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Permit Guidance and Resources
Permit Guidance
Additional Guidance
- Minimum Separation Distances to be used for Confined Field Tests of Certain Genetically Engineered Plants
- BRS User’s Guide: General Document Preparation Guidelines for Submission to BRS
- Guidance for Submission of Planting/Environmental Release Reports and Reports of No Planting /Release Submitted Via Email or Mail
- Guidance for Submission of Field Test Reports submitted via e-mail or mail
- Guidance for Submission of Volunteeer Monitoring Reports submitted via e-mail or mail
- Statement on Drosophila Courtesy Permit Applications
- APHIS Recommendations for Best Management Practices for Authorized Field Trials of Regulated Herbicide-Resistant Crops
- Changes to Wheat Permitting Requirements
Supplemental Permit Condition Updates
- Overview of January 2019 Improvements to Supplemental Permit Conditions
- Overview of June 2018 Improvements to Supplemental Permit Conditions
Additional Resources
- Federal Regulations for Permits (7 CFR 340.4)
- Paper Application: APHIS Form 2000
- Mail to: APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Permit Staff
4700 River Road, 6th Floor, Unit 91
Riverdale, MD 20737
- Mail to: APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Permit Staff
- List of Widely Prevalent Viruses
- List of Widely Prevalent Bacteria
- List of Widely Prevalent Fungi
- Program Aid: APHIS and Biotechnology
- Factsheet: ePermits: Providing Online Access to Permit Applications
- Table of Environmental Assessments for Permits
- Table of Environmental Assessments for Pharmaceuticals
- Additonal Guidance on Agronomic Performance Data of Corn