The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) “advis[ed] the public” on December 1, 2023, of its determination that DP23211 maize (corn) that has been developed using genetic engineering for insect resistance to western corn rootworm and contains the gene that codes for the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase protein responsible for tolerance
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EPA Opens Registration for 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards and Stakeholder Summit
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 7, 2023, that the upcoming 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony will be held October 2, 2023, and the Partner and Stakeholder Summit will be held October 3-4, 2023. EPA states that during the Partner…
APHIS BRS Will Hold Annual Stakeholder Meeting on November 15, 2023; Topics of Interest due October 1, 2023
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) will hold their annual Stakeholder Meeting on November 15, 2023. BRS will offer in-person — at the USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, Maryland 20737 — and…
DOE and NSF Select Three Projects to Accelerate Biomanufacturing Innovation and Advance the U.S. Bioeconomy
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced that through the funding opportunity entitled “Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between [the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)] and the DOE BETO funded Agile BioFoundry (ABF),” researchers…
EPA Posts Resources on Rule to Accelerate Use of PIPs
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on August 4, 2023, that it is providing resources to help biotechnology developers exercise the full benefits of the exemptions available under the Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIP) exemption rule. These resources are available on EPA’s public website and include the…
NSF Will Hold Public Listening Sessions on NSTC Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), on behalf of the federal agencies and departments participating on the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Scientific Integrity (the Subcommittee), is organizing two virtual listening sessions to hear from members of the public about recommendations, issues, and…
DOD, GSA, and NASA Propose to Require Agencies to Procure Sustainable Products and Services to the Maximum Extent Practicable
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restructure and update the regulations to focus on current environmental and sustainability matters and…
NSTC’s Sustainable Chemistry Strategy Team Releases Sustainable Chemistry Report
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
On August 3, 2023, the Joint Subcommittee on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health Sustainable Chemistry Strategy Team (Sustainable Chemistry ST) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) published a report entitled Sustainable Chemistry Report: Framing the Federal Landscape. As reported in our January 19,…
EPA Will Hold Virtual Training on High Throughput Toxicokinetics Modeling in November 2023
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a two-day training on its high throughput toxicokinetic (HTTK) R package as part of its New Approach Methods (NAM) Training Program:
- Day 1: Presentation and demo: Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (EST); and
- Day
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CRS Updates Report on USDA’s SECURE Rule to Regulate Agricultural Biotechnology
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published an updated report on August 4, 2023, on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) rule. The revisions note that USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) five-year Strategic Plan for fiscal years…