82 FR 21790 - Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment, Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Decision for an Extension of a Determination of Nonregulated Status of Canola Genetically Engineered for Male Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium Resistance
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 21790-21791 | |
| FR Document | 2017-09499 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 21790-21791] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09499] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2017-0015] Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment, Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact, and Preliminary Decision for an Extension of a Determination of Nonregulated Status of Canola Genetically Engineered for Male Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium Resistance AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period for our notice advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reached a preliminary decision to extend our determination of nonregulated status of InVigor[supreg] MS8 canola (hereinafter MS8 canola) to Bayer's canola event MS11 in response to a request from Bayer CropScience LP. MS11 canola has been genetically engineered for male sterility and resistance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium using the same mechanism of action as MS8 canola. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments on our draft environmental assessment, preliminary regulatory determination, preliminary finding of no significant impact, and plant pest risk similarity assessment for the proposed determination of nonregulated status. DATES: The comment period for the notice published on April 12, 2017 (82 FR 17625) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 30, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2017-0015, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737- 1238. The Bayer CropScience LP. extension request, our draft environmental assessment, plant pest risk similarity assessment, our preliminary finding of no significant impact, our preliminary determination, and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at [[Page 21791]] http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015 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. Supporting documents and any comments we received regarding our determination of nonregulated status of the antecedent organism, MS8 canola, may be inspected in our reading room. Supporting documents may also be found on the APHIS Web site for MS11 canola (the organism under evaluation) under APHIS Petition Number 16-235-01p. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cindy Eck, Document Control Officer/Team Leader, Policy Coordination Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3954, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 12, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 17625-17626, Docket No. APHIS-2017-0015) a notice advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reached a preliminary decision to extend our determination of nonregulated status of InVigor[supreg] MS8 canola (hereinafter MS8 canola) to Bayer's canola event MS11 in response to a request from Bayer CropScience LP. MS11 canola has been genetically engineered for male sterility and resistance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium using the same mechanism of action as MS8 canola. The notice also made available for public comment our draft environmental assessment, preliminary regulatory determination, preliminary finding of no significant impact, and plant pest risk similarity assessment for the proposed determination of nonregulated status. Comments on the notice were required to be received on or before May 12, 2017. We are extending the comment period on Docket No. APHIS- 2017-0015 for an additional 15 days. 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 5th day of May 2017. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2017-09499 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
![21790 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / Notices
APHIS’ Information Collection (1) Evaluate whether the collection of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Title: Environmental Monitoring. Agency, including whether the Service
OMB Control Number: 0579–0117. information will have practical utility;
Type of Request: Extension of [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0015]
approval of an information collection. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection Bayer CropScience LP.; Availability of
Abstract: The mission of the Animal
of information, including the validity of Draft Environmental Assessment,
and Plant Health Inspection Service
the methodology and assumptions used; Plant Pest Risk Similarity Assessment,
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Preliminary Finding of No Significant
Agriculture (USDA) is to provide (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Impact, and Preliminary Decision for
leadership in ensuring the health and clarity of the information to be an Extension of a Determination of
care of animals and plants, to improve collected; and
agricultural productivity and Nonregulated Status of Canola
competitiveness, and to contribute to (4) Minimize the burden of the Genetically Engineered for Male
the national economy and the public collection of information on those who Sterility and Glufosinate-Ammonium
health. are to respond, through use, as Resistance
APHIS is committed to accomplishing appropriate, of automated, electronic, AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
its mission in a manner that promotes mechanical, and other collection Inspection Service, USDA.
and protects the integrity of the technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
environment. This includes APHIS’ submission of responses.
period.
compliance with all applicable Estimate of burden: The public
environmental statutes and regulations, reporting burden for this collection of SUMMARY: We are extending the
including the National Environmental information is estimated to average 0.50 comment period for our notice advising
Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et the public that the Animal and Plant
hours per response.
