[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40024-40025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19895]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 101

[Docket No. 98N-0274]


Food Labeling; Petitions for Nutrient Content and Health Claims, 
General Provisions; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a 
document that appeared in the Federal Register of May 14, 1998 (63 FR 
26717). The document amended FDA's regulations to define the conditions 
under which certain petitions for nutrient content and health claims 
shall be deemed to be denied and to codify the statutory timeframe 
within which the agency will complete rulemakings on such petitions. 
The document was published with some errors. This document corrects 
those errors.

DATES: Effective July 27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilario R. Duncan, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-24), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-8281.

    In FR Doc. 98-12832, appearing on page 26717 in the Federal 
Register of Thursday, May 14, 1998, the following corrections are made:
    1. On page 26718, in the first column, in the first paragraph under 
Supplementary Information, beginning in the thirtieth line, the phrase 
``to include the statutory language, i.e., `Secretary' is replaced with 
`FDA''' is corrected to read ``by inserting the statutory language 
(with `Secretary' replaced by `FDA')''.


Sec. 101.69  [Corrected]

    3. On page 26719, in the first column, in paragraph (m)(3), in the 
fifteenth line, the phrase ``denied without filing,'' is corrected to 
read ``denied, without filing''.

    4. On page 26719, in the first column, in paragraph (m)(4)(iii), in 
the second line, the phrase ``of the filing date'' is corrected to read 
``of the date of filing''.

Sec. 101.70  [Corrected]

    5. On page 26719, in the second column, in paragraph (j)(3)(iii), 
in the second line, the phrase ``of the filing date'' is corrected to 
read ``of the date of filing''.


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    Dated: July 17, 1998.
William B. Schultz,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 98-19895 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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