Agriculture Department, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
On December 2, 2024, a Federal court vacated the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) final rule issued on May 18, 2020 (the May 2020 final rule) that revised APHIS' regulations governing the movement of certain genetically modified organisms and was issued under the authority of the Plant Protection Act. APHIS is therefore amending the CFR to conform the CFR to the Federal Court's vacatur of that rule. The Court's vacatur was effective December 2, 2024, and had the legal effect of vacating the May 2020 final rule in its entirety and restoring the legal effect of the pre-May 2020 regulations. These technical conforming amendments revise the CFR to reflect the court's vacatur of the May 2020 final rule.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Parts 330, 340, and 372 [Docket No. APHIS-2018-0034] RIN 0579-AE47 ( printed page 25123) AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments. SUMMARY: On December 2, 2024, a Federal court vacated the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) final rule issued on May 18, 2020 (the May 2020 final rule) that revised APHIS' regulations governing the movement of certain genetically modified organisms and was issued under the authority of the Plant Protection Act. APHIS is therefore amending the CFR to conform the CFR to the Federal Court's vacatur of that rule. The Court's vacatur was effective December 2, 2024, and had the legal effect of vacating the May 2020 final rule in its entirety and restoring the legal effect of the pre-May 2020 regulations. These technical conforming amendments revise the CFR to reflect the court's vacatur of the May 2020 final rule. DATES: This rule is effective June 16, 2025. The Federal Court's vacatur of the rule amendments published on May 18, 2020, at 85 FR 29790 , was applicable as of December 2, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Pearson, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 78, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3944; email: alan.pearson@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adopting technical amen…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Environmental Impact Statement; Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms: Record of Decision
Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Movement and Outdoor Use of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
Citation: 90 FR 25123
