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2011
December 21, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered, Drought-Tolerant Corn
Federal Register Notice Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Final Environmental Assessment: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Questions and Answers: Monsanto Drought Tolerant Corn Determination of Nonregulated Status
December 21, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessmant for Genetically Engineered, Herbicide -Tolerant Corn
Federal Register Notice: Dow GE HT Corn--Closes February 27, 2012
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Dow GE HT Corn
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Dow GE HT Corn
Draft Environmental Assessment: Dow GE HT Corn
Questions and Answers: Request for Comments on Dow GE HT Corn
December 21, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Genetically Engineered, Altered-Fatty Acid Profile Soybean
Federal Register Notice: Monsanto GE, Altered-Fatty Acid Profile Soybean--Closes February 27, 2012
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto GE SDA Soybean
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto GE SDA Soybean
Draft Environmental Assessment: Monsanto GE SDA Soybean
December 16, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered Soybean
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto GE Soybean
Final Environmental Assessment: Monsanto GE Soybean
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Monsanto GE Soybean
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto GE Soybean
November 14, 2011
USDA Announces Improvements to Genetically Engineered Petition Process
November 10, 2011
APHIS Unveils Customer-Driven Improvements and Solutions Changes Could Achieve Reductions in Processing Times Ranging from 20 to 76 Percent
October 12, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency Announces Availability of Draft EIS for Glyphosate-Tolerant H7-1 Sugar Beets
October 12, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered Soybean
Federal Register Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto GE Soybean
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto GE Soybean
Final Environmental Assessment: Monsanto GE Soybean
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Monsanto GE Soybean
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto GE Soybean
October 12, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered Cotton
Federal Register Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status: Bayer CropScience GE Cotton
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Bayer CropScience GE Cotton
Final Environmental Assessment: Bayer CropScience GE Cotton
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Bayer CropScience GE Cotton
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Bayer CropScience GE Cotton
October 11, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Roundup Ready Sugar Beets
Q&As: H7-1 Sugar Beet Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
H7-1 Sugar Beet Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
H7-1 Sugar Beet Plant Pest Risk Assessment
H7-1 Sugar Beet Public Meeting Informaiton
September 29, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Pest-Resistant Cotton
Federal Register Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Final Environmental Assessment: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
September 29, 2011
USDA Announces Determination of Nonregulated Status for Altered Color Roses
Federal Register Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status: Florigene Altered-Color Rose
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Florigene Altered-Color Rose
Final Environmental Assessment: Florigene Altered-Color Rose
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Florigene Altered-Color Rose
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Florigene Altered-Color Rose
July 27, 2011
USDA Reopens Comment Period for Draft Environmental Assessment for Drought Tolerant Corn
July 1, 2011
USDA Responds to Regulation Requests Regarding Kentucky Bluegrass
Federal Register Notice (July 7, 2011): Regulatory Status of Kentucky Bluegrass Genetically Engineered for Herbicide Tolerance
Scotts Miracle-Gro Letter (including appendices) Requesting Confirmation of Nonregulated Status for Glyphosate Tolerant Kentucky Bluegrass
Response to Letter from Scotts Miracle-Gro on GE Kentucky Bluegrass
Additional Response To Letter from Secretary Vilsack
Kentucky Bluegrass Q & As
Review of Petition to Add GE Kentucky Bluegrass to the Federal Noxious Weed Regulations
June 28, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Genetically Engineered Soybean
