[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28108]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 74

[Docket No. 98C-0158]


Listing of Color Additives For Coloring Meniscal Tacks; D&C 
Violet No. 2; Confirmation of Effective Date

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the 
effective date of July 20, 1999, for the final rule that appeared in 
the Federal Register of June 18, 1999 (64 FR 32803), and that amended 
the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of D&C 
Violet No. 2 to color absorbable meniscal tacks made from poly(L-lactic 
acid).

DATES: Effective date confirmed: July 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen M. Waldron, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of June 18, 1999 (64 
FR 32803), FDA amended the color additive regulations in Sec. 74.3602 
D&C Violet No. 2 (21 CFR 74.3602) to provide for the safe use of D&C 
Violet No. 2 to color absorbable meniscal tacks made from poly(L-lactic 
acid).
     FDA gave interested persons until July 19, 1999, to file 
objections or requests for a hearing. The agency received no objections 
or requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, FDA finds that 
the effective date of the final rule that published in the Federal 
Register of June 18, 1999, should be confirmed.

 List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 74

     Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Foods, 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 (21 CFR 
5.10), notice is given that no objections or requests for a hearing 
were filed in response to the June 18, 1999, final rule. Accordingly, 
the amendments issued thereby became effective July 20, 1999.

    Dated: October 21, 1999.
William K. Hubbard,
Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy, Planning, and Legislation
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