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                                                    VOL. 59, NO. 49

                                             Monday, March 14, 1994
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 94-011-1]

 

Receipt of Permit Applications for Release Into the Environment 
of Genetically Engineered Organisms

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that five applications for permits 
to release genetically engineered organisms into the environment are 
being reviewed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The 
applications have been submitted in accordance with 7 CFR part 340, 
which regulates the introduction of certain genetically engineered 
organisms and products.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the applications referenced in this notice, with 
any confidential business information deleted, are available for public 
inspection in room 1141, South Building, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. 
Persons wishing to inspect an application are requested to call ahead 
on (202) 690-2817 to facilitate entry into the reading room. You may 
obtain copies of the documents by writing to the person listed under 
``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Arnold Foudin, Deputy Director, 
Biotechnology Permits, BBEP, APHIS, USDA, room 850, Federal Building, 
6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, (301) 436-7612.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 
``Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through 
Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant Pests or Which There Is Reason to 
Believe Are Plant Pests,'' require a person to obtain a permit before 
introducing (importing, moving interstate, or releasing into the 
environment) into the United States certain genetically engineered 
organisms and products that are considered ``regulated articles.'' The 
regulations set forth procedures for obtaining a permit for the release 
into the environment of a regulated article, and for obtaining a 
limited permit for the importation or interstate movement of a 
regulated article.
    Pursuant to these regulations, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service has received and is reviewing the following 
applications for permits to release genetically engineered organisms 
into the environment: 

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                                                   Date                                                         
 Application No.            Applicant           received          Organisms              Field test location    
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94-038-01........  Calgene, Incorporated.....     02-07-94  Canola plants           North Dakota.               
                                                             genetically                                        
                                                             engineered to express                              
                                                             oil modification                                   
                                                             genes.                                             
94-039-01........  Petoseed Company,              02-08-94  Squash plants           California.                 
                    Incorporated.                            genetically                                        
                                                             engineered to express                              
                                                             resistance to                                      
                                                             cucumber mosaic                                    
                                                             virus, watermelon                                  
                                                             mosaic virus 2, and                                
                                                             zucchini yellow                                    
                                                             mosaic virus.                                      
94-039-02,         American Crystal Sugar         02-08-94  Sugar beet plants       Minnesota, North Dakota.    
 renewal of         Company.                                 genetically                                        
 permit 93-063-                                              engineered to express                              
 05, issued on 05-                                           two genes for                                      
 26-93.                                                      tolerance to the                                   
                                                             herbicide glyphosate.                              
94-039-03........  Cornell University........     02-08-94  Apple trees             New York.                   
                                                             genetically                                        
                                                             engineered to express                              
                                                             resistance to fire                                 
                                                             blight.                                            
94-039-04,         Upjohn Company............     04-06-93  Cantaloupe and squash   California, Georgia,        
 renewal of                                                  plants genetically      Michigan.                  
 permit 90-088-                                              engineered to express                              
 01, issued on 07-                                           resistance to                                      
 11-90.                                                      cucumber mosaic                                    
                                                             virus, papaya                                      
                                                             ringspot virus,                                    
                                                             watermelon mosaic                                  
                                                             virus 2, and zucchini                              
                                                             yellow mosaic virus.                               
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of March 1994.
 Charles P. Schwalbe,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-5874 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]
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