[Federal Register: December 2, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 231)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98N-0867]

 
Legal and Policy Interpretation of the Jurisdiction Under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of the Food and Drug 
Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency Over the Use of 
Certain Antimicrobial Substances; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of policy interpretation; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice 
issued jointly by FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
that appeared in the Federal Register of October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54532). 
The document set forth legal and policy interpretations of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as they relate to the jurisdiction 
of EPA and FDA over antimicrobial substances used in or on food, 
including food-contact articles; discussed interpretations of certain 
terms in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) and the implementing regulations relevant to the authority of 
the two agencies; provided a description of how EPA and FDA propose to 
clarify the post-Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) regulatory 
authority over certain antimicrobial substances; and discussed how EPA 
and FDA plan to handle the review of petitions for antimicrobial 
substances that will remain under EPA's jurisdiction, and for those 
that EPA proposes to return to FDA's regulatory authority through EPA 
rulemaking. The document was published with an incorrect address for 
FDA's Dockets Management Branch. This document corrects that error. 
EPA's addresses remain the same.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Hepp, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3098.

    In FR Doc. 98-27261, appearing on page 54532 in the Federal 
Register of Friday, October 9, 1998, the following correction is made:
    On page 54532, in the first column, under the ADDRESSES caption, in 
the first and second lines from the bottom ``Rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn 
Dr., Rockville, MD 20857.'' is corrected to read ``5630 Fishers Lane, 
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.''

    Dated: November 19, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-32025 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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