4196 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 23, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FDA–2020–C–2131] 

Listing of Color Additives Exempt 

From Certification; Jagua (GenipinGlycine) Blue; Confirmation of 

Effective Date 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

confirming the effective date of 

December 4, 2023, for the final rule that 

appeared in the Federal Register of 

November 3, 2023, and that amended 

the color additive regulations to provide 

for the safe use of jagua (genipinglycine) blue as a color additive in 

various food categories at levels 

consistent with good manufacturing 

practice. 

DATES: The effective date of December 4, 

2023, for the final rule published in the 

Federal Register of November 3, 2023 

(88 FR 75490) is confirmed. 

ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this final rule into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts, 

and/or go to the Dockets Management 

Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shayla West-Barnette, Office of Food 

Additive Safety (HFS–255), Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

Food and Drug Administration, 5001 

Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 

240–402–1262. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of November 3, 2023 

(88 FR 75490), we amended the color 

additive regulations to add § 73.225 (21 

CFR 73.225), ‘‘Jagua (genipin-glycine) 

blue,’’ to provide for the safe use of 

jagua (genipin-glycine) blue as a color 

additive at levels consistent with good 

manufacturing practice in flavored milk; 

dairy drinks and substitutes; dairy and 

dairy alternative yogurt; ice cream, 

frozen dairy and dairy alternative 

desserts, puddings, gelatins, ices, 

sorbets; ready-to-eat multicolored 

cereals; flavored potato chips, tortilla, 

corn, and other chips; candy and 

chewing gum; non-alcoholic fruit based/ 

flavored drinks, nutritional beverages 

and smoothies; flavored cream cheesebased spreads; and icings, frostings, 

jams, syrups, and fruit toppings and 

fillings. 

We gave interested persons until 

December 4, 2023, to file objections or 

requests for a hearing. We received no 

objections or requests for a hearing on 

the final rule. Therefore, we find that 

the effective date of the final rule that 

published in the Federal Register of 

November 3, 2023, should be confirmed. 

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73 

Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, 

Foods, Medical devices. 

■ 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, we are giving notice that no 

objections or requests for a hearing were 

filed in response to the November 3, 

2023, final rule. Accordingly, the 

amendments issued thereby became 

effective December 4, 2023. 

Dated: January 17, 2024. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01106 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0134; FRL–11402–01– 

OCSPP] 

Linuron; Pesticide Tolerances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes 

tolerances for residues of linuron in or 

on alfalfa, forage and alfalfa, hay. 

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. requested these 

tolerances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

January 23, 2024. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before March 25, 2024, and must 

be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0134, is 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room and OPP Docket 

is (202) 566–1744. Please review the 

visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–1030; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 

32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of EPA’s tolerance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through 

the Federal Register Office’s e-CFR site 

at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40. 

C. How can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2022–0134 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing and must be received 

by the Hearing Clerk on or before March 


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