seq.), the regulations of the Council on Health Inspection Service has reached a
Environmental Quality implementing Respondents: Growers, appliers of
preliminary decision to extend our
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 pesticides, State department of determination of nonregulated status of
CFR parts 1500–1508), USDA agriculture personnel. InVigor® MS8 canola (hereinafter MS8
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR Estimated annual number of canola) to Bayer’s canola event MS11 in
part 1b), and APHIS’ NEPA respondents: 110. response to a request from Bayer
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part CropScience LP. MS11 canola has been
372). APHIS engages in environmental Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20. genetically engineered for male sterility
monitoring for certain activities that we and resistance to the herbicide
conduct to control or eradicate certain Estimated annual number of glufosinate-ammonium using the same
pests and diseases. We monitor those responses: 2,200. mechanism of action as MS8 canola.
activities that have the greatest potential Estimated total annual burden on This action will allow interested
for harm to the human environment to respondents: 1,100 hours. (Due to persons additional time to prepare and
ensure that the mitigation measures averaging, the total annual burden hours submit comments on our draft
developed to avoid that harm are environmental assessment, preliminary
may not equal the product of the annual
enforced and effective. In many cases, regulatory determination, preliminary
number of responses multiplied by the
monitoring is required where APHIS finding of no significant impact, and
programs are conducted close to reporting burden per response.)
plant pest risk similarity assessment for
habitats of endangered and threatened All responses to this notice will be
the proposed determination of
species. This monitoring is developed in summarized and included in the request nonregulated status.
coordination with the U.S. Department for OMB approval. All comments will
DATES: The comment period for the
of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife also become a matter of public record.
Service, in compliance with the notice published on April 12, 2017 (82
Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of FR 17625) is extended. We will consider
Endangered Species Act (50 U.S.C. May 2017.
17.11 and 17.12). all comments that we receive on or
APHIS field personnel and State Michael C. Gregoire, before May 30, 2017.
cooperators jointly use an Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Environmental Monitoring Form to Health Inspection Service. by either of the following methods:
collect information concerning the [FR Doc. 2017–09467 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
effects of pesticide use in these sensitive BILLING CODE 3410–34–P http://www.regulations.gov/
areas. The goal of environmental #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015.
monitoring is to track the potential • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
impact that APHIS activities may have Send your comment to Docket No.
on the environment and to use this APHIS–2017–0015, Regulatory Analysis
knowledge in making any necessary and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
adjustments in future program actions. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of this information collection The Bayer CropScience LP. extension
activity for an additional 3 years. request, our draft environmental
The purpose of this notice is to solicit assessment, plant pest risk similarity
comments from the public (as well as assessment, our preliminary finding of
affected agencies) concerning our no significant impact, our preliminary
information collection. These comments determination, and any comments we
will help us: receive on this docket may be viewed at
VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:21 May 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/82_FR_21879/page/1.svg)
![Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / Notices 21791
http://www.regulations.gov/ Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of higher yields but also a smaller
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0015 or May 2017. spawning stock biomass.
in our reading room, which is located in Michael C. Gregoire, The Council needs to take two actions
Room 1141 of the USDA South Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant in this amendment. Action 1 is to adopt
Building, 14th Street and Independence Health Inspection Service. an MSY proxy. The alternatives are: (1)
Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal [FR Doc. 2017–09499 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am] To not adopt a proxy (no action), (2)
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 BILLING CODE 3410–34–P adopt the proxy of 30% SPR (preferred
p.m., Monday through Friday, except alternative), or (3) adopt the proxy of
holidays. To be sure someone is there to 26% SPR. Action 2 is to set annual
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE catch limits (ACLs) for 2017–21. The
before coming. alternatives are: (1) To keep the current
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 3.42 million pound whole weight ACL
Supporting documents and any Administration that was implemented in 2012 using a
comments we received regarding our data-poor method, (2) set ACL equal to
determination of nonregulated status of RIN 0648–XF407
the annual estimate of ABC for each
the antecedent organism, MS8 canola, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management year 2017–21 (which would result in a
may be inspected in our reading room. Council; Public Meetings declining annual yield) with the 2021
Supporting documents may also be ACL remaining in place for subsequent
found on the APHIS Web site for MS11 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries years, (3) set ACL equal to a constant
canola (the organism under evaluation) Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and catch corresponding to the average ABC
under APHIS Petition Number 16–235– Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), during 2017–21 (preferred alternative),
01p. Commerce. or (4) set ACL equal to the equilibrium
ACTION: Notice; public hearing via ABC, which is the catch level at which
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. webinar. no further declines are projected under
Cindy Eck, Document Control Officer/ current biological conditions. The
Team Leader, Policy Coordination SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery specific ACL yields for Alternatives 2, 3,
Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory Management Council (Council) will and 4 depend upon the selection of
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit hold a public hearing via webinar to MSY proxy in Acton 1.
