# Global Nutrition International; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)
**AGENCY:**
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice of petition.
**SUMMARY:**
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing we have filed a petition, submitted by Global Nutrition International, proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of calcium butyrate as a source of energy in dairy cattle feed.
**DATES:**
The food additive petition was filed on February 12, 2016.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-402-6729, *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), we are giving notice that we have filed a food additive petition (FAP 2294), submitted by Global Nutrition International, Zac de Paron, 5 Rue des Compagnons d'Emmaüs, BP 70166, 35301 Fougères Cedex, France. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 573 *Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals* to provide for the safe use of calcium butyrate as a source of energy in dairy cattle feed.
The petitioner has claimed that this action is categorically excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(r) because it is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. In addition, the petitioner has stated that to their knowledge, no extraordinary circumstances exist. If FDA determines a categorical exclusion applies, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. If FDA determines a categorical exclusion does not apply, we will request an environmental assessment and make it available for public inspection.
Dated: March 15, 2016.
Tracey H. Forfa,
Acting Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.