl vinyl
carbamate (CAS Reg. No. 134072-99-4) and N-vinyl pyrrolidone to form
contact lenses.
DATES: Effective date confirmed: March 30, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen R. Thorsheim, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3092.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 27, 1995
(60 FR 10495), FDA amended 21 CFR 73.3106 of the color additive
regulations to provide for the safe use of 1,4-bis[4-(2-
methacryloxyethyl)phenylamino] anthraquinone copolymerized with N-vinyl
pyrrolidone and 3-[tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl]propyl vinyl carbamate to
form contact lenses.
FDA gave interested persons until March 29, 1995, to file
objections or 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 February 27, 1995,
should be confirmed.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Medical devices.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (secs.
201, 401, 402, 403, 409, 501, 502, 505, 601, 602, 701, 721 (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 (21 CFR
5.10), notice is given that no objections or requests for a hearing
were filed in response to the February 27, 1995, final rule.
Accordingly, the amendments promulgated thereby became effective March
30, 1995.
Dated: June 13, 1995.
William B. Schultz,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-15083 Filed 6-20-95; 8:45 am]
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