[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2006F-0409]


Safe Foods Corporation; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Safe 
Foods Corporation has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to expand the conditions for the safe use of 
cetylpyridinium chloride as an antimicrobial agent in a pre-chiller or 
post-chiller solution for application to raw poultry carcasses.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the petitioner's 
environmental assessment by November 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets 
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raphael Davy, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a 
food additive petition (FAP 6A4767) has been filed by Safe Foods 
Corporation, c/o Keller and Heckman LLP, 1001 G St. NW., suite 500 
West, Washington, D.C. 20001. The petition proposes to amend the food 
additive regulations in Sec.  173.375 Cetylpyridinium chloride (21 CFR 
173.375) to expand the conditions for the safe use of cetylpyridinium 
chloride as an antimicrobial agent in a pre-chiller or post-chiller 
solution for application to raw poultry carcasses.
    The potential environmental impact of this action is being 
reviewed. To encourage public participation consistent with regulations 
issued under the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)), 
the agency is placing the environmental assessment submitted with the 
petition that is the subject of this notice on public display at the 
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) for public review and 
comment. Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets 
Management written or electronic comments by (see DATES). Two copies of 
any written comments are to be submitted, except that individuals may 
submit one copy. Comments are to be identified with the docket number 
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments 
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday. FDA will also place on public display any 
amendments to, or comments on, the petitioner's environmental 
assessment without further announcement in the Federal Register. If, 
based on its review, the agency finds that an environmental impact 
statement is not required, and this petition results in a regulation, 
the notice of availability of the agency's finding of no significant 
impact and the evidence supporting that finding will be published with 
the regulation in the Federal Register in accordance with 21 CFR 
25.51(b).

    Dated: October 17, 2006.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E6-17834 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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