[Federal Register: September 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 189)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 78G-0195]


Valley Forest Resources, Inc.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation
Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP
MF-3714) proposing to affirm that the use of ground whole aspen and
ground aspen parts as a feedstuff for livestock are generally
recognized as safe (GRAS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon A. Benz, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-228), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-6657.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of July 28, 1978 (43 FR 32864), FDA announced that a petition
(GRASP MF-

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3714) had been jointly filed by Aspen Fiber Corp., P.O. Box 14,
Marcell, MN 56657, and Fiber For, Inc., R.D. No. 4, Box 207, Prior
Lake, MN 55372. This petition proposed to amend the GRAS regulations in
21 CFR part 582 to affirm that ground whole aspen and ground aspen
parts used as a feedstuff for livestock are GRAS.
    FDA spoke with a member of the Minnesota Office of Economic
Opportunity, Minnesota Department of Economic Security, and a former
employee of the Aspen Fiber Corp. Through these sources, FDA determined
that Aspen Fiber Corp. has merged with Valley Forest Resources, Inc.,
HC 1 Box 76, Marcell, MN 56657. Valley Forest Resources agreed, by
letter of April 2, 1998, to the withdrawal of the petition. FDA
attempted to contact Fiber For, Inc., by letter of January 28, 1998,
but that letter was returned as undeliverable. FDA has been unable to
locate the firm through directory assistance or the Internet.
    The petition is withdrawn based on the letter from Valley Forest
Resources, Inc., without prejudice to future filing.

    Dated: September 17, 1998.
Stephen F. Sundlof,
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.
[FR Doc. 98-26085 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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