Washington, DC, USA
January 13, 2010
[Federal Register: January 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 8)]
[Notices]
[Page 1749-1751]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr13ja10-31]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0072]
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn designated as transformation event MIR162, which has been genetically engineered for insect resistance. The petition has been submitted in accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms and products. In accordance with those regulations, we are soliciting comments on whether this genetically engineered corn is likely to pose a plant pest risk. We are also making available for public comment an environmental assessment for the proposed determination of nonregulated status.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before March 15, 2010.
Full notice: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-407.pdf
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