[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 40912] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-20426] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 98F-0584] DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments and The Dow Chemical Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments, and The Dow Chemical Co., has jointly filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of monoisopropanolamine as a dispersant for pigments intended to be used either as fillers or colorants in food-contact paper and paperboard. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Hepp, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3098. 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 8B4607) has been filed by DuPont Chemicals and White Pigments, Edge Moor Plant, 104 Hay Rd., Wilmington, DE 19809, and The Dow Chemical Co., 2030 Dow Center, Midland, MI 48674. The petition proposes 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 monoisopropanolamine as a dispersant for pigments intended to be used as fillers or colorants in food-contact paper and paperboard. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is of a 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: June 24, 1998. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 98-20426 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F