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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 22, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 36021
respond to, a collection of information document also corrects three errors that part 172 Food Additives Permitted for
unless it displays a currently valid OMB appeared in the codified portion of the Direct Addition to Food for Human
control number. The OMB control vitamin D3 final rule. Consumption (21 CFR part 172) to
number associated with this collection DATES: This rule is effective June 22, provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as
is 2120–0691. The request was approved 2005. Submit written or electronic a nutrient supplement in calcium-
by OMB without change and expires on objections and requests for a hearing by fortified fruit juices and fruit juice
November 30, 2007. July 22, 2005. See section IX of this drinks. In response to FAP 2A4734, in
Additionally, the Final Rule was document for information on the filing the Federal Register of February 27,
published without amendment of objections. 2003 (68 FR 9000), FDA issued a final
numbers. This notice adds those ADDRESSES: You may submit written or
rule permitting the safe use of vitamin
amendment numbers as shown in the electronic objections and requests for a D3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-
heading. hearing, identified by Docket No. fortified fruit juices and fruit juice
49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 41706, 2002F–0160, by any of the following drinks1, excluding fruit juices and fruit
44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709– methods: juice drinks specially formulated or
44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// processed for infants, at levels not to
46105, grants authority to the www.regulations.gov. Follow the exceed 100 IU per serving. This
Administrator to publish this notice. instructions for submitting comments. regulation was codified in § 172.380.
The final rule (FR 69 39292) is effective • Agency Web site: http:// FDA based its decision on data
immediately. www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. contained in the petition and in its files.
The preamble to the final rule advised
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15, Follow the instructions for submitting
that objections to the final rule and
2005. comments on the agency Web site.
requests for a hearing were due within
Anthony F. Fazio, • E-mail: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov.
30 days of the publication date, by
Director, Office of Rulemaking. Include Docket No. 2002F–0160 in the
March 31, 2003. FDA received several
[FR Doc. 05–12239 Filed 6–17–05; 11:35 am] subject line of your e-mail message.
submissions within the 30-day objection
• FAX: 301–827–6870.
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For period. Some of the submissions sought
paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions]: revocation of the final rule and
Division of Dockets Management (HFA– requested a hearing. In response to one
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of the objections received during the 30-
305), Food and Drug Administration,
HUMAN SERVICES day objection period, FDA is amending
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
the food additive regulation to replace
Food and Drug Administration MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions received those portions of the vitamin D3
must include the agency name and regulation that prescribe limits on
21 CFR Part 172 vitamin D3 fortification of fruit juices
docket number for this rulemaking. All
[Docket No. 2002F–0160] and fruit juice drinks of 100 IU per
objections received will be posted
serving with limits of 100 IU per 240
without change to http://www.fda.gov/
Food Additives Permitted for Direct mL. This document also corrects three
ohrms/dockets/default.htm, including
Addition to Food for Human errors that appeared in the codified
any personal information provided. For
Consumption; Vitamin D3 portion of the vitamin D3 final rule.
detailed instructions on submitting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, objections, see the ‘‘Objections’’ heading II. Objections and Requests for a
HHS. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Hearing
Final rule; correcting
ACTION:
section of this document. Section 409(f) of the Federal Food,
Docket: For access to the docket to Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21
amendments.
read background documents or U.S.C. 348(f)), provides that, within 30
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug objections received, go to http:// days after publication of an order
Administration (FDA) is responding to www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ relating to a food additive regulation,
objections and is denying requests that default.htm and insert the docket any person adversely affected by such
it has received for a hearing on the final number, found in brackets in the order may file objections, specifying
rule that amended the food additive heading of this document, into the with particularity the provisions of the
regulations authorizing the use of ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts order ‘‘* * * deemed objectionable,
vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in and/or go to the Division of Dockets stating reasonable grounds therefore,
calcium-fortified fruit juices and fruit Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. and requesting a public hearing [based]
drinks, excluding fruit juices and fruit 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. upon such objections.’’ FDA may deny
juice drinks specially formulated or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a hearing request if the objections to the
processed for infants, at levels not to Judith L. Kidwell, Center for Food regulation do not raise genuine and
exceed 100 International Units (IU) per Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– substantial issues of fact that can be
serving. (In the final rule, FDA used the 265), Food and Drug Administration, resolved at a hearing.
term ‘‘fruit drink;’’ however, the 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, Under 21 CFR 171.110 of the food
common or usual name of the product MD 20740–3835, 301–436–1071. additive regulations, objections and
is ‘‘fruit juice drink.’’ Therefore, FDA is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requests for a hearing are governed by
replacing the term ‘‘fruit drink’’ with part 12 (21 CFR part 12) of FDA’s
‘‘fruit juice drink.’’) In response to one I. Introduction regulations. Under § 12.22(a) each
of the objections, FDA is amending the In the Federal Register of April 25,
vitamin D3 regulation to replace the 2002 (67 FR 20533), FDA published a 1 In the final rule (68 FR 9000), FDA used the
current 100 IU per serving limits on the notice announcing the filing of a food term ‘‘fruit drink.’’ In 21 CFR 102.33, the common
or usual name of the product is ‘‘fruit juice drink.’’
vitamin D3 fortification of fruit juices additive petition (FAP 2A4734) by the To be consistent with § 102.33, FDA is replacing the
and fruit juice drinks with limits of 100 Minute Maid Co. (Minute Maid), to term ‘‘fruit drink’’ with ‘‘fruit juice drink’’ in
IU per 240 milliliters (mL). This amend the food additive regulations in § 172.380(d) and elsewhere in this document.
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