[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 5299-5300] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-2506] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 99F-0126] 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 N,N'''- [1,2-ethanediylbis [[[4,6-bis [butyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4- piperidinyl) amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]imino]-3,1-propanediyl]] bis[N',N''-dibutyl-N',N''-bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-
piperidinyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine] as a light/thermal stabilizer in olefin polymers intended for use in contact with food.
For Further Information Contact
Ellen M. Waldron, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3089.
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 9B4639) has been filed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., 540 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591-9005. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers (21 CFR 178.2010) to provide for the safe use of N,N'''-[1,2- ethanediylbis[[[4,6-bis[butyl(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4- piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]imino]-3,1- propanediyl]]bis[N',N''-dibutyl-N',N''-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4- piperidinyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine] as a light/thermal stabilizer in olefin polymers intended for use in contact with food. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) 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: January 20, 1999. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-2506 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F