APHIS Announces Revised Draft Guide For Submitting Permit Applications For Microorganisms Developed Using Genetic Engineering and Response to Comments on the First Draft Guide

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is sharing a revised draft of the Guide For Submitting Permit Applications For Microorganisms Developed Using Genetic Engineering Under 7 CFR Part 340 and a Response to Comments (299.66 KB)  on the first draft of the Guide, published on March 23, 2023.

APHIS revised the draft Guide based on the public comments we received on the first draft. The revised draft Guide and Response to Comments are available on the APHIS website. Members of the public may view comments on the first draft guide at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/APHIS-2023-0030/document.