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made to OPPI on a reimbursement basis. 

OPPI has not submitted a request for 

reimbursement under the FY 2014 

PADD grant award leaving the entire 

amount of the award unspent. It is 

unclear, then, how OPPI is exercising 

the P&A authorities and conducting 

P&A activities without utilizing the 

federal financial assistance. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Kathy Greenlee, 

Administrator and Assistant Secretary for 

Aging. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01857 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1497] 

Toxicological Principles for the Safety 

Assessment of Food Ingredients; 

Public Meeting on Updates and Safety 

and Risk Assessment Considerations; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notification of public meeting; 

request for comments; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

extending the comment period for the 

notification of public meeting and 

request for comments that appeared in 

the Federal Register of October 30, 

2014. The notification requested 

comments on certain topics related to 

our guidance titled ‘‘Toxicological 

Principles for the Safety Assessment of 

Food Ingredients,’’ known less formally 

as the ‘‘Redbook’’. We are taking this 

action in response to requests for an 

extension to allow interested persons 

additional time to submit comments. 

DATES: FDA is extending the comment 

period on the notification of public 

meeting and request for comments 

published October 30, 2014 (79 FR 

64603). Submit either electronic or 

written comments by May 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following ways: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

paper submissions): Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket No. (FDA– 

2014–N–1497) for this rulemaking. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

additional information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Request for 

Comments’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number, found in brackets in the 

heading of this document, into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts 

and/or go to the Division of Dockets 

Management, Food and Drug 

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeremiah Fasano, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–255), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 

Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 

240–402–1173, jeremiah.fasano@

fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In the Federal Register of October 30, 

2014 (79 FR 64603), we published a 

notification of public meeting and 

requested comments on certain topics 

related to the Redbook. The Redbook 

provides guidance to industry and other 

stakeholders (e.g., academia and other 

regulatory groups) regarding the 

information used by FDA’s Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition to 

evaluate the safety of food additives and 

color additives. The Redbook is 

intended to help interested parties 

understand FDA’s expectations 

regarding: 

• Determining the human exposure 

that will occur from the use of the 

ingredient in foods; 

• Determining which toxicity studies 

are appropriate; 

• Designing, conducting, and 

reporting the results of toxicity studies; 

and 

• Submitting the information to FDA 

as part of a safety assessment. 

Comments on the Redbook will 

inform our future efforts on what should 

be included, changed, or even excluded 

from the updated Redbook. We are 

interested in expanding the scope of the 

Redbook to emphasize the principles of 

safety and risk assessment that are 

shared across different regulatory 

contexts for foods and cosmetics, while 

still providing specific guidance for 

applying these principles in particular 

contexts such as the requirements for 

premarket safety submissions or for risk 

assessments conducted on foods and 

cosmetics already on the market. 

We have received a request for a 90- 

day extension of the comment period for 

the notification of public meeting and 

request for comments. The request 

conveyed-concern that the current 90- 

day comment period (which would 

otherwise expire on February 9, 2015) 

does not allow sufficient time to 

develop meaningful or thoughtful 

responses to the notification of public 

meeting and request for comments. 

We have considered the request and 

are extending the comment period for 

90 days, until May 10, 2015. We believe 

that a 90-day extension allows adequate 

time for interested persons to submit 

comments without significantly 

delaying further action on these 

important issues. 

II. Request for Comments 

Interested persons may submit either 

electronic comments regarding this 

document to http://www.regulations.gov 

or written comments to the Division of 

Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It 

is only necessary to send one set of 

comments. Identify comments with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 

will be posted to the docket at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Leslie Kux, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01858 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–2031] 

For Nominations on the Food Advisory 

Committee; Extension of Closing Date 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of closing 

date. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is extending the 

closing date for the notice that appeared 

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