[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15425-15426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8302]


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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0183]


Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; 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 Ciba 
Specialty Chemicals Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 2-
hydroxy-1-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl]-2-methyl-1-propanone as a 
photoinitiator for adhesives and pressure-sensitive adhesives intended 
for use in contact with food.

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: 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 8B4589) has been filed by Ciba Specialty 
Chemicals Corp., 540 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY

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 10591-9005. The petition proposes to amend the food additive 
regulations to provide for the safe use of 2-hydroxy-1-[4-(2-
hydroxyethoxy)phenyl]-2-methyl-1-propanone as a photoinitiator for 
adhesives complying with Sec. 175.105 Adhesives (21 CFR 175.105) and 
pressure-sensitive adhesives complying with Sec. 175.125 Pressure-
sensitive adhesives (21 CFR 175.125) intended for use in contact with 
food.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) 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: March 13, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-8302 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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