81 FR 63728 - McCormick & Company, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive Petition

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 180 (September 16, 2016)

Page Range		63728-63728
FR Document		2016-22289

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by McCormick & Company, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract to color shell eggs at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FDA-2016-C-2570]


McCormick & Company, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of petition.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by McCormick & Company, Inc., 
proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for 
the safe use of spirulina extract to color shell eggs at levels 
consistent with good manufacturing practice.

DATES: The color additive petition was filed on August 24, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Johnston, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice 
that we have filed a color additive petition (CAP 6C0306), submitted by 
McCormick & Company, Inc., c/o Exponent, 1150 Connecticut Ave. NW., 
Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036. The petition proposes to amend the 
color additive regulations in Sec.  73.530 (21 CFR 73.530) Spirulina 
extract to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract prepared by a 
water extraction and filtration of the dried biomass of Arthrospira 
platensis to color shell eggs.
    We have determined under 21 CFR 25.32(r) that this action is of a 
type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental 
assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

    Dated: September 13, 2016.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
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Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on Dated: September 13, 2016. Waterways Management Division, U.S.
September 8, 2016. Dennis M. Keefe, Coast Guard; telephone (305) 292–8772,
Pat Mullen, Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, email Jason.D.Herbert@uscg.mil.
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2016–22289 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–22182 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] I. Table of Abbreviations
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
SECURITY Pub. L. Public Law
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
§ Section
HUMAN SERVICES Coast Guard U.S.C. United States Code
Food and Drug Administration 33 CFR Part 165 II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
Basis
21 CFR Part 73 [Docket Number USCG–2016–0327]
On January 23, 2003, Captain of the
RIN 1625–AA87 Port Miami published a final rule
[Docket No. FDA–2016–C–2570] entitled ‘‘Security Zones; Port of Palm
Security Zones; Port of Palm Beach,
Beach, Port Everglades, Port of Miami,
McCormick & Company, Inc.; Filing of Port Everglades, Miami, and Key West,
and Port of Key West, Florida’’ in the
Color Additive Petition Florida
Federal Register (68 FR 3189) to protect
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. the public, ports, and waterways of the
HHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. United States against potential
ACTION: Notice of petition. subversive acts. Since the
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to implementation of that rule, Sector Key
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug update and modify security zones in the West was delegated separate Captain of
Administration (FDA or we) is Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades, the Port authority (69 FR 47168) and the
announcing that we have filed a Port of Miami, and the Port of Key West, demands of commercial vessels in
petition, submitted by McCormick & Florida. The revisions create a new Sector Miami ports call for amendments
Company, Inc., proposing that the color section for the Sector Key West security to the standing security zone
additive regulations be amended to zones that previously were annotated as regulations.
provide for the safe use of spirulina belonging to Sector Miami; clarify when The purpose of these proposed
extract to color shell eggs at levels the Port Everglades fixed security zones amendments is to protect the public and
consistent with good manufacturing will be in effect; modify and lengthen a Ports from potential subversive acts.
practice. portion of the Port Everglades fixed The amendments establish separate
security zone; and update language and regulatory authority for Sector Key
DATES: The color additive petition was
definitions throughout the regulation. West, clarify when the Port Everglades
filed on August 24, 2016.
The proposed amendments are largely fixed security zones will be in effect,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: modify and lengthen a portion of one of
administrative in nature, but the
Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety clarification of terms and geographic the Port Everglades fixed security zones,
and Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food application of security zones between and update language throughout the
and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Sector Key West and Sector Miami ports regulation.
Dr., College Park, MD 20740–3835, 240– will allow for more effective The legal basis for the proposed
402–1282. implementation of these regulations to amendments is the Coast Guard’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under protect the public and ports from authority to establish regulated
section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, potential subversive acts. navigation areas and other limited
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. DATES: Comments and related material access areas: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C.
379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice that we must be received by the Coast Guard on 191; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and
have filed a color additive petition (CAP or before November 15, 2016. 160.5; Department of Homeland
6C0306), submitted by McCormick & Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Company, Inc., c/o Exponent, 1150
Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 1100, identified by docket number USCG– III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
Washington, DC 20036. The petition 2016–0327 using the Federal The fixed security zone from Mid-Port
proposes to amend the color additive eRulemaking Portal at http:// to North-Port (Pier 7 to the northern-
regulations in § 73.530 (21 CFR 73.530) www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public most section of the Port) including all
Spirulina extract to provide for the safe Participation and Request for waters westward at Port Everglades
use of spirulina extract prepared by a Comments’’ portion of the would be an established permanent
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
water extraction and filtration of the fixed security zone that will be in effect
dried biomass of Arthrospira platensis further instructions on submitting at all times. Berthing from Pier 7 to
to color shell eggs. comments. North-Port Port Everglades regularly
We have determined under 21 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If serves passenger vessels, vessels
Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS

25.32(r) that this action is of a type that you have questions about this proposed carrying cargoes of particular hazards,
does not individually or cumulatively rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant and vessels carrying liquefied hazardous
have a significant effect on the human Ruth Sadowitz, Sector Miami gas. This permanent fixed security zone,
environment. Therefore, neither an Waterways Management Division, U.S. which parallels the Intracoastal
environmental assessment nor an Coast Guard; telephone (305) 535–4307, Waterway, would not limit persons or
environmental impact statement is email Ruth.A.Sadowitz@uscg.mil; or vessels from using the main entrance
required. BMC Jason Herbert, Sector Key West channel (Bar Cut) or from using the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of petition.
Dates		The color additive petition was filed on August 24, 2016.
Contact		Celeste Johnston, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1282.
FR Citation		81 FR 63728

81 FR 63728 - McCormick & Company, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive Petition

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESFood and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 180 (September 16, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration