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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. FDA–2017–F–3717]
Juice Products Association; Filing of
Food Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notification; petition for
rulemaking.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
announcing that we have filed a
petition, submitted by the Juice
Products Association, proposing that the
food additive regulations be amended to
replace the current Recommended Daily
Intake (RDI) percentage values of
calcium in fruit juices and fruit juice
drinks in the regulation for vitamin D3
with absolute values and to update the
specifications for vitamin D3.
DATES: The food additive petition was
filed on June 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket, 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
Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,
College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 409(b)(5) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
348(b)(5)), we are giving notice that we
have filed a food additive petition (FAP
7A4818), submitted on behalf of the
Juice Products Association by Hogan
Lovells US LLP, Columbia Square, 555
Thirteenth Street NW., Washington, DC
20004. The petition proposes to amend
the food additive regulations in
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§ 172.380 (21 CFR 172.380) Vitamin D3
by replacing the current RDI percentage
values of calcium in fruit juices and
fruit juice drinks specified in
§ 172.380(c)(1) and (2) with absolute
values and to update the specifications
for vitamin D3 established in
§ 172.380(b) by incorporating by
reference the most recent edition of the
Food Chemicals Codex.
These proposed changes would allow
manufacturers of fruit juices and fruit
juice drinks that are fortified with
calcium to maintain the absolute level
of added calcium at 330 milligrams (mg)
and 130 mg, respectively, as established
in our regulations at § 172.380(c)(1) and
(2).
We have determined under 21 CFR
25.30(i) that this action is of a type that
does not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human
environment because the amendments
are administrative in nature and permit
manufacturers of fruit juices and fruit
juice drinks that are fortified with
calcium to maintain current calcium
fortification levels in these products.
Therefore, neither an environmental
assessment nor an environmental
impact statement is required.
Dated: July 19, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
Legislation, and Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA–2017–F–4125]
Zinpro Corp.; Filing of Food Additive
Petition (Animal Use)
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notification; petition for
rulemaking.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
announcing that Zinpro Corp. has filed
a petition proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to
provide for the safe use of zinc-Lselenomethionine as a nutritional
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source of selenium in complete feed for
laying hens and for the safe use of the
approved food additive silicon dioxide
as an anticaking agent for use with zincL-selenomethionine as a feed
component.
The food additive petition was
filed on June 1, 2017.
DATES:
For access to the docket, 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
Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
ADDRESSES:
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.
Under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),
notice is given that a food additive
petition (FAP 2303) has been filed by
Zinpro Corp., 10400 Viking Dr., Suite
240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. The
petition proposes to amend Title 21 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
in part 573 (21 CFR part 573) Food
Additives Permitted in Feed and
Drinking Water of Animals to provide
for the safe use of zinc-Lselenomethionine as a nutritional
source of selenium in complete feed for
laying hens and for the safe use of
silicon dioxide (21 CFR 573.940) as an
anticaking agent for use with zinc-Lselenomethionine as a feed component.
The petitioner has claimed that this
action is categorically excluded under
21 CFR 25.32(r) because it is of a type
that does not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. In addition,
the petitioner has stated that, to their
knowledge, no extraordinary
circumstances exist. If FDA determines
a categorical exclusion applies, neither
an environmental assessment nor an
environmental impact statement is
required. If FDA determines a
categorical exclusion does not apply, we
will request an environmental
assessment and make it available for
public inspection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: July 18, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017–15533 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
29 CFR Part 541
RIN 1235–AA20
Request for Information; Defining and
Delimiting the Exemptions for
Executive, Administrative,
Professional, Outside Sales and
Computer Employees
Wage and Hour Division, U.S.
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
All comment submissions must include
the agency name and Regulatory
Information Number (RIN 1235–AA20)
for this RFI. Response to this RFI is
voluntary and respondents need not
reply to all questions listed below. The
Department requests that no business
proprietary information, copyrighted
information, or personally identifiable
information be submitted in response to
this RFI. Submit only one copy of your
comment by only one method (e.g.,
persons submitting comments
electronically are encouraged not to
submit paper copies). Please be advised
that comments received will become a
matter of public record and will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. All
comments must be received by 11:59
p.m. on the date indicated for
consideration in this RFI; comments
received after the comment period
closes will not be considered.
Commenters should transmit comments
early to ensure timely receipt prior to
the close of the comment period.
Electronic submission via https://
www.regulations.gov enables prompt
receipt of comments submitted as the
Department continues to experience
delays in the receipt of mail in our area.
For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments, go
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.
