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Better not to forget. Let me know if you don't get attachment.=20
________________________________
From: tripksck@aol.com=20
To: Larry Rasky=20
Cc: David Tamasi=20
Sent: Mon Mar 29 11:41:29 2010
Subject: Fwd: Follow-up with Dept. of Agriculture...=20
Here is what I sent to Evan on March 3.
Trip
-----Original Message-----
From: tripksck@aol.com
To: eryan@ovp.eop.gov
Sent: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 5:07 pm
Subject: Follow-up with Dept. of Agriculture...
Evan:
=20
Following up on our conversation the other day about a South Carolina =
company's permit request pending before the Department of Agriculture, I =
have attached a copy of the letter that House Majority Whip Congressman =
Jim Clyburn send to Secretary Vilsack on January 14 regarding the =
matter. The Clyburn letter pretty much lays out the case on behalf of =
ArborGen, a South Carolina-based biotechnology company conducting =
business in the forest products and bio-mass products sector.
=20
Bottom-line, several years back ArborGen made application to the USDA's =
Biotechnology Regulatory Services for a permit to grow for field trial =
purposes genetically modified eucalyptus trees to test their freeze =
tolerance. BRS accepted the application, opened a comment period and =
received comments in accordance government regulations. Without acting =
on ArborGen's request, BRS announced that due to some internal problems =
with the initial comment and review period, they would re-open the =
comment period for another 30 days begining on or around January 12, =
2010 (Federal Register Docket No. APHIS-2008-0059). The delay in acting =
on ArborGen's original application has cost the company dearly in terms =
of lost research data and ultimately, the ability to commercially =
produce freeze tolerant eucalyptus trees. As Congressman Clyburn's =
letter points out, two growing seasons have elapsed since ArborGen first =
submitted their application to the USDA and if Biotechnology Regulatory =
Services does not act on the current application by the time these trees =
begin to flower around March 31 of this year, ArboGen will again be =
forced to destroy their freeze tolerrant eucalyptus field trials which =
are being conducted in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, =
Florida and Georgia. If forced to destroy their crop for a third year =
because of a lack of timely government action, ArborGen would again face =
a huge financial burden and tremendous loss of valuable research.
=20
As stated above, Clyburn's letter makes the case well. All he has asked =
is that the USDA act on Arborgen's application on or before March 31 =
when the field trial trees are estimated to begin flowering (the permit =
request would allow the trees to flower otherwise they must be destroyed =
to prevent the release of pollen). Considering that the original =
application was filed more than 750 days back, it would seem that ample =
time has elapsed for the USDA to issue a decision in this time frame.
=20
I would therefore ask the Vice President's office contact USDA to ensure =
that a decision is made in this matter prior to March 31. ArborGen's =
application stands on the merits of their submission so the issue here =
is getting a decision made within a more than reasonable time frame so =
that ArborGen can go about there business and plan for the future.=20
=20
Thanks for your consideration and let me know if you have any questions =
or if I can provide additional information.
=20
Sam B. "Trip" King III=20
Post Office Box 11875=20
Columbia, SC 29211=20
(803)312-1900 Cell
(803)779-1414 Office
Email: tripksck@aol.com
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Better not to forget. Let me know if you don't get attachment. =
From: tripksck@aol.com =0D
To: Larry =
Rasky=0D
Cc: David Tamasi=0D
Sent: Mon Mar 29 =
11:41:29 2010
Subject: Fwd: Follow-up with Dept. of =
Agriculture...=0D
Here is what I sent to Evan on March 3.
-----Original Message-----
From: tripksck@aol.com
To: eryan@ovp.eop.gov
Sent: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 5:07 pm
Subject: Follow-up with Dept. of Agriculture...
Evan:
Following up on our conversation the other day about a South =
Carolina company's permit request pending before the Department of =
Agriculture, I have attached a copy of the letter that House Majority =
Whip Congressman Jim Clyburn send to Secretary Vilsack on January 14 =
regarding the matter. The Clyburn letter pretty much lays out the =
case on behalf of ArborGen, a South Carolina-based biotechnology company =
conducting business in the forest products and bio-mass products =
sector.
Bottom-line, several years back ArborGen made application to the =
USDA's Biotechnology Regulatory Services for a permit to grow for field =
trial purposes genetically modified eucalyptus trees to test their =
freeze tolerance. BRS accepted the application, opened a comment =
period and received comments in accordance government regulations. =
Without acting on ArborGen's request, BRS announced that due to some =
internal problems with the initial comment and review period, they =
would re-open the comment period for another 30 days begining on or =
around January 12, 2010 (Federal Register Docket No. =
APHIS-2008-0059). The delay in acting on ArborGen's original =
application has cost the company dearly in terms of lost research data =
and ultimately, the ability to commercially produce freeze tolerant =
eucalyptus trees. As Congressman Clyburn's letter points out, two =
growing seasons have elapsed since ArborGen first submitted their =
application to the USDA and if Biotechnology Regulatory Services =
does not act on the current application by the time these trees =
begin to flower around March 31 of this year, ArboGen will again be =
forced to destroy their freeze tolerrant eucalyptus field trials which =
are being conducted in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, =
Florida and Georgia. If forced to destroy their crop for a =
third year because of a lack of timely government action, ArborGen would =
again face a huge financial burden and tremendous loss of valuable =
research.
As stated above, Clyburn's letter makes the case well. All he =
has asked is that the USDA act on Arborgen's application on or before =
March 31 when the field trial trees are estimated to begin flowering =
(the permit request would allow the trees to flower otherwise they must =
be destroyed to prevent the release of pollen). Considering =
that the original application was filed more than 750 days back, it =
would seem that ample time has elapsed for the USDA to issue a =
decision in this time frame.
I would therefore ask the Vice President's office contact USDA to =
ensure that a decision is made in this matter prior to March 31. =
ArborGen's application stands on the merits of their submission so the =
issue here is getting a decision made within a more than reasonable =
time frame so that ArborGen can go about there business and plan for the =
future.
Thanks for your consideration and let me know if you have any =
questions or if I can provide additional information.
Sam B. "Trip" King III
Post Office Box 11875
Columbia, SC 29211
(803)312-1900 Cell
=
The information =
contained in this transmission is confidential information intended for =
the use of the individual or entity named above. This email may contain =
information that is confidential and/or privileged. If the reader of this message =
is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any =
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly =
prohibited. If you have =
received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and =
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