[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. 93C-0248]


Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; 
Canthaxanthin; Confirmation of Effective Date; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the 
effective date of April 28, 1998, for the final rule that appeared in 
the Federal Register of March 27, 1998 (63 FR 14814), and amended the 
color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin 
as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color 
of their flesh. FDA also is correcting an inadvertent error in the 
final rule.

DATES: Effective date confirmed: April 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Wallwork, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204-0001, 202-418-3078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 27, 1998 
(63 FR 14814), FDA amended 21 CFR part 73 to provide for the safe use 
of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to 
enhance the color of their flesh.
    FDA gave interested persons until April 27, 1998, to file 
objections and requests for a hearing. The agency received no 
objections or requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, FDA 
finds that the final rule published in the Federal Register of March 
27, 1998, should be confirmed.
    In addition, in the final rule appearing on page 14814 in the 
Federal Register of Friday, March 27, 1998, the following correction is 
made:
    On page 14815, in the first column, in the first complete 
paragraph, in line 17, the number ``264'' is corrected to read 
``26.4''.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73

    Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Medical devices.
    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e) and 
under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, notice 
is given that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed in 
response to the March 27, 1998, final rule. Accordingly, the amendments 
promulgated thereby became effective April 28, 1998.

    Dated: September 17, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-25640 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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