Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Notices 27303 

COT67B and the availability of APHIS’ 

written environmental decision and 

regulatory determination. 

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 4th day of 

May 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11519 Filed 5–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0023] 

Monsanto Co.; Availability of Petition, 

Plant Pest Risk Assessment, and 

Environmental Assessment for 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

for Corn Genetically Engineered for 

Drought Tolerance 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has received a 

petition from the Monsanto Company 

seeking a determination of nonregulated 

status for corn designated as MON 

87460, which has been genetically 

engineered for drought tolerance. The 

petition has been submitted in 

accordance with our regulations 

concerning the introduction of certain 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products. We are soliciting comments 

on whether this genetically engineered 

corn is likely to pose a plant pest risk. 

We are making available for public 

comment the Monsanto petition, our 

plant pest risk assessment, and our draft 

environmental assessment for the 

proposed determination of nonregulated 

status. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 11, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2011-0023 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2011–0023, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0023. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Availability of Documents: The 

petition, draft environmental 

assessment, and plant pest risk 

assessment are on available on the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see link 

above) or on the APHIS Web site at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/ 

aphisdocs/09_05501p.pdf, http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/ 

09_05501p _dea.pdf, and http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/ 

09_05501p _dpra.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Evan Chestnut, Policy Analyst, 

Biotechnology Regulatory Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 147, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 734– 

0942, e-mail: 

evan.a.chestnut@aphis.usda.gov. To 

obtain copies of the petition, draft 

environmental assessment, or plant pest 

risk assessment, contact Ms. Cindy Eck 

at (301) 734–0667, e-mail: 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the authority of the plant pest 

provisions of the Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 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 organisms 

and products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ 

The regulations in § 340.6(a) provide 

that any person may submit a petition 

to the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a 

determination that an article should not 

be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. 

Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 340.6 

describe the form that a petition for a 

determination of nonregulated status 

must take and the information that must 

be included in the petition. 

APHIS has received a petition (APHIS 

Petition Number 09–055–01p) from the 

Monsanto Company (Monsanto) of St. 

Louis, MO, seeking a determination of 

nonregulated status for corn (Zea mays 

L.) designated as event MON 87460, 

which has been genetically engineered 

for drought tolerance, stating that this 

corn is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk 

and, therefore, should not be a regulated 

article under APHIS’ regulations in 7 

CFR part 340. 

As described in the petition, an 

introduced gene called cold shock 

protein B, derived from the bacterium 

Bacillus subtilis, appears to help 

maintain plant cellular functions and is 

expected to reduce yield loss under 

water-limited conditions compared to 

conventional corn. Corn event MON 

87460 is currently regulated under 7 

CFR part 340. Interstate movements and 

field tests of corn event MON 87460 

have been conducted under permits 

issued or notifications acknowledged by 

APHIS. 

Field tests conducted under APHIS 

oversight allowed for evaluation in a 

natural agricultural setting while 

imposing measures to minimize the risk 

of persistence in the environment after 

completion of the test. Data are gathered 

on multiple parameters and used by the 

applicant to evaluate agronomic 

characteristics and product 

performance. These data are used by 

APHIS to determine if the new variety 

poses a plant pest risk. Monsanto has 

petitioned APHIS to make a 

determination that corn event MON 

87460 should not be regulated under 7 

CFR part 340. 

In section 403 of the Plant Protection 

Act, ‘‘plant pest’’ is defined as any living 

stage of any of the following that can 

directly or indirectly injure, cause 

damage to, or cause disease in any plant 

or plant product: A protozoan, a 

nonhuman animal, a parasitic plant, a 

bacterium, a fungus, a virus or viroid, an 

infectious agent or other pathogen, or 

any article similar to or allied with any 

of the foregoing. APHIS has prepared a 

plant pest risk assessment to determine 

if corn event MON 87460 is unlikely to 

pose a plant pest risk. 

APHIS has also prepared a draft 

environmental assessment (EA) in 

which it presents two alternatives based 

on its analyses of data submitted by 

Monsanto, a review of other scientific 

data, and field tests conducted under 

APHIS oversight. APHIS is considering 

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27304 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Notices 

1See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 74 FR 8907 

(February 27, 2009) (‘‘Final Determination’’) and 

Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s 

Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty 

Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009) (‘‘Antidumping 

Duty Order’’). 

