[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7682-7683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02664]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 573

[Docket No. FDA-2020-F-0151]


LANXESS Corporation; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal 
Use)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification; petition for rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that LANXESS Corporation has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of calcium 
formate as a feed acidifying agent, to lower the pH, in complete feeds 
for swine or poultry.

DATES: The food additive petition was filed on December 27, 2019.

ADDRESSES: For access to the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov 
and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this 
document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts; and/or go to 
the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, 
MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carissa Adams, Center for Veterinary

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Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, 
MD 20855, 240-402-6283, Carissa.Adams@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a 
food additive petition (FAP 2310) has been filed by LANXESS 
Corporation, 111 RIDC Park West Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275. The petition 
proposes to amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in 
part 573 (21 CFR part 573) Food Additives Permitted in Feed and 
Drinking Water of Animals to provide for the safe use of calcium 
formate as a feed acidifying agent, to lower the pH, in complete feeds 
for swine or poultry.
    The petitioner has claimed that this action is categorically 
excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(r) because it is of a type that does not 
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human 
environment. In addition, the petitioner has stated that, to their 
knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist. If FDA determines a 
categorical exclusion applies, neither an environmental assessment nor 
an environmental impact statement is required. If FDA determines a 
categorical exclusion does not apply, we will request an environmental 
assessment and make it available for public inspection.

    Dated: February 5, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-02664 Filed 2-10-20; 8:45 am]
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