[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1829-1830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-942]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 178
[Docket No. 95F-0172]
Indirect Food Additives: Adjuvants, Production Aids, and
Sanitizers
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 disodium
decanedioate as a corrosion/rust preventative for greases used as
lubricants with incidental food contact. This action is in response to
a petition filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp.
DATES: Effective January 24, 1996; written objections and requests for
a hearing by February 23, 1996.
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 July 20, 1995 (60 FR 37453), FDA announced that a food
additive petition
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(FAP 5B4466) had been filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp., Seven Skyline Dr.,
Hawthorne, NY 10532-2188. The petition proposed to amend the food
additive regulations in Sec. 178.3570 Lubricants with incidental food
contact (21 CFR 178.3570) to provide for the safe use of disodium
decanedioate as a corrosion/rust preventative for greases used as
lubricants with incidental food contact.
FDA has evaluated the data in the petition and other relevant
material. The agency concludes that the proposed use of the additive is
safe, that the additive will have the intended technical effect, and
that the regulations in Sec. 178.3570 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 February 23, 1996, 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 objection 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 178
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 178 is amended as follows:
PART 178--INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND
SANITIZERS
1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 178 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 178.3570 is amended in the table in paragraph (a)(3) by
revising the entry for ``Disodium decanedioate'' under the heading
``Limitations'' to read as follows:
Sec. 178.3570 Lubricants with incidental food contact.
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Substances Limitiations
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Disodium decanedioate (CAS Reg. No. For use only:
17265-14-4).
1. As a corrosion inhibitor or
rust preventative in mineral
oil-bentonite lubricants at a
level not to exceed 2 percent
by weight of the grease.
2. As a corrosion inhibitor or
rust preventative only in
greases at a level not to
exceed 2 percent by weight of
the grease.
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Dated: January 3, 1996.
Fred R. Shank,
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-942 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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