Washington, DC
July 24, 2008
[Federal Register: July 24, 2008
(Volume 73, Number 143)]
[Notices]
[Page 43203-43205]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24jy08-39]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0019]
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Determination of
nonregulated status for soybean genetically engineered for
tolerance to glyphosate and acetolactate synthase-inhibiting
herbicides designated as transformation event 356043
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our determination that a
soybean line developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.,
designated as transformation event 356043, which has been
genetically engineered for tolerance to glyphosate and
acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides, is no longer
considered a regulated article under our regulations governing
the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms.
Our determination is based on our evaluation of data submitted
by the Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., in its
petition for a determination of nonregulated status, our
analysis of other scientific data, and comments received from
the public in response to a previous notice announcing the
availability of the petition for nonregulated status and its
associated environmental assessment. This notice also announces
the availability of our written
determination and finding of no significant impact.
DATES: Effective Date: July 24, 2008.
Full notice:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-16950.pdf
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