[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2372-2373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-423]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 94-128-1]


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 10 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, P.O. Drawer 810, Riverdale, 
MD 20738. The telephone number for the agency contact will change when 
agency offices in Hyattsville, MD, move to Riverdale, MD, during 
January. Telephone: (301) 436-7612 (Hyattsville); (301) 734-7612 
(Riverdale).

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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94-306-01..............  Union Camp Corporation     11/02/94  American sweetgum       Georgia.                  
                                                               trees genetically                                
                                                               engineered to express                            
                                                               a gene for tolerance                             
                                                               to the herbicide 2, 4-                           
                                                               D.                                               
94-326-01..............  University of Chicago.     11/22/94  Oilseed rape plants     ..........................
                                                               genetically                                      
                                                               engineered to express                            
                                                               either a gene from                               
                                                               Bacillus                                         
                                                               thuringiensis subsp.                             
                                                               kurstaki (Btk) for                               
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               lepidopteran insects                             
                                                               or a gene from potato                            
                                                               plants for resistance                            
                                                               to certain chewing                               
                                                               insects.                                         
94-326-02, renewal of    U.S. Department of         11/22/94  Barley plants           Idaho, Illinois.          
 permit 93-320-01,        Agriculture,                         genetically                                      
 issued on 03-04-94.      Agricultural Research                engineered to express                            
                          Service.                             resistance to barley                             
                                                               yellow dwarf virus,                              
                                                               and tolerance to                                 
                                                               phosphinothricin                                 
                                                               herbicides.                                      
94-326-03, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/22/94  Tomato plants           Georgia.                  
 permit 94-055-01,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 04-13-94.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to tomato                             
                                                               spotted wilt virus.                              
94-326-04, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/22/94  Cucumber plants         Michigan.                 
 permit 94-055-02,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 06-16-94.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               cucumber mosaic                                  
                                                               virus, watermelon                                
                                                               mosaic virus 2, and                              
                                                               zucchini yellow                                  
                                                               mosaic virus.                                    
94-326-05, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/22/94  Watermelon plants       Michigan.                 
 permit 94-055-03,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 05-06-94.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               watermelon mosaic                                
                                                               virus 2 and zucchini                             
                                                               yellow mosaic virus.                             
94-326-06, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/22/94  Cucumber plants         Georgia, Michigan.        
 permit 94-090-04,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 06-30-94.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               cucumber mosaic                                  
                                                               virus, papaya                                    
                                                               ringspot virus,                                  
                                                               watermelon mosaic                                
                                                               virus 2, zucchini                                
                                                               yellow mosaic virus,                             
                                                               and squash mosaic                                
                                                               virus.                                           
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94-326-07, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/22/94  Melon plants            California, Georgia,      
 permit 94-090-05,                                             genetically             Michigan.                
 issued on 06-21-94.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               cucumber mosaic                                  
                                                               virus, watermelon                                
                                                               mosaic virus 2,                                  
                                                               zucchini yellow                                  
                                                               mosaic virus, papaya                             
                                                               ringspot virus, and                              
                                                               squash mosaic virus.                             
94-332-01, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/28/94  Lettuce plants          Georgia.                  
 permit 94-060-01,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 6-03-94.                                            engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to tomato                             
                                                               spotted wilt virus.                              
94-332-02, renewal of    Upjohn Company........     11/28/94  Cucumber plants         Georgia.                  
 permit 93-074-03,                                             genetically                                      
 issued on 07-12-93.                                           engineered to express                            
                                                               resistance to                                    
                                                               cucumber mosaic                                  
                                                               virus, watermelon                                
                                                               mosaic virus 2, and                              
                                                               zucchini yellow                                  
                                                               mosaic virus.                                    
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of December 1994.
Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-423 Filed 1-6-95; 8:45 am]
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