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no substantive information has been 

received that would warrant APHIS 

altering its preliminary regulatory 

determination or FONSI, our 

preliminary regulatory determination 

will become final and effective upon 

notification of the public through an 

announcement on our Web site at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/

petitions_table_pending.shtml. APHIS 

will also furnish a response to the 

petitioner regarding our final regulatory 

determination. No further Federal 

Register notice will be published 

announcing the final regulatory 

determination regarding soybean event 

MON 87751. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of 

August 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20495 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0056] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for the Field Release of 

Genetically Engineered Diamondback 

Moths 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is making available 

for public comment our environmental 

assessment for the field release of 

diamondback moths which have been 

genetically engineered for repressible 

female lethality and to express red 

fluorescence as a marker. The purpose 

of the field release is to assess the 

feasibility and efficacy of these moths in 

reducing populations of non-genetically 

engineered diamondback moths. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0056. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0056, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0056 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cindy Eck, Document Control Officer/

Team Leader, Environmental Risk 

Analysis Programs, Biotechnology 

Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 851–3892, email: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 

‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered (GE) organisms 

and products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ A permit must be obtained or 

a notification acknowledged before a 

regulated article may be released into 

the environment. The regulations set 

forth the permit application 

requirements and the notification 

procedures for the importation, 

interstate movement, or release into the 

environment of a regulated article. 

On October 24, 2013, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

received a permit application from 

Cornell University (APHIS Permit 

Number 13–297–102r) seeking the 

permitted field release of three strains of 

GE diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella 

xylostella, strains designated as 

OX4319L-Pxy, OX4319N-Pxy, and 

OX4767A-Pxy. The GE DBM have been 

genetically engineered to exhibit red 

fluorescence (DsRed2) as a marker and 

repressible female lethality, also known 

as female autocide. The GE DBMs are 

considered a regulated article under the 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340 because 

the recipient organism is or may be a 

plant pest. APHIS has previously issued 

Cornell University a permit authorizing 

the importation of GE DBM strains 

OX4319L-Pxy, OX4319N-Pxy, and 

OX4767A-Pxy from the United Kingdom 

to the Cornell University New York 

State Agricultural Experiment Station 

(NYSAES, APHIS Permit Number 12– 

227–102m) in Geneva, NY. 

The purpose of the requested field 

release is to assess the efficacy of GE 

DBM strains OX4319L-Pxy, OX4319NPxy, and OX4767A-Pxy in reducing pest 

populations of non-GE DBM. The female 

autocidal trait permits the selection of 

DBM males during rearing. When 

released, it is likely that any female 

progeny produced from GE DBM males 

and non-GE DBM females will die. 

The proposed release would be at 

NYSAES and would not exceed 3 years. 

The release would be limited to 6 sites 

not exceeding 10 acres per site, 

surrounded by other agricultural fields 

within NYSAES’ 870 total acres. The 

release of 20,000 GE DBMs per release 

per site would be allowed, with up to 

5 releases per week per site. Postexperiment monitoring of DBM with 

traps would continue for 2 weeks after 

the conclusion of each release to assess 

field longevity of GE DBM. The red 

fluorescent marker will allow the GE 

DBMs to be positively identified. 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

release of the GE DBM, an 

environmental assessment (EA) has 

been prepared. The EA was prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(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 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). APHIS will accept written 

comments on our EA regarding the 

proposed release of the GE DBM from 

interested or affected persons for a 

period of 30 days from the date of this 

notice. Copies of the EA are available as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES and FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sections 

of this notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 


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Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of 

August 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20496 Filed 8–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0013] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Food Labeling 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting 

on September 23, 2014. The objective of 

the public meeting is to provide 

information and receive public 

comments on agenda items and draft 

United States (U.S.) positions to be 

discussed at the 42nd Session of the 

Codex Committee on Food Labeling in 

Foods (CCFL) of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission (Codex), taking place in 

Santiago, Chile October 21–24, 2014. 

The Under Secretary for Food Safety 

and FDA recognize the importance of 

providing interested parties the 

opportunity to obtain background 

information on the 42nd Session of 

CCFL, and to address items on the 

agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 

1:00–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will 

take place at the Jamie L. Whitten 

Building, United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 107–A, Washington, 

DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 42nd 

Session of CCFL will be accessible via 

the World Wide Web at the following 

address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.org/meetingsreports/en/. 

Felicia Billingslea, U.S. Delegate to 

the 42nd Session of the CCFL, invites 

U.S. interested parties to submit their 

comments electronically to the 

following email address: ccfl@

fda.hhs.gov. 

Call in Number: 

If you wish to participate in the 

public meeting for the 42nd Session of 

the CCFL by conference call, please use 

the call in number and participant code 

listed below: 

Call in Number: 1–888–844–9904. 

The participant code will be posted 

on the following link: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/

topics/international-affairs/us-codexalimentarius/public-meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

42ND SESSION OF THE CCFL CONTACT: 

Office of Nutrition, Labeling, and 

Dietary Supplements, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and 

Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Parkway (HFS–800), College Park, MD 

20740, Email: ccfl@fda.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Barbara 

McNiff, U.S. Codex Office, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 4861, 

Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 

690–4719, Fax: (202) 720–3157, Email: 

Barbara.McNiff@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Codex was established in 1963 by two 

United Nations organizations, the Food 

and Agriculture Organization and the 

World Health Organization. Through 

adoption of food standards, codes of 

practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting their adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure fair practices in the food 

trade. 

The CCFL is responsible for: 

(a) Drafting provisions on labeling 

applicable to all foods; 

(b) Considering, amending if 

necessary, and endorsing draft specific 

provisions on labeling prepared by the 

Codex Committees drafting standards, 

codes of practice and guidelines; 

(c) Studying specific labeling 

problems assigned to it by the 

Commission; and 

(d) Studying problems associated with 

the advertisement of food with 

particular reference to claims and 

misleading descriptions. The Committee 

is hosted by Canada. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the Agenda 

for the 42nd Session of the CCFL will 

be discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters referred to the Committee 

• Organic Aquaculture 

• General Standard for the Labelling of 

Prepackaged Foods to address the 

issue of date marking 

• Other Business and Future Work 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the Committee meeting. Members of 

the public may access or request copies 

of these documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the September 23, 2014, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to the U.S. 

Delegate for the 42nd Session of the 

CCFL, Felicia Billingslea (see 

ADDRESSES). Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

42nd Session of the CCFL. 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/

fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

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