[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F