Dupont Agricultural Products; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Sulfonylurea Herbicides

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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Dupont Agricultural Products seeking a determination of nonregulated status for a cotton line designated as 19-51a that has been genetically engineered for tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides. 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 this cotton line presents a plant pest risk.