Public comment process for Bollgard II (ACIS)

Public comment process for Bollgard II

Monsanto’s petition to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of USDA for non-regulated status for Bollgard II cotton has been published in the Federal Register. (http://www.epa.gov/EPA-IMPACT/2002/March/Day-18/i6458.htm)Now the agency is soliciting public comments on whether Bollgard II presents a plant pest risk.

Comments must be postmarked , delivered or e-mailed by May 17, 2002.

Comments can be submitted by postal mail or by e-mail.

If using postal mail: Submit four copies of your comments (1 original and 3 copies).

Mail them to:

Docket No. 01-025-1
Regulatory and Development
PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C71
4700 River Road Unit 118
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238

Be sure to state that your comments refer to Docket No. 01-025-1.

If using e-mail, send comments to:

regulations@aphis.usda.gov

Your comments must be contained in the body of the message; do not send attached files.

Include your name and address in your message and Docket No. 01-025-1 on the subject line.

If you want to read the petition, it is available on the Internet at: www.aphis.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

Comments can be as short or long as you like. What you say obviously is up to you, but the agency is likely to be interested in such things as Bollgard II’s relationship to insect resistance management, pest control, changes in insecticide sprays and whether Bollgard II is an improvement on already-proven technology.

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