17789 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 / Proposed Rules 
Issued this 27th day of February, 2024, in 
Washington, DC. 
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, Secretary. 
[FR Doc. 2024–04729 Filed 3–11–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE P 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Food and Drug Administration 
21 CFR Part 73 
[Docket No. FDA–2024–C–1085] 
Filing of Color Additive Petition From 
Phytolon Ltd. 
AGENCY : Food and Drug Administration, 
HHS. 
ACTION : Notification of petition. 
SUMMARY : The Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Phytolon Ltd., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of beetroot red for the coloring of foods generally in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice. 
DATES : The color additive petition was 
filed on November 22, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : For access to the docket to 
read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the 
docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Christopher Kampmeyer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1255. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Under 
section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ((21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice that we have filed a color additive petition (CAP 4C0326), submitted by Phytolon Ltd., Ha-Tsmikha St, Yokne’am Illit, Israel. The petition proposes to amend the color additive regulations in part 73 (21 CFR part 73), ‘‘Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification,’’ to provide for the safe use of beetroot red for the coloring of foods generally in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice. 
The petitioner has claimed that this 
action is categorically excluded under 21 CFR 25.32(r), which applies to an action for substances which occur naturally in the environment, and for which the action does not alter significantly the concentration or distribution of the substance, its metabolites, or degradation products in the 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 7, 2024. 
Lauren K. Roth, 
Associate Commissioner for Policy. 
[FR Doc. 2024–05216 Filed 3–11–24; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
Federal Highway Administration 
23 CFR Part 635 
[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0037] 
RIN 2125–AG13 
Buy America Requirements for 
Manufactured Products 
AGENCY : Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). 
ACTION : Notice of proposed rulemaking; 
request for comments. 
SUMMARY : The FHWA is proposing to 
discontinue its general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products and in doing so require FHWA recipients to start applying Buy America requirements to manufactured products. The FHWA is also proposing standards for applying Buy America to manufactured products should the waiver be discontinued. The proposed standards for applying Buy America to manufactured products are consistent with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) guidance implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)). 
DATES : Comments must be received on 
or before May 13, 2024. 
ADDRESSES : To ensure that you do not 
duplicate your docket submissions, please submit comments by only one of the following means: •Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
www.regulations.gov and follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments. 
•Mail: Docket Management Facility, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 
•Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366–9329. 
All submissions should include the 
agency name and the docket number that appears in the heading of this document or the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) for the rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
questions about this document, please contact Mr. Brian Hogge, Office of Infrastructure, (202) 366–1562, or via email at brian.hogge@dot.gov. For legal 
questions, please contact Mr. David Serody, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–4241, or via email at david.serody@dot.gov. Office hours are 
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Electronic Access and Filing 
This document and all comments 
received may be viewed online through the Federal eRulemaking portal at www.regulations.gov using the docket 
number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are also available at www.regulations.gov. An electronic 
copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the Federal Register’s website at www.FederalRegister.gov and the U.S. 
Government Publishing Office’s website at www.GovInfo.gov. 
All comments received before the 
close of business on the comment closing date indicated above will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket at the above address. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, FHWA will also continue to file relevant information in the docket as it becomes available after the comment period closing date and interested persons should continue to examine the docket for new material. A final rule may be published at any time 
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