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140–340, 140–443, 140–947, 141–090,
200–171, 200–569, 200–570, and 200–
580, and all supplements and
amendments thereto, is hereby
withdrawn, effective December 31,
2016.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register, FDA is amending the animal
drug regulations to reflect the voluntary
withdrawal of approval of these
applications.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Tracey H. Forfa,
Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary
Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2016–31082 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA–2015–F–4282]
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and
Drinking Water of Animals; Feed Grade
Sodium Formate
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, we, the Agency)
is amending the regulations for food
additives permitted in feed and drinking
water of animals to provide for the safe
use of feed grade sodium formate as a
feed acidifying agent in complete
poultry feeds. This action is in response
to a food additive petition filed by BASF
Corp.
DATES: This rule is effective December
27, 2016. Submit either written or
electronic objections and requests for a
hearing by January 26, 2017. See section
V of this document for information on
the filing of objections.
ADDRESSES: You may submit objections
and requests for a hearing as follows:
SUMMARY:
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Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic objections in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Objections submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
objection will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
objection does not include any
confidential information that you or a
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third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
objection, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit an objection
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the objection as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Division of
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper objections
submitted to the Division of Dockets
Management, FDA will post your
objection, as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted,
marked and identified, as confidential,
if submitted as detailed in
‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2015–F–4282 for ‘‘Food Additives
Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water
of Animals; Feed Grade Sodium
Formate.’’ Received objections will be
placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit an objection with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
objections only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of objections. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on
https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
both copies to the Division of Dockets
Management. If you do not wish your
name and contact information to be
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made publicly available, you can
provide this information on the cover
sheet and not in the body of your
objections and you must identify this
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA’s posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://www.fda.gov/
regulatoryinformation/dockets/
default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper objections
received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, found in brackets in the
heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6729,
chelsea.trull@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In a notice published in the Federal
Register of November 24, 2015 (80 FR
73153), FDA announced that we had
filed a food additive petition (animal
use) (FAP 2293) submitted by BASF
Corp., 100 Park Ave., Florham Park, NJ
07932. The petition proposed that the
regulations for food additives permitted
in feed and drinking water of animals be
amended to provide for the safe use of
feed grade sodium formate as a feed
acidifying agent in complete poultry
feeds.
II. Conclusion
FDA concludes that the data establish
the safety and utility of feed grade
sodium formate for use as a feed
acidifying agent in complete poultry
feeds and that the food additive
regulations should be amended as set
forth in this document.
III. Public Disclosure
In accordance with § 571.1(h) (21 CFR
571.1(h)), the petition and the
documents that we considered and
relied upon in reaching our decision to
approve the petition will be made
available for public disclosure (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). As
provided in § 571.1(h), we will delete
from the documents any materials that
are not available for public disclosure.
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IV. Environmental Impact
The Agency has 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.
V. Objections and Hearing Requests
Any person who will be adversely
affected by this regulation may file with
the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or
written objections. Each objection shall
be separately numbered, and each
numbered objection shall specify with
particularity the provision of the
regulation to which objection is made
and the grounds for the objection. Each
numbered objection on which a hearing
is requested shall specifically so state.
Failure to request a hearing for any
particular objection shall constitute a
waiver of the right to a hearing on that
objection. Each numbered objection for
which a hearing is requested shall
include a detailed description and
analysis of the specific factual
information intended to be presented in
support of the objection in the event
that a hearing is held. Failure to include
such a description and analysis for any
particular objection shall constitute a
waiver of the right to a hearing on the
objection.
Any objections received in response
to the regulation may be seen in the
Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and will be posted to
the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573
Animal feeds, Food additives.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs and redelegated to
the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21
CFR part 573 is amended as follows:
PART 573—FOOD ADDITIVES
PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING
WATER OF ANIMALS
1. The authority citation for part 573
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.
2. In § 573.696, revise the introductory
text and paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
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§ 573.696
Feed grade sodium formate.
The food additive, feed grade sodium
formate, may be safely used in the
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manufacture of complete swine and
poultry feeds in accordance with the
following prescribed conditions:
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(b) The additive is used or intended
for use as a feed acidifying agent, to
lower the pH, in complete swine and
poultry feeds at levels not to exceed 1.2
percent of the complete feed.
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Dated: December 20, 2016.
Tracey H. Forfa,
Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary
Medicine.
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22 CFR Part 1506
RIN 3005–AA00
Collection of Claims
U.S. African Development
Foundation.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. African
Development Foundation (USADF) is
revising its regulations on collection of
claims in accordance with the Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996
(DCIA), as implemented by the
Department of Justice (Justice) and the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
in the revised Federal Claims Collection
Standards (FCCS). The FCCS prescribes
the standards that Federal agencies must
use in the administrative collection,
offset, compromise, and suspension or
termination of collection activity for
civil claims of money, funds, or
property as defined by law.
DATES: This final rule is effective
February 27, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
B. Brown, 202–233–8882.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
In accordance with the requirements
of the DCIA and the implementing
regulations promulgated by Justice and
Treasury at 31 CFR parts 900–904,
USADF is revising its regulations to
establish procedures for the
administrative collection, offset,
compromise, suspension and
termination of collection activity for
civil claims for money, funds, or
property, as defined by 31 U.S.C.
