Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc.; Availability of Petition for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Apples Genetically Engineered To Resist Browning

Resumo

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has received a petition from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status of apple events designated as events GD743 and GS784, which have been genetically engineered to resist browning. The petition has been submitted in accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms and products. We are making the Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., petition available for review and comment to help us identify potential environmental and interrelated economic issues and impacts that APHIS may determine should be considered in our evaluation of the petition.