Washington, DC
July 26, 2004
[Federal Register: July 26, 2004
(Volume 69, Number 142)]
[Notices]
[Page 44485-44486]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-041-2]
Availability of Environmental Assessment for Field Test of
Genetically Engineered Organisms
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our
notice that advises the public about the environmental
assessment the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has
prepared for a confined field of corn plants genetically
engineered to express the protein trypsinogen. This action will
allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit
comments.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on
or before August 10, 2004.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of
your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No.
04-041-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS,
Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No.
04-041-1.
E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must be contained
in the body of your message; do not send attached files. Please
include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No.
04-041-1'' on the subject line.
Agency Web Site: Go to
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/cominst.html for a
form you can use to submit an e-mail comment through the APHIS
Web site.
Reading Room: You may read the environmental assessment and
any comments that we receive in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th
Street and
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call
(202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in
the Federal Register and related information, including the
names of groups and individuals who have commented on APHIS
dockets, on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Wach, BRS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301)
734-0485. To obtain a copy of the environmental assessment,
contact Ms. Kay Peterson
at (301) 734-4885; e-mail:
Kay.Peterson@aphis.usda.gov. The environmental assessment is
also available on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/04_11402r_ea.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On June 25, 2004, we published in the Federal Register (69 FR
35573-35574, Docket No. 04-041-1) a notice advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared
an environmental assessment for a confined field of corn plants
genetically engineered to express the protein trypsinogen.
Comments on the notice were required to be received on or
before July 26, 2004. We are extending the comment period on
Docket No. 04-041-1 for an additional 15 days, ending August 10,
2004. This action
will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622n and 7701-7772; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of July 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
[FR Doc. 04-17026 Filed 7-23-04; 8:45 am]
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