Washington, DC
February 15, 2008
[Federal Register: February 15,
2008 (Volume 73, Number 32)]
[Notices]
[Page 8850-8851]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr15fe08-28]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0029]
Planet
Biotechnology, Inc.
Availability of an environmental assessment and finding of no
significant impact for a field release to produce antibodies in
genetically engineered nicotiana hybrids
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public that we have prepared an
environmental assessment for a proposed field release involving
a Nicotiana hybrid line that has been genetically engineered to
produce an antimicrobial antibody that binds to a bacterium
(Streptococcus mutans) associated with tooth decay in humans.
The purpose of this field release is to generate plant biomass
from which the antibody will be extracted after harvest. The
environmental assessment provides a basis for our conclusion
that this field release will not present a risk of introducing
or disseminating a plant pest and will not have a significant
impact on the quality of the human environment. Based on its
finding of no significant impact, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has determined that an environmental impact
statement need not be prepared for this field release.
Effective Date: February 15, 2008
Full notice:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-2911.pdf
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