. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1643 
13 July 2007 
 (07-2982) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  US Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Salmonid fish feed, HS 2309  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
United States, and US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Nippon Oil Corp.; 
Filing of Colour Additive Petition (available in English, 2 pages)   
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Nippon Oil Corporation has filed a petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of Paracoccus carotinifaciens granules as a colour 
additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the colour of their flesh. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
9 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 130).  Notices pages: 37243-37244.  Available in English  
at:  http://www.regulations. gov/fdmspublic/component/main 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined G/SPS/N/USA/1643 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments will be accepted at anytime after publication of the 
notice of filing; however, if a final rule is  promulgated, it will address only those comments 
that were received prior to publication of the final rule. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Submit written comments on the document to the Division of 
Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Dr ug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 
1061, Rockville, MD 20852, U.S.A.  It is possible to submit electronic comments to: 
http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments .  Submit comments by indicating Docket Number 
2007C-0245 and Nippon Oil Corp.; Fi ling of Colour Additive Petition  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
U.S. Enquiry Point, U.S. Department of  Agriculture, USDA/FAS/OSTA/IRSD, Room 5545 
Agriculture South Building, International Regulations and Standards Division, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC  20250.  Telephone: +(1 202) 720 1301, Fax:  
202-690-0677, Email/Internet: fstsd@usda.gov .   
Complete text can also be found on the Internet at 
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/E7-13161.pdf 
For access to the docket to read backgrou nd documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm a nd insert the Docket No. 2007C-0245 into 
the "Search" box and follow the prompts.