[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34272-34273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14477]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. 03N-0068]


Beverages: Bottled Water; Confirmation of Effective Date

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the 
effective date of December 8, 2003, for the direct final rule that 
appeared in the Federal Register of March 3, 2003 (68 FR 9873). The 
direct final rule amends the bottled water quality standards 
regulations by establishing an allowable level for uranium. This 
document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule.

DATES: Effective date confirmed: December 8, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul South, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (HFS-306), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 3, 2003 (68 
FR 9873), FDA published a direct final rule that amends the bottled 
water quality standards regulations (21 CFR part 165) by establishing 
an allowable level for uranium. Interested persons were given until May 
2, 2003, to

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comment on the direct final rule. FDA stated that the effective date of 
the direct final rule would be December 8, 2003, and, if the agency 
received no significant adverse comments, it would publish a notice of 
confirmation of the effective date no later than June 11, 2003. FDA 
received no significant adverse comments within the comment period. 
Therefore, FDA is confirming that the effective date of the direct 
final rule is December 8, 2003. As noted in the direct final rule, FDA 
is publishing this confirmation document 180 days before the effective 
date to permit affected firms adequate time to take appropriate steps 
to bring their bottled water products into compliance with the quality 
standard imposed by the new rule.

    Dated: June 2, 2003.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 03-14477 Filed 6-6-03; 8:45 am]
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