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radius of Boone Municipal Airport and

within 2.6 miles each side of the 334° bearing

from the Boone NDB extending from the 6.6-

mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the

airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO on May 23,

1996.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division Central Region.

[FR Doc. 96–14762 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 175

[Docket No. 88F–0426]

Indirect Food Additives: Adhesives

and Components of Coatings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

food additive regulations to provide for

the safe use of 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-

trimethylcyclohexylamine as a crosslinking agent for use in epoxy resin

coatings. This action responds to a

petition filed by Huels AG.

DATES: Effective June 11, 1996; written

objections and requests for a hearing by

July 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to

the Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1–23,

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julius Smith, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–216), Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3091.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice

published in the Federal Register of

January 26, 1989 (54 FR 3853), FDA

announced that a food additive petition

(FAP 9B4118) had been filed by Huels

AG, P.O. Box 1320, D–4370 Marl,

Federal Republic of Germany (currently

c/o Bruce EnvivoExcel Group, Inc., 94

Buttermilk Bridge Rd., Washington, NJ

07882). The petition proposed that the

food additive regulations in § 175.300

Resinous and polymeric coatings (21

CFR 175.300) be amended to provide for

the safe use of 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-

trimethylcyclohexylamine as a crosslinking agent for use in epoxy resins

complying with § 175.300(b)(3)(viii).

FDA has evaluated the data in the

petition and other relevant material. The

agency concludes that the proposed use

of the additive in resinous and

polymeric coatings that are intended for

contact with foods is safe and that the

regulations in § 175.300 should be

amended as set forth below.

In accordance with § 171.1(h) (21 CFR

171.1(h)), the petition and the

documents that FDA considered and

relied upon in reaching its decision to

approve the petition are available for

inspection at the Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition by appointment

with the information contact person

listed above. As provided in 21 CFR

171.1(h), the agency will delete from the

documents any materials that are not

available for public disclosure before

making the documents available for

inspection.

The agency has carefully considered

the potential environmental effects of

this action. FDA has concluded that the

action will not have a significant impact

on the human environment, and that an

environmental impact statement is not

required. The agency’s finding of no

significant impact and the evidence

supporting that finding, contained in an

environmental assessment, may be seen

in the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday.

Any person who will be adversely

affected by this regulation may at any

time on or before July 11, 1996, file with

the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) written objections

thereto. Each objection shall be

separately numbered, and each

numbered objection shall specify with

particularity the provisions of the

regulation to which objection is made

and the grounds for the objection. Each

numbered objection on which a hearing

is requested shall specifically so state.

Failure to request a hearing for any

particular objection shall constitute a

waiver of the right to a hearing on that

objection. Each numbered objection for

which a hearing is requested shall

include a detailed description and

analysis of the specific factual

information intended to be presented in

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 175

Adhesives, Food additives, Food

packaging.

Therefore, under the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under

authority delegated to the Commissioner

of Food and Drugs and redelegated to

the Director, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition, 21 CFR part 175 is

amended as follows:

PART 175—INDIRECT FOOD

ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND

COMPONENTS OF COATINGS

1. The authority citation for 21 CFR

part 175 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 175.300 is amended in

paragraph (b)(3)(viii)(b) by

alphabetically adding a new entry to

read as follows:

§ 175.300 Resinous and polymeric

coatings.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(3) * * *

(viii) * * *

(b) Catalysts and cross-linking agents

for epoxy resins:

3-Aminomethyl-3,5,5-

trimethylcyclohexylamine (CAS Reg.

No. 2855–13–2).

* * * * *

Dated: May 12, 1996.

Fred R. Shank,

Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 96–14648 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

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21 CFR Part 177

[Docket No. 92F–0357]

Indirect Food Additives: Polymers

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

food additive regulations to provide for

the safe use of polysulfone resins

identified as 1,1′-sulfonylbis[4-

chlorobenzene] polymer with 4,4′-(1-

methylethylidene)bis[phenol]

(minimum 92 percent) and 4,4′-

sulfonylbis[phenol] (maximum 8

percent) (CAS Reg. No. 88285–91–0)

consisting of basic resins produced

when a mixture of 4,4′-

isopropylidenediphenol (minimum 92

percent) and 4,4′-sulfonylbis[phenol]