Dow AgroSciences LLC; Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Herbicide Resistant Corn and Soybeans; Comment Period, 10471 [2014-04188]
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[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0042]
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Determination of Nonregulated Status
of Herbicide Resistant Corn and
Soybeans; Comment Period
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The comment period for a
draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) on environmental impacts that
may result from the potential approval
of petitions seeking a determination of
nonregulated status of three cultivars of
herbicide resistant corn and soybeans
produced by Dow AgroSciences LLC
will remain open until March 11, 2014.
This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and
submit comments.
DATES: The comment period for the draft
EIS announced in the notice published
January 10, 2014 (79 FR 1861–1862) will
remain open until March 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-00420050.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2013–0042, Regulatory Analysis
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and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0042 or
in our reading room, which 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Sid Abel, Biotechnology Regulatory
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238; (301)
851–3896.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 10, 2014, the Environmental
Protection Agency published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 1861–1862) a
notice announcing the availability of a
draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the potential determinations of
nonregulated status of cultivars of corn
and soybeans produced by Dow
AgroSciences LLC that are resistant to
certain broadleaf herbicides in the
synthetic auxin group (particularly the
herbicide 2,4–D).
Comments on the draft EIS were
required to be received on or before
February 24, 2014. We will now accept
all comments on the draft EIS received
through March 11, 2014. This action
will allow interested persons additional
time to prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
February 2014.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0042]
Dow AgroSciences LLC; Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Determination of Nonregulated Status of Herbicide Resistant Corn and
Soybeans; Comment Period
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The comment period for a draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) on environmental impacts that may result from the potential
approval of petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated status of
three cultivars of herbicide resistant corn and soybeans produced by
Dow AgroSciences LLC will remain open until March 11, 2014. This action
will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit
comments.
DATES: The comment period for the draft EIS announced in the notice
published January 10, 2014 (79 FR 1861-1862) will remain open until
March 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0042-0050.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2013-0042, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-
0042 or in our reading room, which 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sid Abel, Biotechnology Regulatory
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238;
(301) 851-3896.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 10, 2014, the Environmental
Protection Agency published in the Federal Register (79 FR 1861-1862) a
notice announcing the availability of a draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the potential determinations of nonregulated status
of cultivars of corn and soybeans produced by Dow AgroSciences LLC that
are resistant to certain broadleaf herbicides in the synthetic auxin
group (particularly the herbicide 2,4-D).
Comments on the draft EIS were required to be received on or before
February 24, 2014. We will now accept all comments on the draft EIS
received through March 11, 2014. This action will allow interested
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of February 2014.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04188 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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