[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-1719]


Angus Chemical Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Angus Chemical Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 4-
(Diiodomethylsulfonyl) toluene as a slimicide in the manufacture of 
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 9B4668) has been filed by Angus Chemical Co., c/
o Phillip A. Johns, 10900 Silent Wood Pl., North Potomac, MD 20878-
4829. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 
Sec. 176.300 Slimicides (21 CFR 176.300) to provide for the safe use of 
4-(Diiodomethylsulfonyl) toluene as a slimicide in the manufacture of 
food-contact paper and paperboard.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) that this action is 
of the 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: May 24, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-14839 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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