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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 / Notices
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unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and, therefore, should not be regulated under APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 340.
According to our process 2 for soliciting public comment when considering petitions for determination of nonregulated status of organisms developed using genetic engineering, APHIS accepts written comments regarding a petition once APHIS deems the petition complete. On May 28, 2020, APHIS announced in the Federal Register 3 85 FR 3200432005, Docket No. APHIS20200023 the availability of the BASF petition for public comment. APHIS solicited comments on the petition for 60 days ending July 27, 2020.
APHIS received nine comments during the comment period. They were from the agricultural and private sectors. Five comments generally supported BASFs petition, while four expressed objections to crops developed or modified through genetic engineering.
After public comments are received on a completed petition, APHIS
evaluates those comments and then provides a second opportunity for public involvement in our decisionmaking process. According to our public review process see footnote 2, the second opportunity for public involvement follows one of two approaches, as described below.
If APHIS decides, based on its review of the petition and its evaluation and analysis of comments received during the 60-day public comment period on the petition, that the petition involves an organism that raises no substantive new issues, APHIS will follow Approach 1 for public involvement.
Under Approach 1, APHIS prepares and announces in the Federal Register the availability of APHIS preliminary regulatory determination along with its draft EA, preliminary finding of no significant impact FONSI, and its draft plant pest risk assessment PPRA for a 30-day public review period. APHIS
will evaluate any information received related to the petition and its supporting documents during the 30-day public review period. If APHIS determines that no substantive information has been 2 On March 6, 2012, APHIS published in the Federal Register 77 FR 1325813260, Docket No.
APHIS20110129 a notice describing our public review process for soliciting public comments and information when considering petitions for determinations of nonregulated status for organisms developed using genetic engineering. To view the notice, go to www.regulations.gov and enter APHIS
20110129 in the Search field.
3 To view the notice, its supporting documents, and the comments that we received, go to www.regulations.gov and enter APHIS20200023
in the Search field.

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received that would warrant APHIS
altering its preliminary regulatory determination or FONSI, or substantially change the analysis of impacts in the EA, our preliminary regulatory determination will become final and effective upon notification of the public through an announcement on our website. No further Federal Register notice will be published announcing the final regulatory determination.
Under Approach 2, if APHIS decides, based on its review of the petition and its evaluation and analysis of comments received during the 60-day public comment period on the petition, that the petition involves an organism that raises substantive new issues, APHIS first solicits written comments from the public on a draft EA and draft PPRA for a 30-day comment period through the publication of a Federal Register notice.
Then, after reviewing and evaluating the comments on the draft EA and draft PPRA and other information, APHIS
will revise the draft PPRA as necessary.
It will then prepare a final EA, and based on the final EA, a National Environmental Policy Act NEPA
decision document either a FONSI or a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
For this petition, we will be following Approach 2.
As part of our decision-making process regarding an organisms regulatory status, APHIS prepared a PPRA to assess the plant pest risk of the organism, and an EA to evaluate potential impacts on the human environment. This will provide the Agency and the public with a review and analysis of any potential environmental impacts that may result if the petition request is approved.
APHIS draft PPRA compared the pest risk posed by soybean event GMB151
with that of the unmodified variety from which it was derived. The draft PPRA
concluded that soybean event GMB151
is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to the unmodified soybean.
The draft EA evaluated potential impacts that may result from the commercial production of GMB151
soybean, to include potential impacts on conventional and organic soybean production; the acreage and area required for U.S. soybean production;
agronomic practices and inputs; the physical environment; biological resources; human health and worker safety; animal health and welfare; and socioeconomic impacts. No significant impacts were identified with the production and marketing of GMB151
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The draft EA was prepared in accordance with 1 NEPA, as amended 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 2 regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA 40 CFR
parts 15001508, 3 USDA regulations implementing NEPA 7 CFR part 1b, and 4 APHIS NEPA Implementing Procedures 7 CFR part 372.
We are making available for a 30-day review period our draft EA and draft PPRA. These documents are available as indicated under ADDRESSES and FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above.
Copies of these documents may also be obtained from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
After the 30-day review period closes, APHIS will review and evaluate any information received during the 30-day review period.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 77017772 and 77817786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of August 2021.
Michael Watson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commission and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Minnesota Advisory Committee Committee will hold a meeting via the online platform WebEx on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a memorandum on civil rights concerns in the state.
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