Regulations on Statements Made for Dietary Supplements Concerning the Effect of the Product on the Structure or Function of the Body; Public Meeting; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 101

[Docket No. 98N-0044]

RIN 0910-AA59

Regulations on Statements Made for Dietary Supplements Concerning

the Effect of the Product on the Structure or Function of the Body;

Public Meeting; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; reopening of comment period;

correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a

document announcing a public meeting to solicit additional comments on

three particularly controversial issues raised by FDA's proposed rule

on statements made for dietary supplements concerning the effect of the

product on the structure or function of the body (``structure/function

claims''). The document, which appeared in the Federal Register of

Thursday, July 8, 1999 (64 FR 36824), was published with an incorrect

starting time for the meeting and the registration time was omitted.

This document corrects those errors.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 4, 1999, from 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. (registration begins at 9 a.m.). Submit written comments on or

before August 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Jefferson Auditorium, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC.

Submit written comments to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305),

Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,

MD 20852, or via e-mail to ``FDAD[email protected]''. Comments are to

be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading

of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Barclay, Office of Policy,

Planning, and Legislation (HF-22), Food and Drug Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-3360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In FR Doc. 99-17424, appearing on page 36824 in the Federal

Register of Thursday, July 8, 1999, the following corrections are made:

On page 36824, in the first column, in the ``DATES'' caption, in the

second line, ``8 a.m.'' is

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corrected to read ``10 a.m.'', and by adding the phrase ``(registration

begins at 9 a.m.).'' after ``6 p.m.''.

Dated: July 28, 1999.

Margaret M. Dotzel,

Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 99-19790 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]

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