[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 52 (Friday, March 18, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13099-13100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5344]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573


Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
Poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene); Salts of Volatile Fatty Acids

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal 
food additive regulations to correct the specifications for two food 
additives used in cattle feed. Incorrect symbols describing permitted 
levels of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic are being corrected 
with text to reflect the maximum permitted levels of these two 
impurities in these food additives. This action is being taken to 
improve the accuracy of the agency's regulations.

DATES:  This rule is effective March 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Benz, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (HFV-220), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., 
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-453-6864, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA has found that part 573 (21 CFR part 
573) of the Code of Federal Regulations does not accurately reflect the 
approved specifications for two food additives used in cattle feed, 
poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene) and salts of volatile fatty acids. The 
greater than symbols in the tables describing the permitted levels of 
heavy metals such as lead and arsenic were incorrect. FDA is amending 
the regulations in Sec. Sec.  573.870 and 573.914 to correctly reflect 
the maximum permitted levels of these two impurities in these food 
additives. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the 
agency's regulations.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action on these 
changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Notice 
and public procedure are unnecessary because FDA is merely correcting 
nonsubstantive errors.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR 573

    Animal feeds, Food additives.

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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and 
redelegated to the

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Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 573 is amended as follows:

PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF 
ANIMALS

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1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 573 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.


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2. Section 573.870 is amended in paragraph (a) in the table by revising 
the entries for ``Heavy metals such as lead'' and ``Arsenic'' to read 
as follows:


Sec.  573.870   Poly(2-vinylpyridine-co-styrene).

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    (a) * * *

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          Component/property                       Limitation
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Heavy metals such as lead              10 parts per million maximum.
Arsenic                                3 parts per million maximum.
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3. Section 573.914 is amended in the tables in paragraphs (b)(1) and 
(b)(2) by revising the entries for ``Arsenic'' and ``Heavy metals as 
lead'' to read as follows:


Sec.  573.914   Salts of volatile fatty acids.

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    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *

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             Components                             Amount
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Arsenic                              3 parts per million maximum.
Heavy metals such as lead            10 parts per million maximum.
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    (2) * * *

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             Components                             Amount
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                                * * * * *
Arsenic                              3 parts per million maximum.
Heavy metals such as lead            10 parts per million maximum.
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    Dated: March 8, 2005.
Stephen F. Sundlof,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 05-5344 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]
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