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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AD55 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs); Exemption for Those Derived Through Genetic Engineering From Sexually Compatible Plants 
Abstract: The Agency has determined that the record for this action, which was originally proposed in 1994, does not address the scientific information developed since the original proposal. Consequently, the record would not provide adequate, up-to-date support for the proposed rule. In 1994, EPA believed that the proposed exemption for PIPs derived through genetic engineering from plants sexually compatible with the recipient plant had the potential to cover a number of low-risk products. However, experience in the last decade has shown that such PIPs have not been developed in great numbers. If EPA were to pursue such an exemption in the future, the Agency would issue a new proposed rule. As such, EPA is considering withdrawing the 1994 proposal. Withdrawing the 1994 proposal does not preclude EPA’s pursuing the same approach in the future. If withdrawn, the Agency would create a new entry in the Regulatory Agenda once the Agency decided to pursue such a rulemaking in the future. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq    21 USC 346a et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/23/1994  59 FR 60496   
Supplemental NPRM 1  07/22/1996  61 FR 37891   
Supplemental NPRM 2  05/16/1997  62 FR 27132   
Supplemental NPRM 3  04/23/1999  64 FR 19958   
Supplemental NPRM 4  07/19/2001  66 FR 37855   
Supplemental NPRM 5  08/20/2001  66 FR 43552   
Notice; Withdrawal of NPRM  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4611; EPA publication information: Supplemental NPRM 4 - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2001/July/Day-19/p17984.htm; This action is a continuation of the action described in RIN 2070-AC02. Since several pieces of that action are now finalized, the Agency is splitting this piece into a separate Agenda entry so that it can continue to be tracked separately.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/index.htm  
Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 54171 Research and Development in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Sciences 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Milewski
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7202M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8492
Fax:202 564-8501
Email: Milewski.Elizabeth@epa.gov

Janet Andersen
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7511P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-8712
Fax:703 308-7026
Email: Andersen.Janet@epa.gov