[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 19182-19183] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-9674] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 99F-0804] Rohm and Haas Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Rohm and Haas Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 4,5-dichloro-2-n- octyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone as a preservative and slimicide in the manufacture of paper and paperboard in contact with food. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sec. 409(b)(5)(21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 9B4645) has been filed by Rohm and Haas Co., 100 Independence [[Page 19183]] Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.170 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods and Sec. 176.300 Slimicides to provide for the safe use of 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-3(2H)- isothiazolone as a preservative and slimicide in the manufacture of paper and paperboard for use in contact with food. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) that this action is of the 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. Dated: March 30, 1999. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-9674 Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F