[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 40720] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-20304] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 83F-0089] National Starch and Chemical Corp.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 3B3696) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of the partial sodium salt of a copolymer of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride with acrylamide and acrylic acid as a component of paper and paperboard for use in contact with food. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel N. Harrison, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3084. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal Register of April 22, 1983 (48 FR 17390), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 3B3696) had been filed by National Starch and Chemical Corp., P.O. Box 6500, Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0500. The petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.170 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods (21 CFR 176.170) to provide for the safe use of the partial sodium salt of a copolymer of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride with acrylamide and acrylic acid as a component of paper and paperboard for use in contact with food. National Starch and Chemical Corp. has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7). Dated: July 2, 1998. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 98-20304 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F