Color additives: Correction,

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Federal Register: September 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 186)Rules and RegulationsPage 51299From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

Docket No. 93C-0248Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Canthaxanthin; Confirmation of Effective Date; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date; correction.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of April 28, 1998, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of March 27, 1998 (63 FR 14814), and amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh. FDA also is correcting an inadvertent error in the final rule.

DATES: Effective date confirmed: April 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Wallwork, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204-0001, 202-418-3078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 27, 1998 (63 FR 14814), FDA amended 21 CFR part 73 to provide for the safe use of canthaxanthin as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh.

FDA gave interested persons until April 27, 1998, to file objections and requests for a hearing. The agency received no objections or requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, FDA finds that the final rule published in the Federal Register of March 27, 1998, should be confirmed.

In addition, in the final rule appearing on page 14814 in the Federal Register of Friday, March 27, 1998, the following correction is made:

On page 14815, in the first column, in the first complete paragraph, in line 17, the number ``264'' is corrected to read ``26.4''.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73

Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, 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, notice is given that no objections or requests for a hearing were filedin response to the March 27, 1998, final rule. Accordingly, the amendments promulgated thereby became effective April 28, 1998.

Dated: September 17, 1998. William K. Hubbard, Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.

FR Doc. 98-25640Filed9-24-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4160-01-F

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