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BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-F-0103] Nisso America, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)is announcing that Nisso America, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations for hydroxypropyl cellulose be amended by lowering the minimum viscosity from 145 centipoises
(cPs)to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Dye, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1275. 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 0A4780) has been filed by Nisso America, Inc., 45 Broadway, suite 2120, New York, NY 10006. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in § 172.870 *Hydroxypropyl cellulose* (21 CFR 172.870) by lowering the minimum permitted viscosity of hydroxypropyl cellulose identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this regulation from 145 cPs to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) 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. Dated: March 17, 2010. Mitchell A. Cheeseman, Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 2010-7955 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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