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USDA/APHIS

RIN: 0579-AC31

Publication ID: Spring 2008

Title: Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering
Abstract: APHIS is considering changes to its regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of genetically engineered organisms. We are seeking public comment on the regulatory alternatives we have identified through scoping and on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) we have prepared relative to those alternatives. This notice reflects the Agency's current thinking on policy and program design issues affecting our biotechnology programs. The DEIS evaluates the alternatives we have identified so far in terms of their potential effects on the human environment compared to our current regulatory program.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 340
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772 7 USC 7781 to 7786 31 USC 9701

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement	01/23/2004	69 FR 3271
Comment Period End	03/23/2004
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement	07/17/2007	72 FR 39021
Comment Period End	09/11/2007
NPRM	06/00/2008
NPRM Comment Period End	08/00/2008

Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John Turner Director, Policy Coordination Division, BRS Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 4700 River Road, Unit 146, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236 Phone:301 734-5720