Washington, DC
September 27, 2005
[Federal Register: September 27,
2005 (Volume 70, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 56441-56443]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-112-1]
Monsanto Company: Availability of petition and environmental
assessment for determination of nonregulated status for corn
genetically engineered to express high lysine levels
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 Monsanto
Company, seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn
designated as transformation event LY038, which has been
genetically engineered to express a lysine-insensitive
dihydrodipicolinate synthase (cDHDPS) enzyme, which allows for
the accumulation of higher levels of lysine in the germ of the
seed. Corn-soybean meal based diets formulated for poultry and
swine are characteristically deficient in lysine and require the
addition of supplemental lysine for optimal animal growth and
production. This corn product may provide an alternative to
supplementation of feed with lysine. 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 public comments on whether this corn presents 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
November 28, 2005.
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