# USDA Issues Preliminary Deregulation Documents for Enlist Cotton

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2015-05-26
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Regulatory review of Enlist cotton from Dow AgroSciences is moving forward.

On May 22, USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the availability for review of a preliminary regulatory determination, draft Environmental Assessment, preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment and preliminary finding of no significant impact (FONSI) in response to a Dow AgroSciences petition to deregulate cotton genetically engineered for resistance to the herbicides 2,4-D and glufosinate.

These documents will be available for public review, and comments will be accepted for 30 days upon publication in the *Federal Register*. A final determination by APHIS is expected shortly after the conclusion of the comment period.

[The documents can be accessed](http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/sa_news/ct_news/!ut/p/a1/rVHLTsMwEPwWDhwjL877mLaQpA9AoIrEl8hxXobUTlO30L_HDfTYBxI-ebWzszM7iKAEEUF3vKaKS0HbQ02cbPoU4bsR4DgM70cQPz7Mn93ZFAO2NSA9A5jZ182PwyCy3DkAWB6GeDKKJq6_AIidS_NviCDChOpUg1LaNXyTMSlUKVTW8ryn_f4WNjST2z6rJNtuhirnUpWsEbKV9U9flJ-6xdTwOVB2jBcozaEsXADfcBzmGpbPsOGx3DdoUVl2YRcVNo8W4MQL4CoLF444AM5daQCc0ZBqke7JFZrh9Y-up1cky9_XaxLofA6JfCmU_FdAmhv3i_Gi1pKpagwuKomSXxhKjrButVyuPHNvfLx4YNrtbh7cfAPoeURW/?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2Faphis_content_library%2Fsa_our_focus%2Fsa_biotechnology%2Fsa_environmental_documents%2Fsa_environmental_assessments%2Fdow%2B2%252C%2B4-d%2Bge%2Bcotton)on the News and Information page of the APHIS Biotechnology website.

*Source – USDA*