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Proposed rule

Request for Information on Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 15, 2026. Document 2026-09833. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proffers this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit the public's input on regulatory considerations related to the review of modified organisms subject to the Plant Protection Act. The information provided will help identify factors for potential risk-based deregulation and could inform future rulemaking; input might also offer non-regulatory solutions.

The Agriculture Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

2 parts of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 330, 7 CFR 340

What happens next and when

We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 15, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-09833
ActionRequest for information.
AgenciesAgriculture Department
PublishedMay 15, 2026
Comments closeJune 15, 2026
DocketUSDA-2026-0133

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register