The Department of Labor
(Department) is seeking information
from the public regarding the
regulations located at 29 CFR part 541,
which define and delimit exemptions
from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s
minimum wage and overtime
requirements for certain executive,
administrative, professional, outside
sales and computer employees. The
Department is publishing this Request
for Information (RFI) to gather
information to aid in formulating a
proposal to revise the part 541
regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Submit written comments on or
before September 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To facilitate the receipt and
processing of written comments on this
RFI, the Department encourages
interested persons to submit their
comments electronically. You may
submit comments, identified by
Regulatory Information Number (RIN)
1235–AA20, by either of the following
methods:
Electronic Comments: Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the Federal eRulemaking Portal
https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Address written submissions to
Melissa Smith, Director of the Division
of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–
3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: This RFI is available
through the Federal Register and the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
You may also access this document via
the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD)
Web site at https://www.dol.gov/whd/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Melissa Smith, Director of the Division
of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–
3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693–0406 (this is not a toll-free
number). Copies of this RFI may be
obtained in alternative formats (Large
Print, Braille, Audio Tape or Disc), upon
request, by calling (202) 693–0675 (this
is not a toll-free number). TTY/TDD
callers may dial toll-free 1 (877) 889–
5627 to obtain information or request
materials in alternative formats.
Questions of interpretation and/or
enforcement of the agency’s regulations
may be directed to the nearest WHD
district office. Locate the nearest office
by calling the WHD’s toll-free help line
at (866) 4US–WAGE ((866) 487–9243)
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your local
time zone, or log onto WHD’s Web site
at https://www.dol.gov/whd/
america2.htm for a nationwide listing of
WHD district and area offices.
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I. Background
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA
or Act) generally requires covered
employers to pay their employees at
least the federal minimum wage
(currently $7.25 an hour) for all hours
worked, and overtime premium pay of
not less than one and one-half times the
employee’s regular rate of pay for any
hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
See 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)(C); 29 U.S.C.
207(a)(1). Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA,
however, exempts from both minimum
wage and overtime protection ‘‘any
employee employed in a bona fide
executive, administrative, or
professional capacity’’ and expressly
delegates to the Secretary of Labor the
power to define and delimit these terms
through regulation. 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1).
This exemption is frequently referred to
as the ‘‘white collar’’ exemption.
For more than 75 years, the
Department’s part 541 regulations
implementing the exemptions under
Section 13(a)(1) of the Act have
generally defined the terms ‘‘bona fide
executive, administrative, or
professional capacity’’ by the use of
three criteria. With some exceptions, for
an employee to be exempt: (1) The
employee must be paid on a salary basis
(‘‘salary basis test’’); (2) the employee
must receive at least a minimum
specified salary amount (‘‘salary level
test’’); and (3) the employee’s job must
primarily involve executive,
administrative, or professional duties as
defined by the regulations (‘‘duties
test’’). See 29 CFR part 541.
The Department issued the initial part
541 regulations in October 1938, slightly
less than four months after the FLSA
became law. 3 FR 2518 (Oct. 20, 1938).
These regulations established duties
tests for executive, administrative, and
professional employees, and also set a
minimum compensation requirement of
$30 per week for exempt executive and
administrative employees. In 1940, the
Department revised the part 541
regulations, establishing the salary basis
test, retaining a $30 per week salary
level for executive employees, and
establishing a $50 per week ($200 per
month) salary level for administrative
and professional employees. 5 FR 4077
(Oct. 15, 1940). The Department again
amended the part 541 regulations nine
years later, in 1949, establishing a twotier structure for assessing compliance
with the salary level and duties tests. 14
FR 7705, 7706 (Dec. 24, 1949).
Employers could satisfy either a ‘‘long’’
test based on the previous test—
combining a rigorous duties test and
lower salary level—or a new ‘‘short’’
test—combining an easier duties test
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA-2017-F-4125]
Zinpro Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notification; petition for rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing
that Zinpro Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of zinc-L-
selenomethionine as a nutritional source of selenium in complete feed
for laying hens and for the safe use of the approved food additive
silicon dioxide as an anticaking agent for use with zinc-L-
selenomethionine as a feed component.
DATES: The food additive petition was filed on June 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket, 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 Dockets Management Staff, 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: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a
food additive petition (FAP 2303) has been filed by Zinpro Corp., 10400
Viking Dr., Suite 240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. The petition proposes to
amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in part 573 (21
CFR part 573) Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of
Animals to provide for the safe use of zinc-L-selenomethionine as a
nutritional source of selenium in complete feed for laying hens and for
the safe use of silicon dioxide (21 CFR 573.940) as an anticaking agent
for use with zinc-L-selenomethionine as a feed component.
The petitioner has claimed that this action is categorically
excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(r) because it is of a type that does not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. In addition, the petitioner has stated that, to their
knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist. If FDA determines a
categorical exclusion applies, neither an environmental assessment nor
an environmental impact statement is required. If FDA determines a
categorical exclusion does not apply, we will request an environmental
assessment and make it available for public inspection.
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Dated: July 18, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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