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U.S. Biotechnology Policy

Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology-1986

June 26, 1986
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology
ACTION: Announcement of policy; notice for public comment.
51 FR 23302

Federal Coordination of Field Testing Policy by OSTP

August 2, 2002
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Proposed Federal Actions To Update Field Test Requirements for Biotechnology Derived Plants and To Establish Early Food Safety Assessments for New Proteins Produced by Such Plants
Vol. 67, No. 149 pages 50577-50580

Policy on Low-Level Presence of Regulated Genetically Engineered Plant Materials

March 30, 2007
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
7 CFR Part 340
APHIS Policy on Responding to the Low-Level Presence of Regulated Genetically Engineered Plant Materials
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0167
Vol. 72, No. 60 pages 14649-14651

APHIS BRS Science and Policy Issues

October 5, 2010
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Notice of Availability of Biotechnology Quality Management System Audit Standard and Evaluation of Comments
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0098
Vol. 75, No. 192, Pages 61413-61414

Request for Information and Comment

March 11, 2009
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering
Proposed rule; notice of public scoping session and extension of public comment period
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0023
Vol. 74, No. 46 pages 10517-10518

January 16, 2009
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Extension on Comment Period
Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Proposed Rule, 7 CFR Part 340
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0023
Vol. 74, No. 11 pages 2907-2909

Field Testing of Plants Engineered To Produce Pharmaceutical and Industrial Compounds

Rule Changes for Pharmaceutical and Industrial Production

Environmental Assessments--Availability

Availability of Petitions/Environmental Assessments- Crop Plants (Deregulation)

February 27, 2013
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition, Plant Pest Risk Assessment, and Environmental Assessment for Determination of
Nonregulated Status of Maize Genetically Engineered for Herbicide Tolerance and Insect Resistance
Docket No. APHIS–2012–0026
Vol. 78, No.39, Pages 13312-13313

October 5, 2007
Pioneer Hi-Bred Interational
Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Soybean Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides
Docket No. APHIS–2007–0019
Vol. 72, No. 193 pages 56981-56983

February 22, 2007
Syngenta;
Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0157
Vol. 72, No. 35 page 7952

February 5, 2007
Monsanto Company;
Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Soybean Genetically Engineered for Glyphosate Herbicide Tolerance
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0195
Vol. 72, No. 93 pages 5261-5263

January 10, 2007
Syngenta;
Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0157
Vol. 72, No. 10 pages 1212-1214

Availability of Environmental Assessments- Crop Plants (Field Tests)

Availability of Environmental Assessments- Genetically Modified Vaccines

Availability of Environmental Assessments- Insects

Environmental Impact Statements

Notice of Environmental Impact Statements

February 24, 2010
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Determination of Regulated Status of Alfalfa Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to the Herbicide Glyphosate
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044
Vol. 75, No. 36 Pages 8299-8300

Determination of Nonregulated Status

May 28, 2010
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Environmental Impact Statement; Determination of Nonregulated Status of Sugar Beet Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to the Herbicide Glyphosate
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0047
Vol. 75, No. 103 Pages 29969-29972

Other U.S. Agencies

Biotech Rules Published by Other Agencies

Field Test Notice by Other Agencies

April 28, 2004
Environmental Protection Agency
West Virginia University - Chestnut tree blight fungus
Biotechnology Notification; Receipt of Application
Docket No. OPP–2004–0128
Vol. 69, No. 82 pages 23193-23194

Public Meetings and Program Notices

Program Notices

Notice of Public Meetings

April 11, 2005
Monsanto Company and The Scotts Company;
Environmental Impact Statement; Petition for Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Glyphosate-Tolerant Creeping Bentgrass.
Notice of public meetings and request for comments.
Docket No. 03–101–4
Vol. 70, No. 68 pages 18352-18353

August 23, 2004
Notice of meeting: Workshop
Confinement of Genetically Engineered Crops During Field Testing; Workshop
Docket No. 04–074–1
Vol. 69, No. 162 pages 51797-51798

May 23, 2003
Genetically Engineered Forest and Fruit Trees;
Public Meeting
Docket No. 03–051–1
Vol. 68, No. 100 page 28193

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