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Vol. 63, No. 143

Monday, July 27, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive

License; Correction Notice

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Correction to notice of intent to

grant exclusive license.

SUMMARY: In notice document published

in the issue of Monday, July 13, 1998,

(63 FR 37512) the Serial No. 07/550,310

was erroneous. This notice corrects the

exclusive grant license to Satake USA

Inc., of Modesto, California, as follows:

On page 37512, in the second column,

first paragraph of the USDA notice, the

Serial No. was incorrect. The correct

Serial No. is 08/550,310.

Richard M. Parry, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–19909 Filed 7–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 98–071–1]

Availability of Environmental

Assessments and Findings of No

Significant Impact

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public

that four environmental assessments

and findings of no significant impact

have been prepared by the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service relative

to the issuance of permits to allow the

field testing of genetically engineered

organisms. The environmental

assessments provide a basis for our

conclusion that the field testing of the

genetically engineered organisms will

not present a risk of introducing or

disseminating a plant pest and will not

have a significant impact on the quality

of the human environment. Based on its

findings of no significant impact, the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service has determined that

environmental impact statements need

not be prepared for these field tests.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the environmental

assessments and findings of no

significant impact are available for

public inspection at USDA, room 1141,

South Building, 14th Street and

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect those documents are requested

to telephone before visiting on (202)

690–2817 to facilitate entry into the

reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Arnold Foudin, Assistant Director,

Scientific Services, PPQ, APHIS, Suite

5B05, 4700 River Road Unit 147,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1237; (301) 734–

7710. For copies of the environmental

assessments and findings of no

significant impact, contact Ms. Linda

Lightle at (301) 734–8231; e-mail:

Linda.Lightle@usda.gov. Please refer to

the permit numbers listed below when

ordering the documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

regulations in 7 CFR part 340 (referred

to below as the regulations) regulate the

introduction (importation, interstate

movement, and release into the

environment) of genetically engineered

organisms and products that are plant

pests or that there is reason to believe

are plant pests (regulated articles). A

permit must be obtained or a

notification acknowledged before a

regulated article may be introduced into

the United States. The regulations set

forth the permit application

requirements and the notification

procedures for the importation,

interstate movement, and release into

the environment of a regulated article.

In the course of reviewing each permit

application, the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

assessed the impact on the environment

that releasing the organisms under the

conditions described in the permit

application would have. APHIS has

issued permits for the field testing of the

organisms listed below after concluding

that the organisms will not present a

risk of plant pest introduction or

dissemination and will not have a

significant impact on the quality of the

human environment. The

environmental assessments and findings

of no significant impact, which are

based on data submitted by the

applicant and on a review of other

relevant literature, provide the public

with documentation of APHIS’ review

and analysis of the environmental

impacts associated with conducting the

field tests.

Environmental assessments and

findings of no significant impact have

been prepared by APHIS relative to the

issuance of permits to allow the field

testing of the following genetically

engineered organisms:

Permit No. Permittee Date issued Organisms Field test location

98–117–03r ....................... Limagrain Genetics Research.6–10–98 Corn genetically engineered to express the human

serum albumin protein.

Illinois, Iowa.

98–117–04r ....................... Limagrain Genetics Research.6–12–98 Corn genetically engineered to express the rabies

virus G glycoprotein.

Indiana.

98–117–01r ....................... Limagrain Genetics Research.6–12–98 Corn genetically engineered to express human hemoglobin protein chains.Illinois.

98–117–02r ....................... Limagrain Genetics Research.6–12–98 Corn genetically engineered to express a human

procollagen type chain protein.

Indiana.