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procedures to ascertain that a substance

is lawful for the use intended in or on

products containing meat or poultry.

When petitioning for approval for the

use of substances in meat and poultry

products, the applicants must provide

four copies of the petition to FDA,

rather than the three copies as currently

specified in §§ 71.1 and 171.1 (21 CFR

71.1 and 171.1). FDA will then forward

a copy of the petition or relevant

portions of the petition to FSIS so that

both agencies can perform the necessary

reviews simultaneously, thus reducing

the time it takes to authorize an

ingredient for use in meat and poultry

products. The petitioners are not

required to submit any new information

to either FDA or FSIS.

This regulation results from a

coordinated effort by the two agencies to

ease the paperwork burden on regulated

industries through streamlining the

Federal Government’s food ingredient

approval process for substances used in

meat and poultry products.

Description of Respondents:

Businesses or other for profit.

In the Federal Register of August 25,

2000 (65 FR 51758), the agency

requested comments on the proposed

collection of information. No comments

were received.

FDA estimates the burden of this

collection of information as follows:

TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL INCREASE IN REPORTING HOUR BURDEN1

21 CFR Section No. of

Respondents

Annual

Frequency per

Response

Total Annual

Responses

Increase in

Hours per

Response

Total Increase

in Hours

71.1 and 171.1 10 1 10 2 20

1There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

Based on FDA’s past experience with

food and color additive petitions and on

discussions with FSIS about its past

experience, it will receive 10 petitions

annually that request approval for use of

a substance in meat and poultry

products. Submission of a petition for

the use of a substance in meat and

poultry products is a one-time event.

FDA estimates that the respondent

would expend 2 hours to make a fourth

photocopy of the petition, necessary for

FDA to send to FSIS to conduct a

simultaneous review. FDA, therefore,

estimates that the total burden of data

collection under §§ 71.1 and 171.1 will

increase by 20 hours per year because of

the requirement to submit a fourth copy

of petitions when a substance is to be

used in meat or poultry products.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Associate Commissioner for Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket Nos. 82F–0349, 90F–0188, 91F–

0169, 93F–0157, 93F–0199, 95F–0011, 96F–

0032, 96F–0223, 98F–0226, 98F–0288, 98F–

0289, 99F–0052, 99F–0460, 99F–1074, 99F–

2244, 99F–2245, 99F–5012, and 00F–0089]

Withdrawal of Food Additive Petitions

Subsequently Converted to Food

Contact Notifications

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing the

withdrawal, without prejudice to a

future filing, of 18 food additive

petitions proposing that the food

additive regulations be amended to

provide for the safe use of certain new

food additives. The petitioners

subsequently requested that their

petitions be converted to food-contact

notifications for review under the

agency’s new premarket notification

(PMN) program for food-contact

substances. The requested uses are now

the subjects of effective notifications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia D. Dodson, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

215), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204,

202–418–3087.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In notices

published in the Federal Register on the

dates indicated in the table below, FDA

announced the filing of 18 food additive

petitions. These petitions proposed to

amend the food additive regulations in

the sections listed in the table to

provide for the safe use of the listed

substances intended for use in foodcontact articles. Since publication of

these filing notices, the petitioners have

requested that their respective petitions

be converted to food-contact

notifications for review under the

agency’s new PMN process for foodcontact substances and that their

petitions be withdrawn when the

corresponding notifications become

effective. These petitions were

converted to notifications and

subsequently reviewed under the PMN

process. The requested uses are now the

subjects of effective notifications. The

corresponding food additive petitions

are now withdrawn without prejudice to

a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

TABLE 1.

FAP No.1 and Docket

No.

FNC

No.2

FR Citation and

Date Company Section/Part Additive Use

3B4354,

93F–0199

28 59 FR 59410,

Nov. 17, 1994

Asahi Chemical

Industry Co.,

Ltd., c/o Regulatory Assistance Corp.

175.105 and

177.1810

Maleic anhydride modified hydrogenated styrene butadiene

block polymer.

Not Specified.

7A4539,

98F–0226

31 63 FR 18921,

Apr. 16, 1998

Nalco Chemical

Co.

