# Nisso America, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
**AGENCY:**
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Nisso America, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations for hydroxypropyl cellulose be amended by lowering the minimum viscosity from 145 centipoises (cPs) to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Laura Dye, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1275.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 0A4780) has been filed by Nisso America, Inc., 45 Broadway, suite 2120, New York, NY 10006. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in § 172.870 *Hydroxypropyl cellulose* (21 CFR 172.870) by lowering the minimum permitted viscosity of hydroxypropyl cellulose identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this regulation from 145 cPs to 10 cPs and to permit its use as a binder in dietary supplements.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
Dated: March 17, 2010.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.