Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant COR-ØØ121-4 Maize (Zea mays)

We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. seeking a determination of nonregulated status for COR-[Oslash][Oslash]121-4 maize (corn), which has been developed using genetic engineering to express the IPD083Cb protein for protection against certain susceptible lepidopteran pests and the phosphomannose isomerase protein that was used as a selectable marker. We are making the petition and draft plant pest risk assessment available for public review and comment.

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