Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 141 /Thursday, July 23, 1998 / Notices 39583

the safe use of chromium antimony

titanium buff rutile (C.I. Pigment Brown

24) as a colorant for polymers intended

for use in contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir

D. Anand, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–215), 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 8B4608) has been filed by

BASF Corp., 3000 Continental Dr.

North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828–1234. The

petition proposes to amend the food

additive regulations to provide for the

safe use of chromium antimony

titanium buff rutile (C.I. Pigment Brown

24) as a colorant for 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: July 6, 1998.

Laura M. Tarantino,

Acting Director, Office of Premarket

Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 98–19562 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F–0569]

Ticona; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Ticona has filed a petition

proposing that the food additive

regulations be amended to provide for

the safe use of ethylene-norbornene

copolymers as articles or components of

articles in contact with dry food.

DATES: Written comments on the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: 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:

Julius Smith, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–215), Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3091.

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 8B4597) has been filed by

Ticona, c/o Keller and Heckman, 1001

G St. NW., suite 500 West, Washington,

DC 20001. 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

ethylene-norbornene copolymers as

articles or components of articles in

contact with dry foods.

The potential environmental impact

of this action is being reviewed. To

encourage public participation

consistent with regulations issued under

the National Environmental Policy Act

(40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is

placing the environmental assessment

submitted with the petition that is the

subject of this notice on public display

at the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) for public review and

comment. Interested persons may, on or

before August 24, 1998, submit to the

Dockets Management Branch (address

above) written comments. Two copies of

any comments are to be submitted,

except that individuals may submit one

copy. Comments are to be identified

with the docket number found in

brackets in the heading of this

document. Received comments may be

seen in the office above between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FDA will also place on public display

any amendments to, or comments on,

the petitioner’s environmental

assessment without further

announcement in the Federal Register.

If, based on its review, the agency finds

that an environmental impact statement

is not required and this petition results

in a regulation, the notice of availability

of the agency’s finding of no significant

impact and the evidence supporting that

finding will be published with the

regulation in the Federal Register in

accordance with 21 CFR 25.40(c).

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Laura M. Tarantino,

Acting Director, Office of Premarket

Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 98–19561 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[HCFA–64, 64.21, 64.21U, 64.21P, 64.21UP,

64EC, 64.21E, 64.9P, 64.10P, 64.11A, 64.9d]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) the

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection;

Title of Information Collection:

Quarterly Medicaid Statement of

Expenditures for the Medical Assistance

Program.

Form Nos.: HCFA–64, 64.21, 64.21U,

64.21P, 64.21UP, 64EC, 64.21E, 64.9,

64.10, 64.10P, 64.11a, 64.9d;

Use: These new forms are revisions of

the currently approved collection report

Form HCFA–64. These forms will be

used by State Medicaid agencies to

report their actual CHIP-related

Medicaid expenditures and the numbers

of CHIP-related children, and other

children being served in the Medicaid

program, to the Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA). The forms will

be used by the HCFA to ensure that the

appropriate level of Federal payments

for the State’s CHIP-related Medicaid

program expenditures are made in

accordance with the CHIP and related

Medicaid provisions of the BBA of 1997,

and to track, monitor, and evaluate the

numbers of CHIP-related children and

other individuals being served by the

Medicaid program.

Note: at this time Forms HCFA–

64.21E and HCFA–64EC of this package

are for States to report the numbers of

CHIP-related children and other