[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34360-34361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14598]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FDA-2008-C-0098]
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Bismuth
Citrate; Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
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ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the
effective date of April 27, 2010, for the final rule that appeared in
the Federal Register of March 26, 2010. The final rule amended the
color additive regulations by increasing the permitted use level of
bismuth citrate as a color additive in cosmetics intended for coloring
hair on the scalp.
DATES: The effective date for the final rule published in the Federal
Register of March 26, 2010 (75 FR 14491) is confirmed as April 27,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia M. Ellison, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 26, 2010
(75 FR 14491), FDA amended the color additive regulations in Sec.
73.2110 (21 CFR 73.2110) by increasing the permitted use level of
bismuth citrate as a color additive in cosmetics intended for coloring
hair on the scalp.
FDA gave interested persons until April 26, 2010, to file
objections or requests for a hearing. The agency received no objections
or requests for a hearing on the final rule. Therefore, FDA finds that
the effective date of the final rule that published in the Federal
Register of March 26, 2010, should be confirmed.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Medical devices.
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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e) and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and
redelegated to the Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, notice is
given that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed in
response to the March 26, 2010, final rule. Accordingly, the amendments
issued thereby became effective April 27, 2010.
Dated: June 11, 2010.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2010-14598 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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