Public Meetings on Updating the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology

Save the Date—March 9 & 30, 2016: Public Meetings on Updating the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology On October 30, 2015, under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy held a public meeting to discuss the memorandum entitled, "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products," issued by the Executive Office of the President in July 2015. This meeting was the first of three public engagement sessions on this topic. Today we are announcing the dates and locations for the second and third public engagement sessions. The second public meeting will be held on March 9, 2016, at EPA’s Region 6 office at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas. The third public meeting will be held on March 30, 2016, at the University of California, Davis Conference Center, Davis, California. Additional details on meeting times, agendas, and how to participate will be announced in a Federal Register notice, and also made available on relevant agency websites prior to the public meetings.