Federal Register Notice of Availability: Monsanto Company Modified Fatty Acid Profile, Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto Company Modified Fatty Acid Profile, Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto Company Modified Fatty Acid Profile, Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean
Environmental Assessment: Monsanto Company Modified Fatty Acid Profile, Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean
June 28, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Soybean Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Federal Register Notice of Availability: Monsanto Company Insect Resistant Soybean
Petiton for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto Company Insect Resistant Soybean
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto Company Insect Resistant Soybean
Environmental Assessment: Monsanto Company Insect Resistant Soybean
June 28, 2011
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance and Herbicide Tolerance
Federal Register Notice of Availability: Bayer CropScience Insect Resistant Cotton
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Bayer CropScience Insect Resistant Cotton
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Bayer CropScience Insect Resistant Cotton
Environmental Assessment: Bayer CropScience Insect Resistant Cotton
June 28, 2011
USDA Announces Decision to Deregulate Genetically Engineered Corn Seed
Federal Register Notice of Determination of Nonregulated Status: Pioneer Altered Sterility Corn
Final Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Pioneer Altered Sterility Corn
Final Environmental Assessment: Pioneer Altered Sterility Corn
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments: Pioneer Altered Sterility Corn
Determination of Nonregulated Status: Pioneer Altered Sterility Corn
May 11, 2011
USDA Solicits Comments on Petition, Plant Pest Risk Assessment, and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Drought Tolerance
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
Environmental Assessment: Monsanto Drought-Tolerant Corn
May 11, 2011
USDA Solicits Comments on Petition, Plant Pest Risk Assessment, and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
Environmental Assessment: Syngenta Lepidopteran-Resistant Cotton
April 13, 2011
USDA Solicits Comments on Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Altered-Color Roses
Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status: Florigene Altered-Color Roses
Plant Pest Risk Assessment: Florigene Altered-Color Roses
Environmental Assessment: Florigene Altered-Color Roses
April 7, 2011
USDA Launches National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project
NEPA Pilot Project Federal Register Notice
February 11, 2011
USDA Announces Decision to Deregulate Genetically Engineered Corn
Amylase Corn Federal Register Notice
Amylase Corn Plant Pest Risk Assessment
Amylase Corn Final EA
Amylase Corn Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments
Amylase Corn Determination
Amylase Corn Deregulation Q&As
February 8, 2011
USDA Announces Partial Deregulation for Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets (RRSB)
February 4, 2011
USDA Announces Partial Deregulation for Roundup Ready® Sugar Beets (RRSB)
RRSB Partial Deregulation Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Response to Comments
RRSB Partial Deregulation Plant Pest Risk Assessment
RRSB Partial Deregulation Final EA
RRSB Partial Deregulation Determination
RRSB Partial Deregulation Mandatory Conditions
RRSB Partial Deregulation Q&As
February 2, 2011
USDA Publishes Final Determination for Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
January 27, 2011
USDA Announces Decision to Fully Deregulate Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
Roundup Ready® Alfalfa Record of Decision
Roundup Ready® Alfalfa Final EIS Record of Decision Q&A
Secretary Vilsack - audio
January 3, 2011
APHIS Solicits Comments on
Petition and Environmental Assessment for Corn Genetically Engineered to
Produce Male Sterile/Female Inbred
Plants
2010
December 20, 2010
USDA Holds Stakeholder Meeting on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Coexistence
December 16, 2010
USDA Announces Final Environmental Impact Statement for Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Learn More about Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
View the EIS and Associated Documents
Transcript, Comments by Secretary Vilsack
Audio, Comments by Secretary Vilsack
November 8, 2010
USDA Announces Biotechnology Regulatory Stakeholder Meeting
November 5, 2010
USDA Receives Supplemental Request for Partial Deregulation of Roundup Ready Alfalfa
View Partial Deregulation Request
November 4, 2010
USDA Announces Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Regulatory Options for Roundup Ready Sugar