173.310 Disodium or dipotassium fluorescein.In boilers where

steam may contact food.

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TABLE 1.—Continued

FAP No.1 and Docket

No.

FNC

No.2

FR Citation and

Date Company Section/Part Additive Use

8B4569,

98F–0289

34 63 FR 25864,

May 11, 1998

UBE Industries,

Ltd., c/o Center for Regulatory Services.

177.1500 Nylon 6/12 copolymer resins

manufactured using at least

80 weight percent epsiloncaprolactam and no more

than 20 weight percent

omega-aminododecanoic

acid.

In contact with

food.

0B4204,

90F–0188

44 55 FR 26264,

June 27, 1990

Toyobo Co., Ltd. 177.1630 Hexanedioic acid polymer with

1,3-benzenedimethanamine.

Modifier for polyethylene phthalate (PET) polymers.

9A4659,

99F–1074

45 64 FR 23337,

Apr. 30, 1999

Life Technologies, Inc.173.25 Quaternary amine cellulose ion

exchange resins.

Isolation and purification of protein

concentrates and

isolates from

aqueous process

streams for food

processing.

6B4488,

96F–0032

47 61 FR 5001,

Feb. 2, 1996

Shinagawa Fuel

Co., Ltd., c/o

Keller and

Heckman.

Proposed new

section in part

178.

Silver-zinc zeolite. Agent to control

the growth of

microorganisms

in plastic resins

used in foodcontact applications.

0B4702,

00F–0089

51 65 FR 1908,

Jan. 12, 2000

Ciba Specialty

Chemicals

Corp.

178.2010 Phosphorous acid, bis[2,4-

bis(1,1-dimethyl)-6-

methylphenyl]ethyl ester.

Stabilizer in olefin

polymers intended to contact

food.

0B4700,

99F–5012

53 64 FR 66480,

Nov. 26, 1999

Ciba Specialty

Chemicals

Corp.

178.2010 Oxidized bis (hydrogenated tallow alkyl) amines.Process stabilizer

for certain olefin

polymers intended for use in

contact with

food.

6B4506,

96F–0223

54 61 FR 35770,

July 8, 1996

Henkel Corp. Proposed new

section in part

176.

α-Sulfo--

(dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium

salt.

An emulsifier in the

production of

acrylic and vinyl

acetate polymers

coatings for

paper and paperboard.

9A4677,

99F–2244

55 64 FR 37984,

July 14, 1999

Bayer Corp., c/o

ENVIRON

International

Corp.

173.25 Terpolymer of styrene, divinyl

benzene, and ethylvinyl benzene, aminomethylated, then

quarternized with methyl

chloride.

As an ion exchange resin for

use in treating

aqueous solutions of sugar

and hydrolyzed

starch.

5B4448,

95F–0011

63 60 FR 7060,

Feb. 6, 1995

Kuraray International Co.177.1810 Styrene block copolymer with 2-

methyl-1,3-butadiene and

1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated.

As a component of

articles that contact food.

3B3677,

82F–0349

64 47 FR 56556,

Dec. 17, 1982

Calgon Corp. 176.170 Diallyldimethylammonium chloride and acrylamide.As a retention and/

or drainage aid

employed in the

manufacture of

paper and paperboard intended

to contact food.

9B4646,

99F–0460

67 64 FR 13430,

Mar. 18, 1999

Akzo Nobel

Chemicals,

Inc., c/o Keller

and Heckman.

177.1520 and

177.2600

3,6,9-Triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl1,4,7-triperoxynonane.As a modifier in the

production of

olefin polymers

used as components of foodcontact articles.

8B4590,

98F–0288

68 63 FR 25213,

May 7, 1998

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., c/o

Keller and

Heckman

177.1520 Propylene/butene-1 copolymers

containing greater than 15

but no more than 35 weight

percent of polymer units derived from butene-1.

In contact with

food.

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TABLE 1.—Continued

FAP No.1 and Docket

No.

FNC

No.2

FR Citation and

Date Company Section/Part Additive Use

1B4256,

91F–0169

69 56 FR 32435,

July 16, 1991

W. R. Grace,

Ltd.

