[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21436]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 97F-0336]


General Electric Co.; 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 
General Electric Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to change the intrinsic viscosity 
specifications for poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide resins 
intended for use in contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.

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 7B4551) has been filed by General Electric Co., 
One Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-9364. The petition proposes to 
amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 177.2460 Poly(2,6-dimethyl-
1,4-phenylene) oxide resins to change the intrinsic viscosity 
specifications for the poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide resins 
intended for use in contact with food from ``not less then 0.40 
deciliter per gram'' to ``not less than 0.30 deciliter per gram'' as 
determined by ASTM method D1243-79.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.24(9) that this action is 
of the type that does not individually or cumulatively have a 
significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an 
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is 
required.

    Dated: July 31, 1997.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 97-21436 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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