[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25704]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. 97C-0466]


Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Phaffia 
Yeast; 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 August 8, 2000, for the final rule that appeared in 
the Federal Register of July 6, 2000 (65 FR 41584), and that amended 
the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of phaffia 
yeast as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the 
color of their flesh.

DATES: Effective date confirmed: August 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aydin Orstan, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3076.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of July 6, 2000 (65 
FR 41584), FDA amended the color additive regulations to add new 
Sec. 73.355 Phaffia yeast (21 CFR 73.355) to provide for the safe use 
of phaffia yeast as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to 
enhance the color of their flesh.
    FDA gave interested persons until August 7, 2000, 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 July 6, 2000, should be confirmed.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73

    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 July 6, 2000, final rule. Accordingly, 
the amendments issued thereby became effective August 8, 2000.

    Dated: September 29, 2000.
Margret M. Dotzel,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-25704 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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