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Color Additive Certification; Increase in Fees for Certification Services

This final rule amends existing color additive regulations by increasing fees for certification services. The fee for certification services of straight colors including lakes will increase from $0.35 per pound to $0.45 per pound, with the minimum fee increasing from $224 to $288. The fees for repacks of certified color additives and color additive mixtures will increase from $35 for 100 pounds or less to $45. The fee for repacks of certified color additives and color additive mixtures over 100 pounds, but not over 1,000 pounds will increase from $35 plus $0.06 for each pound over 100 pounds to $45 plus $0.08 for each pound over 100 pounds. The fee for repacks of certified color additives and color additive mixtures over 1,000 pounds will increase from $89 plus $0.02 for each pound over 1,000 pounds to $114 plus $0.03 for each pound over 1,000 pounds.

The cost of this final rule includes the cost to read and understand the rule. As the increase in fees is not associated with any change in the color certification program, no economic benefits are expected to result from this final rule. Similarly, the impact of the increase in certification fees on color additive manufacturers is considered a transfer, rather than an economic cost. Accordingly, we do not estimate economic benefits associated with this final rule, and the impact of the increase in color certification fees is estimated as an ongoing transfer from manufacturers of color additives to the Federal Government. The economic burdens of this final rule accrue to color additive manufacturers. We estimate a one-time cost to read and understand the rule for all color additive manufacturers. The present value of this cost is approximately $5,384 at a 3 percent rate of discount, and $5,183 at a 7 percent rate of discount. The annualized value of these costs estimates is approximately $631 at a 3 percent discount rate and $738 at a 7 percent discount rate.

Regulatory Impact Analysis

Food Additives; Testing (PDF 362KB)

Federal Register: 89 FR 88635 
Publication Date: 11/08/2024
Docket: FDA-2022-N-1635 

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