Washington, DC
July 24, 2008
[Federal Register: July 24, 2008
(Volume 73, Number 143)]
[Notices]
[Page 43202-43203]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24jy08-38]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0030]
Monsanto Company: Availability of determination of
nonregulated status for corn genetically engineered for insect
resistance designated as transformation event MON 89034
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our determination that a
corn line developed by the Monsanto Company, designated as
transformation event MON 89034, which has been genetically
engineered for insect
resistance, is no longer considered a regulated article under
our regulations governing the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms. Our determination is based on
our evaluation of data submitted by the Monsanto Company in
their petition for a determination of nonregulated status, our
analysis of other scientific
data, and comments received from the public in response to a
previous notice announcing the availability of the petition for
nonregulated status and its associated environmental assessment.
This notice also announces the availability of our written
determination and our finding of no significant impact.
DATES: Effective Date: July 24, 2008.
Full notice:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-16947.pdf
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