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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. 94-044-1]

 

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 12 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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94-090-01.............  Upjohn Company........     03-31-94  Melon plants genetically     Oregon.               
                                                              engineered to express                             
                                                              resistance to cucumber                            
                                                              mosaic virus, watermelon                          
                                                              mosaic virus 2, and                               
                                                              zucchini yellow mosaic                            
                                                              virus.                                            
94-090-02, renewal of   Upjohn Company........     03-31-94  Squash plants genetically    California, Georgia,  
 permit 93-053-02,                                            engineered to express        Texas.               
 issued on 05-20-93.                                          resistance to cucumber                            
                                                              mosaic virus, watermelon                          
                                                              mosaic virus 2, and                               
                                                              zucchini yellow mosaic                            
                                                              virus.                                            
94-090-03.............  U.S. Department of         03-31-94  Gladiolus plants             Maryland.             
                         Agriculture,                         genetically engineered to                         
                         Agricultural Research                express resistance to bean                        
                         Service.                             yellow mosaic virus.                              
94-090-04.............  Upjohn Company........     03-31-94  Cucumber plants genetically  Georgia, Michigan.    
                                                              engineered to express                             
                                                              resistance to cucumber                            
                                                              mosaic virus, watermelon                          
                                                              mosaic virus 2, zucchini                          
                                                              yellow mosaic virus,                              
                                                              papaya ringspot virus, and                        
                                                              squash mosaic virus.                              
94-090-05.............  Upjohn Company........     03-31-94  Melon plants genetically     California, Georgia,  
                                                              engineered to express        Michigan.            
                                                              resistance to cucumber                            
                                                              mosaic virus, watermelon                          
                                                              mosaic virus 2, zucchini                          
                                                              yellow mosaic virus,                              
                                                              papaya ringspot virus, and                        
                                                              squash mosaic virus.                              
94-090-06, renewal of   Upjohn Company........     03-31-94  Cantaloupe plants            Texas.                
 permit 93-053-02,                                            genetically engineered to                         
 issued on 05-20-93.                                          express resistance to                             
                                                              cucumber mosaic virus,                            
                                                              watermelon mosaic virus 2,                        
                                                              and zucchini yellow mosaic                        
                                                              virus.                                            
94-091-02.............  New York State             04-01-94  Melon plants genetically     New York.             
                         Agricultural                         engineered to express                             
                         Experiment Station.                  resistance to cucumber                            
                                                              mosaic virus (CMV),                               
                                                              zucchini yellow mosaic                            
                                                              virus, and watermelon                             
                                                              mosaic virus 2.                                   
94-091-03.............  New York State             04-01-94  Squash plants genetically    New York.             
                         Agricultural                         engineered to express                             
                         Experiment Station.                  resistance to squash                              
                                                              mosaic virus.                                     
94-098-02, renewal of   University of              04-08-94  Pseudomonas syringae         Wisconsin.            
 permit 90-135-01,       Wisconsin-Madison.                   genetically engineered to                         
 issued on 09-04-90.                                          be avirulent through the                          
                                                              use of Tn5.                                       
94-105-01.............  Frito-Lay,                 04-15-94  Potato plants genetically    Wisconsin.            
                         Incorporated.                        engineered to express                             
                                                              resistance to the fungus                          
                                                              Verticillium dahliae.                             
94-105-02, renewal of   Michigan State             04-15-94  Melon plants genetically     Michigan.             
 permit 92-164-02,       University.                          engineered to express                             
 issued on 07-30-92.                                          resistance to zucchini                            
                                                              yellow mosaic virus.                              
94-110-01.............  University of Florida.     04-20-94  Lettuce plants genetically   Florida.              
                                                              engineered to express                             
                                                              tolerance to the herbicide                        
                                                              glyphosate.                                       
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of May 1994.
William S. Wallace,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-12527 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]
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