[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 22615] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-10447] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food And Drug Administration [Docket No. 99F-0994] Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.; 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 Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triphenyl ester, tert-butyl derivatives, as extreme pressure-antiwear adjuvants for lubricants intended for incidental contact with food.
For Further Information Contact
Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.
Supplementary Information
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 9B4657) has been filed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., 540 White Plains Rd., P.O. Box 2005, Tarrytown, NY 10591-9005. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.3570 Lubricants with incidental food contact (21 CFR 178.3570) to provide for the safe use of phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triphenyl ester, tert-butyl derivatives, as extreme pressure- antiwear adjuvants for lubricants intended for incidental contact with food. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is of the 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: April 2, 1999. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-10447 Filed 4-26-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F