Which actions proposed in 1994 were not finalized in the recently issued plant- incorporated protectants rules ?
EPA has shown in a supplemental notice, which is part of the final rule package that it intends to consider further public comment before creation final determinations on three additional exemptions from the 1994 proposal not finalized in these rules.
- PIPs derived by genetic engineering from sexually compatible plants;
- PIPs that work primarily by affecting the plant (e.g., thicker wax cuticles); and
- PIPs based on viral coat proteins (substances that encapsulate and protect the genetic material of certain plant viruses).