Beet
November 2, 2010
USDA Prepares Draft Environmental Assessment on Regulatory Options for Roundup Ready Sugar
Beet
October 8, 2010
USDA Makes Available Request for Partial
Deregulation of Roundup Ready Sugar
Beet
View Partial Deregulation Request
October 5, 2010
USDA Announces Availablity of BQMS Audit Standard and Evaluation of Comments
September 1, 2010
USDA Announces Next Steps on Sugar Beets
July 19, 2010
USDA Seeks Participation for its Biotechnology Quality Management System Program
June 9, 2010
USDA Deregulates Genetically Engineered High Oleic Soybeans
May 28, 2010
USDA Plans to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets - Seeks Public Comment on Scope of Issues
May 12, 2010
APHIS Approves Applications for Field Testing of GE Eucalyptus Trees
April 20, 2010
USDA Deregulates Corn Genetically Engineered to Resist Insects
February 16, 2010
USDA Extends Comment Period on Draft EIS for Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
February 8, 2010
APHIS February 9, 2010 Public Meeting on Genetically Engineered Roundup Ready Alfalfa Draft EIS Rescheduled
January 19, 2010
USDA Reopens Comment Period on Environmental Assessment for
Release of Genetically
Engineered Eucalyptus Hybrid
January 13, 2010
USDA Seeks Public Comment Period on Deregulation of Corn Genentically Engineered for Insect Resistance
January 12, 2010
USDA Announces Public Meetings on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
2009
December 14, 2009
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
December 12, 2009
USDA Dereguates Genetically Engineered Corn Modified for Herbicide Resistance
November 4 , 2009
USDA Holds Biotechnology Regulatory Stakeholder Meeting
October 26, 2009
USDA Extends Public Comment Period on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Soybean
September 2, 2009
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Soybean
September 1, 2009
USDA Deregulates Genetically Engineered Papaya
August 24, 2009
APHIS Reopens Comment Period
on the Draft Audit Standard for its Biotechnology Quality Management System
Read more on BQMS
June 4, 2009
APHIS Seeks Comments
on the Draft Audit Standard for its Biotechnology Quality Management System
June 4, 2009
APHIS Reopens Comment Period on Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered to Produce an Enzyme that Facilitates Ethanol Production
June 2, 2009
USDA Seeks Comments on Field Release for Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Hybrid
May 11 , 2009
USDA Deregulates Genetically Engineered Cotton
January 16, 2009
USDA Launches Biotechnology Quality Management System Pilot Project
Read more on BQMS
January 15, 2009
USDA Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Biotechnology Regulations
Read more on the Proposed Rule
2008
December 11 , 2008
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Corn
December 3 , 2008
FDA, EPA and USDA Conclude That Accidental Release of Genetically Engineered Cotton Poses No Safety Risk to Humans or Animals
November 24 , 2008
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Corn
October 29, 2008
APHIS Implements New Electronic System to Enhance Compliance with Biotechnology Regulations
October 6, 2008
USDA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Biotechnology Regulations
Read more on the Proposed Rule
September 18, 2008
USDA Requests Information on Genetically Engineered Animals
Read more on genetically engineered animals
June 5, 2008
BRS Achieves International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification
February 22 , 2008
USDA, EPA and FDA Statement on Genetically Engineered Corn “Event 32”
• Frequently Asked Questions
January 7, 2008
USDA Seeks Public Comment On Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
January 4, 2008
APHIS Makes Key Management Changes
2007
November 26, 2007
USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Creeping Bentgrass Investigation
October 5, 2007
USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Rice Investigation
• Transcript
• Report
• Lessons Learned
September 20 , 2007
APHIS Announces Biotechnology Quality Management System
September 17 , 2007
Rebecca Bech Named as Biotechnology Deputy Administrator
July 12, 2007
APHIS Publishes Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
March 27, 2007
USDA Clarifies Policy on Low-Level Presence of Genetically Engineered Material
March 16, 2007
APHIS Appends Additional Agency Response to Public Comments on MIR604
March 5, 2007
Rice Industry Handling of Clearfield 131 Long-grain Rice Seed
2006
November 24, 2006
Determination of an Extension of Nonregulated Status to Rice Line LLRICE601 from LLRICE62 and LLRICE06
November 24, 2006
USDA Provides Update for Farmers on Genetically Engineered Rice
