Document ID: FDA-2018-F-3347-0010
Agency: fda
Document Type: Rule
Title: Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Chromium Propionate
Posted Date: 2020-08-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48650-48651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15826]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2018-F-3347]

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; 
Chromium Propionate

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is 
amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and 
drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of chromium 
propionate.

DATES: This rule is effective August 12, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Cerrito, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl. (HFV-224), 
Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-6729, Chelsea.Cerrito@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is amending the regulations for food 
additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals at 21 CFR 
573.304 Chromium Propionate to more accurately reflect the approved 
conditions for the safe use of chromium propionate in horses.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 704). FDA has determined that 
notice and public comment are unnecessary because this amendment to the 
regulations provides only technical changes to correct an inaccurate 
statement and is nonsubstantive.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573

    Animal feeds, Food additives.

    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and 
Public Health Service Act, and under the authority delegated to the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 573 is amended as follows:

PART 573--FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF 
ANIMALS

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1. The authority citation for part 573 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  573.304  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  573.304, in paragraphs (d)(1) and (e)(1), remove the word 
``complete''.

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    Dated: July 17, 2020.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-15826 Filed 8-11-20; 8:45 am]
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