Washington, DC
May 4, 2005
[Federal Register: May 4, 2005
(Volume 70, Number 85)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23009-23011]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr04my05-1]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 340
[Docket No. 03-038-2]
RIN 0579-AB89
Introductions of plants genetically engineered to produce
industrial compounds
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an
interim rule that amended our regulations regarding genetically
engineered organisms to require that introductions of plants
genetically engineered to encode compounds for industrial use be
conducted only under permit. Prior to the interim rule, such
introductions could be accomplished under notification, an
expedited permitting procedure. The interim rule was necessary
to strengthen our regulations for introductions of this small
subgroup of genetically engineered plants until such time as the
issues related to these plants are fully considered in
conjunction with subsequent regulatory revision.
DATES: The interim rule became effective on August 6, 2003.
Complete document in PDF format:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-8860.pdf
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