. 

the following alternatives: (1) Take no 

action, i.e., APHIS would not change the 

regulatory status of corn event MON 

87460 and it would continue to be a 

regulated article, or (2) approve the 

petition based on a determination of the 

nonregulated status of corn event MON 

87460 in whole. 

The draft EA has been prepared to 

provide the APHIS decisionmaker with 

a review and analysis of any potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed determination of 

nonregulated status for corn event MON 

87460. The draft 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). 

In accordance with § 340.6(d) of the 

regulations, we are publishing this 

notice to inform the public that APHIS 

will accept written comments regarding 

the petition for a determination of 

nonregulated status from interested or 

affected persons for a period of 60 days 

from the date of this notice. We are also 

soliciting written comments from 

interested or affected persons on the 

plant pest risk assessment and the draft 

EA prepared to examine any potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

determination for the deregulation of 

the subject corn line. The petition, draft 

EA, and plant pest risk assessment are 

available for public review, and copies 

of the petition, draft EA, and plant pest 

risk assessment are available as 

indicated under ADDRESSES and FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above. 

After the comment period closes, 

APHIS will review all written comments 

received during the comment period 

and any other relevant information. All 

comments received regarding the 

petition, draft EA, and plant pest risk 

assessment will be available for public 

review. After reviewing and evaluating 

the comments on the petition, the draft 

EA, plant pest risk assessment, and 

other data, APHIS will furnish a 

response to the petitioner, either 

approving or denying the petition. 

APHIS will also publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing the 

regulatory status of corn event MON 

87460 and the availability of APHIS’ 

written environmental decision and 

regulatory determination. 

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 4th day of 

May 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11485 Filed 5–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pike & San Isabel Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pike & San Isabel 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Pueblo, Colorado. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to vote on and 

recommend projects for funding. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 10, 2011, and will begin at 9 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Supervisor’s Office of the Pike & San 

Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and 

Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) 

at 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, Colorado. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Barbara Timock, PSICC, 2840 Kachina 

Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. Comments may 

also be sent via e-mail to 

btimock@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 

719–553–1416. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at PSICC, 

2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

719–553–1415 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Timock, RAC coordinator, 

USDA, Pike & San Isabel National 

Forests, 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 

81008; (719) 553–1415; E-mail 

btimock@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

August 10 meeting is open to the public. 

The following business will be 

conducted: (1) Review, discuss and vote 

on proposed projects, (2) Recommend 

projects to the Designated Federal 

Official, (3) Receive public comment. 

Persons who wish to bring related 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by August 5, 2011 will 

have the opportunity to address the 

Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: April 26, 2011. 

John F. Peterson, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11524 Filed 5–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–932] 

Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the 

People’s Republic of China: Notice of 

Court Decision Not in Harmony With 

the Final Determination of Sales at 

Less-Than-Fair-Value and Notice of 

Amended Final Determination of Sales 

at Less-Than-Fair-Value and Amended 

Antidumping Duty Order Pursuant to 

Court Decision 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On April 21, 2011, in 

litigation arising out of the Department 

of Commerce’s (‘‘Department’’) final 

determination in the less-than-fair-value 

(‘‘LTFV’’) investigation of certain steel 

threaded rod (‘‘steel threaded rod’’) from 

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’),1

the United States Court of International 

Trade (‘‘CIT’’) sustained the 

Department’s results of redetermination. 

Pursuant to the CIT’s remand order in 

Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co., Ltd. v. 

United States, Consol. Court No. 09– 

00205, Slip Op. 10–128 (November 16, 

2010) (‘‘Jiaxing Brother’’), the 

Department found that the financial 

statements of the Indian company, 

Rajratan Global Wire Ltd. (‘‘Rajratan’’), 

are an appropriate source of data for 

calculating the surrogate financial 

ratios. See Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co., 

Ltd. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 

09–00205, Slip Op. 11–44 (April 21, 

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