175.300 Styrene-butadiene-methacrylic

acid terpolymer, 1,2-

benzisothiazolin-3-one, and

sulfosuccinic acid 4-ester with

polyethylene glycol dodecyl

ether, disodium salt.

Components in can

end cements in

contact with

food.

3B4373,

93F–0157

70 58 FR 29231,

May 19, 1993

Shell Oil Co. Proposed new

section.

Two carbon monoxide-olefin

polymers, carbon monoxideethylene, and carbon monoxide-ethylene-propylene.

As articles or components of articles intended for

use in contact

with food.

9A4640,

99F–0052

74 64 FR 3703,

Jan. 25, 1999

Bayer Corp., c/o

ENVIRON

Corp.

173.25 Completely hydrolyzed

tetrapolymer of divinyl benzene, ethyl vinyl benzene, acrylonitrile, and 1, 7-octadiene.

In treating aqueous

sugar solutions

and beverage

water.

9B4672,

99F–2245

83 64 FR 37984,

July 14, 1999

BP Amoco

Chemicals,

Inc.

Proposed new

section in part

177.

Poly(oxy[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-

diyloxy-1,4-

phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-phenylene) prepared by reaction

of biphenol and 4,4′-

dichlorodiphenylsulfone.

As articles or components of articles intended for

contact with

food.

1Food additive petition number.

2 Food contact notification number.

October 25, 2000.

Alan M. Rulis,

Director, Office of Premarket Approval,

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 00–30326 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 00N–1620]

2001 National Antimicrobial Resistance

Monitoring System (NARMS) Scientific

Meeting; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing the

following meeting entitled ‘‘2001

NARMS Scientific Meeting.’’ The topic

to be discussed is the results from

NARMS and related antimicrobial

resistance research.

DATES: The public meeting and poster

session will be held on March 15 and

16, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. An

early evening poster session and social

hour will be held on March 15, 2001,

from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Submit

written comments by January 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1750

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. Submit

written comments to the Dockets

Management Branch (HFA–305), Food

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers

Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy S. Hemming, Center for

Veterinary Medicine (HFV–250), Food

and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish

Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301–827–

0184, 301–827–7625.

For information about the poster

session contact: Charlotte A. Spires,

Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV–

250), Food and Drug Administration,

7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855,

301–827–6853, e-mail:

cspires@cvm.fda.gov.

Registration: Registration is required.

There is no registration fee for the

meeting. Limited space is available, and

early registration is encouraged.

Logistics for the meeting and the

registration form are available on the

Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/

mappgs/registration.html. Please send

the registration form to Kathy Hemming

(address above). Additional information

about the meeting and the agenda will

be available on the Internet (Internet site

above) before the meeting. If you need

special accommodations due to a

disability, please contact the

DoubleTree Hotel at least 7 days in

advance, 800–222–8733.

Poster abstracts: Abstract preparation

and submission information are

available on the Internet at http://

www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/mappgs/

registration.html. Instructions and

submission forms may be downloaded

in MSWord or WordPerfect. Please send

submission of poster abstract to

Charlotte Spires (address above) by

January 15, 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The National Antimicrobial

Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)

was established in 1996 as a

collaborative effort among FDA, U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and

the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC). The NARMS was

established in response to

recommendations of several groups,

including a 1995 task force of the

American Society of Microbiology, to

establish a national system in the

United States to monitor levels of

antimicrobial resistance in both animals

and humans. The NARMS program

prospectively monitors changes in

susceptibilities of human and animal

enteric bacteria to 17 antimicrobial

drugs. Bacterial isolates are collected

from human and animal clinical

specimens, from healthy farm animals,

and raw product from food animals. The

objectives of the system include: (1) To

provide descriptive data on the extent

and temporal trends of antimicrobial

susceptibility in Salmonella and other

enteric organisms from human and

animal populations, (2) to facilitate the

identification of resistance in humans

and animals as it arises, and (3) to

provide timely information to

veterinarians and physicians. The

ultimate goal of these activities is to

prolong the lifespan of approved drugs

by promoting prudent and judicious use