Washington, DC
July 17, 2007
[Federal Register: July 17, 2007
(Volume 72, Number 136)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39021-39025]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr17jy07-14]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 340
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0112]
RIN 0579-AC31
Introduction of organisms and products altered or produced
through genetic engineering
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft environmental impact
statement and request for comments.
SUMMARY: We are evaluating our regulatory program to determine
whether we should revise our regulations regarding the
importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of
genetically engineered organisms. We are seeking public comment
on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) we have
prepared relative to the regulatory revisions we are
considering. The DEIS evaluates the alternatives we
have identified in terms of their potential effects on the human
environment compared to the effects of our current regulatory
program. We believe our ongoing evaluation of these alternatives
would benefit from the submission of additional views and data
from the public, and we are especially interested in receiving
comments on the subset of DEIS alternatives described in this
notice.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or
before September 17, 2007.
Full notice:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-3474.pdf
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