[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65909-65910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26405]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2014-F-1669]


The Iams Company; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of petition.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that The 
Iams Company has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a Salmonella-
specific bacteriophage preparation as a food additive as an 
antimicrobial processing aid to reduce Salmonella in the production of 
dry dog and cat pet food.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the petitioner's 
request for categorical exclusion from preparing an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement by December 8, 2014.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, 
MD 20855, 240-276-8225.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act

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(section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5)), notice is given that a food 
additive petition (FAP 2289) has been filed by The Iams Company, 315 
Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin, TN 37067. The petition proposes to amend 
Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in part 573 Food 
Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals (21 CFR part 
573) to provide for the safe use of a Salmonella-specific bacteriophage 
preparation as a food additive as an antimicrobial processing aid to 
reduce Salmonella in the production of dry dog and cat pet food. The 
petitioner has requested a categorical exclusion from preparing an 
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under 21 CFR 
25.32(r).
    Interested persons may submit either electronic or written comments 
regarding this request for categorical exclusion to the Division of 
Dockets Management (see DATES and ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to 
send one set of comments. Identify comments 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, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 3, 2014.
Bernadette Dunham,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2014-26405 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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