USDA-APHIS is seeking regulatory input

USDA-APHIS is reopening the comment period for the draft audit standard developed for its Biotechnology Quality Management System (BQMS) pilot project, a voluntary program that aims to enhance compliance with the regulatory requirements for field trials and interstate movements of certain genetically engineered (GE) organisms.

Web site: The August 24, 2009 Federal Register notice reopening the comment period is at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-20294.htm

The June 4, 2009 original Federal Register notice is at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/fedregister/BRS_20090604a.pdf

The draft audit standard is available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/news_bqms.shtml

Deadline: October 23, 2009

The USDA is also requesting comments for permit application requirements and the notification procedures for the importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment of a regulated article and necessitate certain information and recordkeeping requirements, including APHIS-issued permits, applicants' field testing records, and the submission of protocols to ensure compliance.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-21600.pdf

Deadline: November 5, 2009