25212 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 88 /Thursday, May 7, 1998 / Notices

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden

hours per

response

Total burden hours

Family Provider Assistants .................................................................................... 9 1 .17 1

Relative Care Providers ................................................................................................ 113 1 .5 57

Relative Provider Assistants .................................................................................. 25 1 .17 4

Child Care Provider Observation Protocol:

Child Care Centers:

Family Child Care Providers .................................................................................. 161 1 2 321

Relative Care Providers ......................................................................................... 40 1 2 79

113 1 2 227

Staff Questionnaire ........................................................................................................... 190 1 1 190

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ............................................................................. .................... .................... .................... 2,146

In compliance with the requirements

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described above. Copies of

the proposed collection of information

can be obtained by writing to The

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management, 370 L’Enfant Promenade,

SW., Washington, DC 20047, Attn.: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests

should be identified by title.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance to quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

on or before July 6, 1998.

Dated April 30, 1998.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12085 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F–0291]

Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K.; Filing of

Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K., has filed

a petition proposing that the food

additive regulations be amended to

provide for the expanded safe use of

sodium 2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tertbutylphenyl)phosphate as a clarifying

agent in olefin polymers intended for

use in contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir

D. Anand, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–216), Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

notice is given that a food additive

petition (FAP 8B4592) has been filed by

Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K., 5–2–13,

Shirahata, Urawa City, Saitama 336,

Japan. The petition proposes to amend

the food additive regulations in

§ 178.3295 Clarifying agents for

polymers (21 CFR 178.3295) to provide

for the expanded safe use of sodium

2,2′-methylenebis(4,6-di-tertbutylphenyl)phosphate as a clarifying

agent in olefin polymers intended for

use in contact with food.

The agency has determined under 21

CFR 25.32(i) that this action is of the

type that does not individually or

cumulatively have a significant effect on

the human environment. Therefore,

neither an environmental assessment

nor an environmental impact statement

is required.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Laura M. Tarantino,

Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 98–12117 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F–0290]

The Dow Chemical Company; Filing of

Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that The Dow Chemical Co., has filed a

petition proposing that the food additive

regulations be amended to provide for

the safe use of certain olefin basic

copolymers, derived from ethylene and

alpha monomers with eight or fewer

carbon atoms, as articles or as

components of articles intended for use

in contact with food.

DATES: Written comments on the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

by June 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

205), Food and Drug Administration,

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

202–418–3086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

notice is given that a food additive

petition (FAP 8B4586) has been filed by

the Dow Chemical Co., 2030 Dow

Center, Midland, MI 48674. The petition

proposes to amend the food additive

regulations in § 177.1520 Olefin

polymers (21 CFR 177.1520) to provide

for the safe use of certain olefin basic

copolymers derived from ethylene and

alpha olefin monomers with eight or

fewer carbon atoms, as articles or as