[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3668]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. 00C-1321]


Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Mica-Based 
Pearlescent Pigments; 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 November 26, 2002, for the final rule that appeared 
in the Federal Register of October 24, 2002 (67 FR 65311). The final 
rule amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use 
of mica-based pearlescent pigments as color additives in contact 
lenses.

DATES: Effective date confirmed: November 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aydin [Ouml]rstan, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 202-418-3076.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 24, 2002 
(67 FR 65311), FDA amended the color additive regulations to add Sec.  
73.3128 Mica-based pearlescent pigments (21 CFR 73.3128) to provide for 
the safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments as color additives in 
contact lenses.
    FDA gave interested persons until November 25, 2002, 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 October 24, 2002, should be confirmed.

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 (21 CFR 
5.10), notice is given that no objections or requests for a hearing 
were filed in response to the October 24, 2002, final rule. 
Accordingly, the amendments issued thereby became effective November 
26, 2002.

    Dated: Dated: February 7, 2002.
Margaret M. Dotzel,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 03-3668 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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