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support of the objection in the event

that a hearing is held. Failure to include

such a description and analysis for any

particular objection shall constitute a

waiver of the right to a hearing on the

objection. Three copies of all documents

shall be submitted and shall be

identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document. Any objections received in

response to the regulation may be seen

in the Dockets Management Branch

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 177

Food additives, Food packaging.

Therefore, under the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under

authority delegated to the Commissioner

of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 177 is

amended as follows:

PART 177—INDIRECT FOOD

ADDITIVES: POLYMERS

1. The authority citation for 21 CFR

part 177 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 379e.

2. Section 177.2415 is added to

subpart C to read as follows:

§ 177.2415 Poly(aryletherketone) resins.

Poly(aryletherketone) resins identified

in paragraph (a) of this section may be

safely used as articles or components of

articles intended for repeated use in

contact with food subject to the

provisions of this section.

(a) Identity. For the purposes of this

section, poly(aryletherketone) resins are

poly(p-oxyphenylene p-oxyphenylene

p-carboxyphenylene) resins (CAS Reg.

No. 29658–26–2) produced by the

polymerization of hydroquinone and

4,4′-difluorobenzophenone, and have a

minimum weight-average molecular

weight of 12,000, as determined by gel

permeation chromatography in

comparison with polystyrene standards,

and a minimum mid-point glass

transition temperature of 142 °C, as

determined by differential scanning

calorimetry.

(b) Optional adjuvant substances. The

basic resins identified in paragraph (a)

may contain optional adjuvant

substances used in their production.

These adjuvants may include substances

described in § 174.5(d) of this chapter

and the following:

Substance Limitations

Diphenyl sulfone Not to exceed 0.2 percent by weight as a residual solvent in the finished basic resin.

(c) Extractive limitations. The

finished food contact article, when

extracted at reflux temperatures for 2

hours with the following four solvents,

yields in each extracting solvent net

chloroform soluble extractives not to

exceed 0.05 milligrams per square inch

of food contact surface: Distilled water,

50 percent (by volume) ethanol in

distilled water, 3 percent acetic acid in

distilled water, and n-heptane. In testing

the final food contact article, a separate

test sample shall be used for each

extracting solvent.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98–10969 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 50

[Public Notice 2780]

Nationality Procedures

AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs,

Department of State.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the final regulations

published in the Federal Register of

Wednesday, June 12, 1996 (61 FR

29651). The regulations related to State

Department Nationality Procedures. A

misprint occurred which omitted part of

one sentence. This correction adds the

omitted language. This correction also

updates the citation of authorities for

Part 50.

DATES: Effective upon April 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward A. Betancourt, or Michael

Meszaros, Overseas Citizens Services,

Department of State, 202–647–3666.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

final rule published on June 12, 1996,

the Department revised its procedures

concerning loss of nationality. 22 CFR

50.40 describes certain acts for which

citizens need not submit evidence of

intent to retain U.S. nationality. Because

of an error, the last part of the second

sentence in 22 CFR 50.40 was omitted.

This correction adds the missing

sentence. In addition, in the authorities,

citations to current sections of the

United States Code replace original

citations.

PART 50—NATIONALITY

PROCEDURES

Accordingly, 22 CFR Part 50 is

corrected as follows:

1. The authority section for 22 CFR

Part 50 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 211a, 22 U.S.C. 2051a,

2705, 8 U.S.C. 1104, 1503.

2. In § 50.40(a), add the following in

the second sentence after the first

occurrence of the word ‘‘U.S.’’: ‘‘citizens

who naturalize in a foreign country; take

a routine oath of allegiance; or accept

non-policy level employment with a

foreign government need not submit’’.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Donna Hamilton,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–10904 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CT18–1–7204a; A–1–FRL–5999–2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Connecticut; Alternative Reasonably

Available Control Technology for

Volatile Organic Compounds at Risdon

Corporation in Danbury

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

submitted by the State of Connecticut.

This revision allows an alternative

reasonably available control technology

(RACT) determination for volatile

organic compound (VOC) emissions at

Risdon Corporation’s Danbury facility

which are subject to Connecticut’s

miscellaneous metal parts and products

VOC RACT regulations. The intended

effect of this action is to approve the