[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76859-76860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31232]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FDA-2015-C-1154]


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 or we) is confirming the 
effective date of November 2, 2015, for the final rule that appeared in 
the Federal Register of September 30, 2015, and that amended the color 
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of mica-based 
pearlescent pigments prepared from titanium dioxide and mica as a color 
additive in certain distilled spirits.

DATES: Effective date of final rule published in the Federal Register 
of September 30, 2015 (80 FR 58600), confirmed: November 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Salome Bhagan, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-3041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of September 30, 
2015 (80 FR 58600), we amended the color additive regulations in Sec.  
73.350 Mica-based pearlescent pigments (21 CFR

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73.350) to increase the maximum permitted alcohol content of distilled 
spirits to which mica-based pearlescent pigments may be added from 23 
percent to 25 percent alcohol by volume, and to remove the current 
limitation for distilled spirits mixtures containing more than 5 
percent wine on a proof gallon basis.
    We gave interested persons until October 30, 2015, to file 
objections or requests for a hearing. We received no objections or 
requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, we find that the 
effective date of the final rule that published in the Federal Register 
of September 30, 2015, should be confirmed.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73

    Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Foods, 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, and 
redelegated to the Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition, we are giving notice that no objections or requests for a 
hearing were filed in response to the September 30, 2015, final rule. 
Accordingly, the amendments issued thereby became effective November 2, 
2015.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Susan Bernard,
Director, Office of Regulations, Policy and Social Sciences, Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2015-31232 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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