[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37984-37985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-2245]


BP Amoco Chemicals, Inc.; 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 BP 
Amoco Chemicals, Inc. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
poly(oxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyloxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-
phenylene) prepared by the reaction of biphenol and 4,4'-
dichlorodiphenylsulfone as articles or components of articles intended 
for contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration,

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200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086.

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 9B4672) has been filed by BP Amoco Chemicals, 
Inc., 28100 Torch Pkwy., Warrenville, IL 60555-4015. The petition 
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in part 177( 21 CFR 
part 177) by adding a section to provide for the safe use of 
poly(oxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyloxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-
phenylene) prepared by the reaction of biphenol and 4,4'-
dichlorodiphenylsulfone as articles or components of articles intended 
for contact with food.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j)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 25, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-17915 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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