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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AE84 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Regaining Lost Efficiencies for Products of Biotechnology 
Abstract:

This interim rule will among other things, create exemptions from USDA’s regulations for plants and microbes that are already subject to EPA regulation and products USDA previously reviewed and deregulated, and provide a permitting exemption for certain modified organisms that are commonly used in laboratory development of products of biotechnology. Other changes are also contemplated.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 340   
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701 to 7772    7 U.S.C. 7781 to 7786    31 U.S.C. 9701    7 CFR 2.22    7 CFR 2.80    7 CFR 371.3   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/00/2026 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/00/2026 
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Alan Pearson
Assistant Deputy Administrator, Biotechnology Regulatory Services
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road, Unit 98,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238
Phone:301 851-3944