Read the September 15, 2015 white house link below. I believe this is a reason that the public was not informed as much as they should have been when making the new genetic engineering rules.
REPLY to; BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON FUTURE MANAGEMENT (this is a N.E.P.A request) link to request here; https://www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-seeks-public-input-future-management-gold-butte-national
I was notified by the white house on Mar 2nd and Replied march 8th link to request is ; https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/broadening-public-engagement-in-the-federal-regulatory-process/
Recent legislation has made G.E., also referred to as "genetic engineering" or “precision breeding,” available to manufacturers to go directly to market with little to no oversight for plants, animals, and microorganisms.