[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8299-8300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3659]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Determination of Regulated
Status of Alfalfa Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to the Herbicide
Glyphosate
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period and rescheduled public
meeting.
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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice of
availability of a draft environmental impact statement in connection
with making a determination on the status of the Monsanto Company and
Forage Genetics International alfalfa lines designated as events J101
and J163 as regulated articles. This notice also provides notice that a
public meeting scheduled for February 9, 2010, has been rescheduled for
February 24, 2010.
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DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
3, 2010. We will also consider comments made at the rescheduled public
meeting to be held on February 24, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., local
time.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the USDA Center at
Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD, 20737. You may also submit
written comments on the draft environmental impact statement by either
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0044) to submit or view comments.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send a copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrea Huberty, Branch Chief,
Regulatory and Environmental Analysis Branch, BRS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 146, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0485.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2010, we published in the
Federal Register (APHIS-2007-0044, 75 FR 1585-1586) a notice of
availability of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in
connection with making a determination on the status of the Monsanto
Company and Forage Genetics International alfalfa lines designated as
events J101 and J163 as regulated articles.
Comments on the draft EIS were required to be received on or before
February 16, 2010. We are extending the comment period on the draft EIS
until March 3, 2010. This action will allow interested persons
additional time to prepare and submit comments.
A notice regarding this extension of the comment period was also
published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal
Register on February 5, 2010 (75 FR 6026-6027; Docket No. ER-FRL-8987-
9).
Rescheduled Public Meeting
The notice of availability of the draft EIS also provided notice of
four public meetings. The last of these meetings was scheduled for
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in the USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD, 20737, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., local time. However,
this meeting was postponed due to inclement weather, and has been
rescheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
local time. The location of the meeting remains the same, as do the
policies and procedures set forth for the meeting in our earlier
notice.
Parking and Security Procedures
Please note that a fee of $4 in exact change is required to enter
the parking lot at the USDA Center at Riverside. The machine accepts $1
bills or quarters.
Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security
personnel that they are attending the public meeting regarding the
regulated status of alfalfa genetically engineered for tolerance to the
herbicide glyphosate. State issued photo identification is required and
all bags will be screened. Security personnel will direct people to the
registration tables. Registration upon arrival is required for all
participants.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18\th\ day of February 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-3659 Filed 2-23-10: 7:32 am]
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