Monsanto Co.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Potato Lines Genetically Engineered for Insect and Virus Resistance

Résumé

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for certain potato lines genetically engineered for resistance to the Colorado potato beetle and potato leaf roll virus. The petition has been submitted in accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms and products. In accordance with those regulations, we are soliciting public comments on whether these potato lines present a plant pest risk.