[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 96 (Monday, May 18, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29790-29838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10638]
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Parts 330, 340 and 372
Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Final Rule
SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations regarding the movement (importation, interstate movement, and environmental release) of certain genetically engineered organisms in response to advances in genetic engineering and our understanding of the plant pest risk posed by genetically engineered organisms, thereby reducing the regulatory burden for developers of organisms that are unlikely to pose plant pest risks. This final rule, which marks the first comprehensive revision of the regulations since they were established in 1987, provides a clear,
predictable, and efficient regulatory pathway for innovators, facilitating the development of genetically engineered organisms that are unlikely to pose plant pest risks.
DATES: Effective August 17, 2020. Sections 340.4 and 340.5 are applicable beginning April 5, 2021.
Full notice:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-18/pdf/2020-10638.pdf
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