Washington, DC, USA
June 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites public comment on a petition to deregulate corn developed using genetic engineering to resist feeding damage caused by certain lepidopteran pests.
The public will have 30 days to review and comment on APHIS’ evaluation documents, and are encouraged to submit scientific data, studies, or research to support their comments.
The Federal Register notice announcing the draft EA and the draft PPRA can be viewed on the APHIS News page. Beginning June 3, 2025, members of the public can submit comments through July 3, 2025, by going to www.regulations.gov and entering “APHIS-2020- 0113” into the Search field.
Federal Register
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23513-23514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10075]
Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 105 / Tuesday, June 3, 2025 /
Notices
[[Page 23513]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0113]
Bayer U.S.-Crop Science: Availability of a Draft Plant Pest Risk
Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Lepidopteran-
Protected Maize
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment and
draft environmental assessment regarding a petition from Bayer U.S.-
Crop Science seeking a determination of nonregulated status for maize
(corn) event MON 95379 which has been developed using genetic
engineering to produce two insecticidal proteins to protect against
feeding damage caused by target lepidopteran pests. We are making the
draft plant pest risk assessment, and draft environmental assessment
available for public review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
3, 2025.
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