3701(b), and the process by which
USADF can refer civil claims to
Treasury, Treasury-designated debt
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collection centers, or Justice for
collection by further administrative
action or litigation, as applicable. The
regulations do not apply to claims
between federal agencies. The rules
affect USADF’s debtors. The regulations
clarify and prescribe the steps USADF
must take before initiating debt
collection to ensure that individuals’
rights are protected. These steps include
notifying the debtor of the debt and the
consequences of failing to resolve the
debt.
II. Section-by-Section Analysis
Subpart A announces the purpose and
scope of the regulations, defines terms
used in Part 1506, and addresses
whether USADF can impose sanctions
or remedies other than those prescribed
in Part 1506, whether USADF will
subdivide a claim exceeding $100,000,
and how claims involving fraud are
processed.
Subpart B describes the steps
involved in a collection action,
including the information USADF
includes in a written demand for
payment, a debtor’s request for review
of a claim, the determination of interest,
penalty and administrative costs, and
the reporting and consequences of
delinquent debts.
Subpart C provides for salary offset
collection procedures, notice and
hearing requirements prior to offset, and
USADF’s use of offset for claims of
another Federal agency.
Subpart D addresses the compromise
of debts through reduction or
negotiation of the claim amount, joint
and several liability on a claim, and
releasing the debtor after full payment
of a compromised amount.
Subpart E prescribes the
circumstances and criteria for USADF to
suspend or terminate a collection
action.
Subpart F describes the circumstances
for USADF to discharge a delinquent
debt and reporting a discharge of debt
to the Internal Revenue Service.
Subpart G addresses when USADF
refers claims to the Department of
Justice for litigation.
Subpart H addresses when USADF is
required to transfer debts to the
Financial Management Service of the
Department of the Treasury.
III. Matters of Regulatory Procedure
Executive Order 12866
The proposed regulations have been
determined to be non-significant within
the meaning of Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The USADF President, in accordance
with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA-2015-F-4282]
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals;
Feed Grade Sodium Formate
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, the Agency) is
amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and
drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of feed grade
sodium formate as a feed acidifying agent in complete poultry feeds.
This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by BASF
Corp.
DATES: This rule is effective December 27, 2016. Submit either written
or electronic objections and requests for a hearing by January 26,
2017. See section V of this document for information on the filing of
objections.
ADDRESSES: You may submit objections and requests for a hearing as
follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic objections in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Objections submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your objection will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your
objection does not include any confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information,
your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business
information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you
include your name, contact information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your objection, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
If you want to submit an objection with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the objection as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper objections submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your objection, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2015-F-4282 for ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking
Water of Animals; Feed Grade Sodium Formate.'' Received objections will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit an objection with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your objections only as a written/paper submission.
You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note
that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The
Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential
information, in its consideration of objections. The second copy, which
will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out,
will be available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets
Management. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be
made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover
sheet and not in the body of your objections and you must identify this
information as ``confidential.'' Any information marked as
``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR
10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about
FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September
18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper objections received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville,
MD 20855, 240-402-6729, chelsea.trull@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In a notice published in the Federal Register of November 24, 2015
(80 FR 73153), FDA announced that we had filed a food additive petition
(animal use) (FAP 2293) submitted by BASF Corp., 100 Park Ave., Florham
Park, NJ 07932. The petition proposed that the regulations for food
additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals be amended to
provide for the safe use of feed grade sodium formate as a feed
acidifying agent in complete poultry feeds.
II. Conclusion
FDA concludes that the data establish the safety and utility of
feed grade sodium formate for use as a feed acidifying agent in
complete poultry feeds and that the food additive regulations should be
amended as set forth in this document.
III. Public Disclosure
In accordance with Sec. 571.1(h) (21 CFR 571.1(h)), the petition
and the documents that we considered and relied upon in reaching our
decision to approve the petition will be made available for public
disclosure (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). As provided in Sec.
571.1(h), we will delete from the documents any materials that are not
available for public disclosure.
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IV. Environmental Impact
The Agency has 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.
V. Objections and Hearing Requests
Any person who will be adversely affected by this regulation may
file with the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) either
electronic or written objections. Each objection shall be separately
numbered, and each numbered objection shall specify with particularity
the provision of the regulation to which objection is made and the
grounds for the objection. Each numbered objection on which a hearing
is requested shall specifically so state. Failure to request a hearing
for any particular objection shall constitute a waiver of the right to
a hearing on that objection. Each numbered objection for which a
hearing is requested shall include a detailed description and analysis
of the specific factual information intended to be presented in support
of the objection in the event that a hearing is held. Failure to
include such a description and analysis for any particular objection
shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing on the objection.
Any objections received in response to the regulation may be seen
in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573
Animal feeds, Food additives.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and
redelegated to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21 CFR part 573 is
amended as follows:
PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF
ANIMALS
0
1. The authority citation for part 573 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.
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2. In Sec. 573.696, revise the introductory text and paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
Sec. 573.696 Feed grade sodium formate.
The food additive, feed grade sodium formate, may be safely used in
the manufacture of complete swine and poultry feeds in accordance with
the following prescribed conditions:
* * * * *
(b) The additive is used or intended for use as a feed acidifying
agent, to lower the pH, in complete swine and poultry feeds at levels
not to exceed 1.2 percent of the complete feed.
* * * * *
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Tracey H. Forfa,
Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 2016-31079 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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