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[FR Doc No: 94-18884]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 94-077-1]

 

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 three 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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   APPLICATION                               DATE                                                  FIELD TEST   
     NUMBER             APPLICANT         RECEIVED                   ORGANISMS                      LOCATION    
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94-172-01.......  Barham Seeds,              6-21-94  Brassica oleracea (broccoli) plants       California.     
                   Incorporated.                       genetically engineered to express male                   
                                                       sterility and tolerance to                               
                                                       phosphinothricin herbicides..                            
94-180-02.......  Upjohn Company.......      6-29-94  Squash plants genetically engineered to   Maryland, North 
                                                       express resistence to cucumber mosic      Carolina.      
                                                       virus, watermelon mosaic virus 2, and                    
                                                       zucchini yellow mosaic virus.                            
94-196-01,        Calgene, Incorporated      7-15-94  Canola plants genetically engineered to   Georgia.        
 revewal of                                            express oil modification genes.                          
 permit 92-156-                                                                                                 
 01, issued on 9/                                                                                               
 23/92.                                                                                                         
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of July 1994.
Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 94-18884 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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