[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 95 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22802-22803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10062]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0057]


Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of 
Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Public Meetings

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service is hosting a series of public meetings to provide 
the public with an opportunity to offer comments on proposed revisions 
to its regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and 
environmental release of certain genetically engineered organisms.

DATES: The public meetings will be held in Missouri on June 6, 2017; in 
California on June 13, 2017; and in Maryland on June 16, 2017. The 
public meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. local time each 
day, with check-in beginning at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
     Missouri: APHIS Center for Animal Welfare, 6501 Beacon 
Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133;
     California: University of California (UC) Davis Conference 
Center, 550 Alumni Lane, Davis, CA 95616; and

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     Maryland: USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road, 
Riverdale, MD 20737.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard George, Supervisory 
Communication Specialist, Policy Coordination Programs, Biotechnology 
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1238; (301) 851-3904.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) will hold a series of public meetings on its proposed 
rule regarding revisions to the regulations concerning the importation, 
interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically 
engineered organisms. The proposed rulemaking was published in the 
Federal Register on January 19, 2017 (82 FR 7008-7039, Docket No. 
APHIS-2015-0057). The meetings will be held in various locations to 
facilitate attendance.
    A representative of APHIS will preside at the meetings. Any 
interested party may appear and be heard in person, or through an 
attorney or other representative. We are interested in obtaining the 
views of the public on all aspects of the proposed rule. A simultaneous 
webcast will also be made available for those who are unable to attend 
the meeting in person. Those planning to attend either in person or via 
the webcast are asked to register in advance. Instructions for 
registering, accessing the webcast, and submitting written comments are 
available at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1961632.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of May 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10062 Filed 5-17-17; 8:45 am]
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