Invitation to Comment on
a Consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP) for the Limited and Controlled Release of
Waterlogging Tolerant Cotton: DIR 067/2006
Source:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/dir067notifcon.pdf
Australia’s
gene technology regulatory system is designed to protect the
health & safety of people & the environment by identifying
risks posed by, or as a result of, gene technology &
managing those risks.
The Gene
Technology Regulator is currently assessing licence
application DIR 067/2006 from CSIRO to intentionally release
genetically modified (GM) cotton into the environment:
The
application proposes the limited & controlled release of up
to 30 GM cotton lines with
tolerance to waterlogging.
The release is proposed to take place at one site in
the shire of Narrabri (NSW) on a total area of 0.1 ha during
each of the three summer growing seasons of 2006/07, 2007/08
and 2008/09. The purpose
of the trial is to conduct “proof of concept”
research to assess the tolerance of the GM cotton lines to
waterlogging & the effect of the genetic modification on
some aspects of agronomic performance under field
conditions.
The
Regulator has prepared a risk assessment & risk management
plan (RARMP) for the proposed release, & suggests a range of
conditions (including containment measures) that would be
imposed if a licence was issued.
The Regulator
welcomes written submissions in order to finalise the RARMP,
which will then form the basis of her decision on whether to
issue the licence. The consultation RARMP & related
documents can be obtained from www.ogtr.gov.au under
‘What’s New’ or by contacting the Office. Please quote the
application DIR 067/2006 in any correspondence.
Submissions
should be received by close of business on 7 November
2006.
