Washington, DC
November 19, 2008
[Federal Register: November 19,
2008 (Volume 73, Number 224)]
[Notices]
[Page 69602-69604]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0016]
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Availability of petition and
environmental assessment for determination of nonregulated
status for corn genetically engineered to produce an enzyme that
facilitates ethanol production
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
Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for
corn designated as transformation event 3272, which has been
genetically engineered to produce a microbial enzyme that
facilitates ethanol production. 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
January 20, 2009.
Full notice:
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