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Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation
Appendixes
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Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation
A Workshop to Assess the Regulatory Oversight of GM Crops and the Next Generation of Genetic Modifications for Crop Plants
Friday, October 13th
National Research Council
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
(Room 130 of the Cecil and Ida Green Building)
Agenda
I. Regulatory Oversight
Time
Topic
8:45
Welcome and Introduction
Fred Gould, North Carolina State University, Chair, Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Crops: Issues and Approaches to Monitoring
9:00
Overview and the Current Reassessment of the Coordinated Framework
Sharon Friedman, National Science and Technology Council Representative, Office of Science and Technology Policy
9:20
Comprehensive and Commensurate Requirements
Terry Medley, Director of Regulatory and External Affairs, Dupont Agricultural Enterprise
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Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation
9:40
USDA’s Legal Authority and Perspectives on Assessment of Environmental Effect
Stan Abramson, Chair—Environmental Practice Group, and Partner, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin, & Kahn
10:00
BREAK
10:20
Forward-Looking Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology
David Adelman, Staff Attorney, International and Nuclear Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council
10:40
Panel Discussion
11:00
Committee and Audience Questions and Discussion
12:00
LUNCH
II. Next Generation of Transgenic Crops
1:15
Introduction
Brian Larkins, University of Arizona, member of Committee on Environmental Effects Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Crops
1:25
Nutritional Enhancement
Dean DellaPenna, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
1:50
The Next Decade of Plant Biotechnology Products
Ganesh Kishore (formerly with Monsanto Company)
2:15
Stress Tolerance
Michael Thomashow, Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
2:40
Prospects for Hypoallegenic Transgenic Soybeans
Herman M. Eliot, Acting Research Leader, Climate Stress Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
3:00
BREAK
3:15
Discussion and questions
III. Public Comments
3:45
Introduction
Kim Waddell, National Research Council
3:50
Selected Letter Responses
Faith Campbell, American Lands Alliance
Maureen K. Hinkle, National Audubon Society (retired)
4:10
Other Comments
5:30
Workshop adjourns
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