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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA–2017–F–5528]
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and
Drinking Water of Animals; Silicon
Dioxide as a Carrier for Flavors
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA, we, or the
Agency) is amending the regulations for
food additives permitted in feed and
drinking water of animals to provide for
the safe use of silicon dioxide as a
carrier for flavors for use in animal feed.
This action is in response to a food
additive petition filed by Idemitsu
Kosan, Cp. Ltd.
DATES: This rule is effective March 2,
2018. See section V of this document for
information on the filing of objections.
Submit either electronic or written
objections and requests for a hearing on
the final rule by April 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit objections
and requests for a hearing as follows.
Please note that late, untimely filed
objections will not be considered.
Electronic objections must be submitted
on or before April 2, 2018. The https://
www.regulations.gov electronic filing
system will accept comments until
midnight Eastern Time at the end of
April 2, 2018. Objections received by
mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/
paper submissions) will be considered
timely if they are postmarked or the
delivery service acceptance receipt is on
or before that date.
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
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): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper objections
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, 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–
2017–F–5528 for ‘‘Food Additives
Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water
of Animals; Silicon Dioxide as a Carrier
for Flavors for Use in Animal Feed.’’
Received objections, those filed in a
timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be
placed in the docket and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff 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
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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 Dockets Management
Staff. 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.gpo.gov/
fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/201523389.pdf.
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 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.
(HFV–224), Rockville, MD 20855, 240–
402–6729, chelsea.trull@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
In a notice published in the Federal
Register of September 25, 2017 (82 FR
44542), FDA announced that we had
filed a food additive petition (animal
use) (FAP 2304) submitted by Idemitsu
Kosan, Cp. Ltd., Agri-Bio Business
Dept., 1—1 Marunouchi 3-Chome,
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 1000–8321, Japan.
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
silicon dioxide as a carrier for flavors for
use in animal feed.
II. Conclusion
FDA concludes that the data establish
the safety and utility of silicon dioxide
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as a carrier for flavors for use in animal
feed and that the food additive
regulations should be amended as set
forth in this document. This is not a
significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 12866.
III. Public Disclosure
In accordance with § 571.1(h) (21 CFR
571.1(h)), the petition and documents
we considered and relied upon in
reaching our decision to approve the
petition will be made available for
inspection at the Center for Veterinary
Medicine by appointment with the
information contact person (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
before making the documents available
for inspection.
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, 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:
■
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348.
2. In § 573.940, add paragraphs (d)
and (e) to read as follows:
■
§ 573.940
Silicon dioxide.
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*
*
*
*
(d) It is used or intended for use in
feed components, as a carrier as follows:
IV. Analysis of 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
If you will be adversely affected by
one or more provisions of this
regulation, you may file with the
Dockets Management Staff (see
ADDRESSES) either electronic or written
objections. You must separately number
each objection, and within each
numbered objection you must specify
with particularity the provision(s) to
which you object, and the grounds for
your objection. Within each numbered
objection, you must specifically state
whether you are requesting a hearing on
the particular provision that you specify
in that numbered objection. If you do
not request a hearing for any particular
objection, you waive the right to a
hearing on that objection. If you request
a hearing, your objection must include
a detailed description and analysis of
the specific factual information you
intend to present in support of the
objection in the event that a hearing is
held. If you do not include such a
description and analysis for any
particular objection, you waive the right
to a hearing on the objection.
Any objections received in response
to the regulation may be seen in the
Dockets Management Staff between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, and will be posted to the docket
at https://www.regulations.gov.
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Feed component
Limitations
(percent)
Flavors ..................................
50
(e) To ensure safe use of the additive,
silicon dioxide is to be used in an
amount not to exceed that reasonably
required to accomplish its intended
effect, and silicon dioxide from all
sources cannot exceed 2 percent by
weight of the complete feed.
Dated: February 26, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 573
[Docket No. FDA-2017-F-5528]
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals;
Silicon Dioxide as a Carrier for Flavors
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is
amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and
drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of silicon
dioxide as a carrier for flavors for use in animal feed. This action is
in response to a food additive petition filed by Idemitsu Kosan, Cp.
Ltd.
DATES: This rule is effective March 2, 2018. See section V of this
document for information on the filing of objections. Submit either
electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing on the
final rule by April 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit objections and requests for a hearing as
follows. Please note that late, untimely filed objections will not be
considered. Electronic objections must be submitted on or before April
2, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will
accept comments until midnight Eastern Time at the end of April 2,
2018. Objections received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/
paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or
the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
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): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper objections submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, 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-2017-F-5528 for ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking
Water of Animals; Silicon Dioxide as a Carrier for Flavors for Use in
Animal Feed.'' Received objections, those filed in a timely manner (see
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff 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
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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
Dockets Management Staff. 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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
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 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. (HFV-224),
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-6729, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In a notice published in the Federal Register of September 25, 2017
(82 FR 44542), FDA announced that we had filed a food additive petition
(animal use) (FAP 2304) submitted by Idemitsu Kosan, Cp. Ltd., Agri-Bio
Business Dept., 1--1 Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 1000-8321,
Japan. 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 silicon dioxide as a carrier for flavors for use in
animal feed.
II. Conclusion
FDA concludes that the data establish the safety and utility of
silicon dioxide as a carrier for flavors for use in animal feed and
that the food additive regulations should be amended as set forth in
this document. This is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 12866.
III. Public Disclosure
In accordance with Sec. 571.1(h) (21 CFR 571.1(h)), the petition
and documents we considered and relied upon in reaching our decision to
approve the petition will be made available for inspection at the
Center for Veterinary Medicine by appointment with the information
contact person (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 before making the documents
available for inspection.
IV. Analysis of 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
If you will be adversely affected by one or more provisions of this
regulation, you may file with the Dockets Management Staff (see
ADDRESSES) either electronic or written objections. You must separately
number each objection, and within each numbered objection you must
specify with particularity the provision(s) to which you object, and
the grounds for your objection. Within each numbered objection, you
must specifically state whether you are requesting a hearing on the
particular provision that you specify in that numbered objection. If
you do not request a hearing for any particular objection, you waive
the right to a hearing on that objection. If you request a hearing,
your objection must include a detailed description and analysis of the
specific factual information you intend to present in support of the
objection in the event that a hearing is held. If you do not include
such a description and analysis for any particular objection, you waive
the right to a hearing on the objection.
Any objections received in response to the regulation may be seen
in the Dockets Management Staff 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, 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.
0
2. In Sec. [thinsp]573.940, add paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as
follows:
Sec. 573.940 Silicon dioxide.
* * * * *
(d) It is used or intended for use in feed components, as a carrier
as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limitations
Feed component (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Flavors................................................ 50
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(e) To ensure safe use of the additive, silicon dioxide is to be
used in an amount not to exceed that reasonably required to accomplish
its intended effect, and silicon dioxide from all sources cannot exceed
2 percent by weight of the complete feed.
Dated: February 26, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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