Request for Information on Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act

Document 2026-11544 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 9, 2026, with an effective date of May 15, 2026. On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register (91 FR 27868) a Request for Information (RFI) on "Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act," to solicit the public's input on regulatory considerations related to the review of modified organisms subject to the Plant Protection Act. The RFI provided for a 30-day comment period, which would have ended on June 15, 2026. USDA has determined that a 15- day extension on the comment period, until June 30, 2026, is appropriate. This extension will allow interested persons additional time to consider and prepare their comments. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/09/2026-11544/request-for-information-on-modified-organisms-subject-to-the-plant-protection-act.

No. Document 2026-11544 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.