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List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 178

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 178 is

amended as follows:

PART 178—INDIRECT FOOD

ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS,

PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS

1. The authority citation for 21 CFR

part 178 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 201, 402, 409, 721 of the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21

U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 379e).

2. Section 178.3860 is amended in the

table in paragraph (b) by alphabetically

adding a new entry under the headings

‘‘List of substances’’ and ‘‘Limitations’’

to read as follows:

§ 178.3860 Release agents.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

List of substances Limitations

* * * * * * *

Formaldehyde, polymer with 1-naphthylenol (CAS Reg. No. 25359–91–

5).

For use only as an antiscaling or release agent, applied on the internal

parts of reactors employed in the production of polyvinyl chloride

and acrylic copolymers, provided that the residual levels of the additive in the polymer do not exceed 4 parts per million.

* * * * * * *

Dated: May 15, 1996.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices

31 CFR Part 12

Sale and Distribution of Tobacco

Products

AGENCY: Departmental Offices,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Section 636 of the Department

of the Treasury’s Appropriations Act,

Pub. L. 104–52, requires the Secretary of

the Treasury to promulgate regulations

that restrict the sale of tobacco products

in vending machines and the

distribution of free samples of tobacco

products in any Federal building under

the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

Treasury. Section 636 permits the

Secretary to designate areas not subject

to these prohibitions, if such areas also

prohibit the presence of minors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert T. Harper, (202) 622–0500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Treasury has

determined that this rule is not a

significant regulatory action for the

purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sec. 553(a)(2), this

rule is not required to be published for

notice and comment. Therefore, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act does not

apply.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 12

Concessions, Federal buildings and

facilities, Vending machines.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 31 CFR part 12 is added as

follows:

PART 12—RESTRICTION OF SALE

AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO

PRODUCTS

Sec.

12.1 Purpose.

12.2 Definitions.

12.3 Sale of tobacco products in vending

machines prohibited.

12.4 Distribution of free samples of tobacco

products prohibited.

12.5 Prohibitions not applicable in areas

designated by the Secretary of the

Treasury.

Authority: Sec. 636, Pub. L. 104–52, 109

Stat. 507.

§ 12.1 Purpose.

This part contains regulations

implementing the ‘‘Prohibition of

Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal

Buildings Act,’’ Public Law 104–52,

Section 636, with respect to buildings

under the jurisdiction of the Department

of the Treasury.

§ 12.2 Definitions.

As used in this part—

(1) the term Federal building under

the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

Treasury includes the real property on

which such building is located;

(2) the term minor means an

individual under the age of 18 years;

and

(3) the term tobacco product means

cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, pipe

tobacco, smokeless tobacco, snuff, and

chewing tobacco.

§ 12.3 Sale of tobacco products in vending

machines prohibited.

The sale of tobacco products in

vending machines located in or around

any Federal building under the

jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

Treasury is prohibited, except in areas

designated pursuant to § 12.5 of this

part.

§ 12.4 Distribution of free samples of

tobacco products prohibited.

The distribution of free samples of

tobacco products in or around any

Federal building under the jurisdiction

of the Secretary of the Treasury is

prohibited, except in areas designated

pursuant to § 12.5 of this part.

§ 12.5 Prohibitions not applicable in areas

designated by the Secretary of the

Treasury.

The prohibitions set forth in this part

shall not apply in areas designated by

the Secretary as exempt from the

prohibitions, but all designated areas

must prohibit the presence of minors.

George Mun ̃ oz,

Assistant Secretary for Management and

Chief Financial Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12273 Filed 5–20–96; 8:45 am]

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