[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8218]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 94-026-1] 
 

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 four 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                                       Field test   
    Application No.              Applicant           received              Organisms                location    
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94-067-01, renewal of     Harris Moran Seed            03-09-94  Cantaloupe and tomato plants   California.     
 permit 91-077-01,         Company.                               genetically engineered to                     
 issued on 06-18-91.                                              express resistance to                         
                                                                  cucumber mosaic virus.                        
94-069-01 renewal of      Michigan State               03-10-94  Cantaloupe plants genetically  Michigan.       
 permit 93-105-04,         University.                            engineered to express                         
 issued on 06-17-93.                                              resistance to zucchini                        
                                                                  yellow mosaic virus.                          
94-069-02 renewal of      Calgene, Incorporated...     03-10-94  Canola plants genetically      Michigan.       
 permit 91-346-01,                                                engineered to express oil                     
 issued on 04-16-92.                                              modification genes.                           
94-070-01 renewal of      Betaseed, Incorporated..     03-11-93  Sugar beet plants genetically  California.     
 permit 93-165-03,                                                engineered to express the                     
 issued on 09-28-93.                                              coat protein from beet                        
                                                                  necrotic yellow vein virus.                   
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of April 1994.
Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-8340 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Grain Inspection Service

Opportunity for Designation in the Southern Illinois (IL) Area

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
provides that official agency designations shall end not later than 
triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Southern Illinois 
Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Southern Illinois), will end September 
30, 1994, according to the Act, and FGIS is asking persons interested 
in providing official services in the specified geographic area to 
submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
or before May 4, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Neil E. Porter, Director, 
Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O. Box 
96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. Telecopier (FAX) users may send 
applications to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-720-1015, 
attention: Neil E. Porter. If an application is submitted by 
telecopier, FGIS reserves the right to request an original application. 
All applications will be made available for public inspection at this 
address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., during regular 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil E. Porter, telephone 202-720-
8262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or 
regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental 
Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental 
Regulation do not apply to this action.
    Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes FGIS' Administrator to 
designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a 
specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than 
any other applicant to provide such official services.
    FGIS designated Southern Illinois, main office located in O'Fallon, 
Illinois, to provide official inspection services under the Act on 
October, 1, 1993.
    Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official 
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
the Act. The designation of Southern Illinois ends on September 30, 
1994. The geographic area presently assigned to Southern Illinois, in 
the State of Illinois, pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which 
may be assigned to the applicant selected for designation is as 
follows:
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Cumberland County line; the 
eastern Jasper County line south to State Route 33; State Route 33 
east-southeast to the Indiana-Illinois State line; the Indiana-Illinois 
State line south to the southern Gallatin County line;
    Bounded on the South by the southern Gallatin, Saline, and 
Williamson County lines; the southern Jackson County line west to U.S. 
Route 51; U.S. Route 51 north to State Route 13; State Route 13 
northwest to State Route 149; State Route 149 west to State Route 3; 
State Route 3 northwest to State Route 51; State Route 51 south to the 
Mississippi River;
    Bounded on the West by the Mississippi River north to Interstate 
270; Interstate 270 east to Interstate 70; Interstate 70 east to State 
Route 4; State Route 4 north to Macoupin County; the southern Macoupin 
County line; the eastern Macoupin County line north to a point on this 
line which intersects with a straight line, from the junction of State 
Route 111 and the northern Macoupin County line to the junction of 
Interstate 55 and State Route 16 (in Montgomery County); and
    Bounded on the North from this point southeast along the straight 
line to the junction of Interstate 55 and State Route 16; State Route 
16 east-northeast to a point approximately 1 mile northeast of Irving; 
a straight line from this point to the northern Fayette County line; 
the northern Fayette, Effingham, and Cumberland County lines.
    Interested persons, including Southern Illinois are hereby given 
the opportunity to apply for designation to provide official services 
in the geographic area specified above under the provisions of Section 
7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the regulations issued 
thereunder. Designation in the specified geographic area is for the 
period beginning October 1, 1994, and ending September 30, 1997. 
Persons wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance 
Division at the address listed above for forms and information.
    Applications and other available information will be considered in 
determining which applicant will be designated.

    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.)

    Dated: March 31, 1994.
Sidney U. Allen,
Acting Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-8217 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Inadequate Demand for Official Services in Wyoming

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FGIS has determined there is inadequate demand for official 
services to designate any organization to provide official services in 
the State of Wyoming.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Neil E. Porter, Director, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, 
Room 1647 South Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil E. Porter, telephone 202-720-
8262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or 
regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental 
Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental 
Regulation do not apply to this action.
    In the September 30, 1993, Federal Register (58 FR 51047), FGIS 
announced that the designation of Wyoming ends on March 31, 1994, and 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic area assigned to Wyoming to submit an application for 
designation. Applications were due by October 29, 1993. Wyoming applied 
for designation in the entire area currently assigned to it. FGIS 
requested comments on the applicant in the December 1, 1993, Federal 
Register (58 FR 63331). Comments were due by December 31, 1993. FGIS 
received no comments by the deadline.
    FGIS then contacted the major applicants for grain inspection 
services in the Wyoming area and determined that, pursuant to the 
provisions of the Act, there is an insufficient need for official 
services to designate an official agency. Therefore, FGIS is not 
designating an official agency to provide services in the area 
currently assigned to Wyoming. Any firms which may require official 
inspection services after March 31, 1994, should contact FGIS' Wichita 
Office at 316-269-7171 (FAX: 316-269-6163).

    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.)

    Dated: March 31, 1994.
Sidney U. Allen,
Acting Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-8218 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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