147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) solicit public comments on Draft Reef Staff and a Council member will be
851–3954, email: cynthia.a.eck@ Fish Amendment 47—Modify Vermilion available to answer any questions and
aphis.usda.gov. Snapper ACLs and MSY Proxies. the public will have the opportunity to
DATES: The public hearing will take provide testimony on the amendment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April place via webinar on Wednesday, May and other related testimony.
12, 2017, we published in the Federal 24, 2017; starting at 6 p.m. EDT and will The schedule is as follows:
Register (82 FR 17625–17626, Docket conclude no later than 9 p.m. Written Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Webinar—
No. APHIS–2017–0015) a notice public comments must be received on or 6 p.m. EDT at: https://
advising the public that the Animal and before 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 16, attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
Plant Health Inspection Service has 2017. 5395690967655721217.
reached a preliminary decision to ADDRESSES: Gulf of Mexico Fishery After registering, you will receive a
extend our determination of Management Council, 2203 N. Lois confirmation email containing
nonregulated status of InVigor® MS8 Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; information about joining the webinar.
canola (hereinafter MS8 canola) to telephone: (813) 348–1630; Public documents may be obtained by
Bayer’s canola event MS11 in response www.gulfcouncil.org. contacting the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
to a request from Bayer CropScience LP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Management Council at (813) 348–1630
MS11 canola has been genetically Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist, or on their Web site at
engineered for male sterility and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management www.gulfcouncil.org.
resistance to the herbicide glufosinate- Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630, Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
ammonium using the same mechanism steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org. Dated: May 4, 2017.
of action as MS8 canola. The notice also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on Tracey L. Thompson,
made available for public comment our the results of a 2016 vermilion snapper
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
draft environmental assessment, stock assessment, the Council’s Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
preliminary regulatory determination, Scientific and Statistical Committee
[FR Doc. 2017–09438 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
preliminary finding of no significant (SSC) concluded that the vermilion
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
impact, and plant pest risk similarity snapper stock is neither overfished nor
assessment for the proposed undergoing overfishing. The SSC
determination of nonregulated status. provided recommendations for the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Comments on the notice were overfishing limit (OFL) during 2017–21
based on a proxy for maximum National Oceanic and Atmospheric
required to be received on or before May
sustainable yield (MSY) of 30% SPR, Administration
12, 2017. We are extending the
and recommended acceptable biological
comment period on Docket No. APHIS– RIN 0648–XF406
catch (ABC) during 2017–2021 based on
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
2017–0015 for an additional 15 days. fishing at a fishing mortality rate that
This action will allow interested Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
was 75% of the OFL fishing mortality Council; Public Meetings
persons additional time to prepare and rate. The Council accepted 30% SPR as
submit comments. the preferred MSY proxy, but also asked AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– for analysis of the OFL and ABC yields Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and at 26% SPR, which is a slightly less Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
371.3. conservative MSY proxy, resulting in Commerce.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:21 May 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/82_FR_21879/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2017-05-10 00:01:11
Document Modified: 2017-05-10 00:01:11
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the notice published on April 12, 2017 (82 FR 17625) is extended. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 30, 2017. | |
| Contact | Ms. Cindy Eck, Document Control Officer/Team Leader, Policy Coordination Programs, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3954, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 21790 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR