72 FR 156 pgs. 45328-45329 - Listing of Color Additives Subject to Certification; DC Black No. 3; Confirmation of Effective Date
Type: RULEVolume: 72Number: 156Pages: 45328 - 45329
Docket number: [Docket No. 1995C-0286] (formerly Docket No. 95C-0286)
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-15831 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 74
[Docket No. 1995C-0286] (formerly Docket No. 95C-0286)
Listing of Color Additives Subject to Certification; DC Black No. 3; Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of July 20, 2007, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 19, 2007 (72 FR 33664). The final rule amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of DC Black No. 3 (bone black, subject to FDA batch certification) as a color additive in the following cosmetics: Eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara, and face powder.
DATES:
Effective date confirmed: July 20, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In the Federal Register of June 19, 2007 (72 FR 33664), FDA amended the color additive regulations to add § 74.2053 (21 CFR 74.2053) to provide for the safe use of DC Black No. 3 as a color additive in the following cosmetics: Eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara, and face powder.
FDA gave interested persons until July 19, 2007, 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 June 19, 2007, should be confirmed.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 74
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs.
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 (1410.10 of the FDA Staff Manual Guide), notice is given that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed in response to the June 19, 2007, final rule. Accordingly, the amendments issued thereby became effective July 20, 2007.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-15831 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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