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USDA, APHIS, PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory PERAL

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USDA, APHIS, PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory PERAL

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    1. USDA, APHIS, PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory (PERAL)

    2. Who is PERAL? Federal employees Director and 7 Team Leaders 26 analysts 6 support (admin, techs, reference) Cooperators 4 NCSU research assistants 1 NC State employee 1-4 visiting scientists

    4. Where is PERAL? CPHST HQ in Raleigh, North Carolina Director and 6 Team Leaders 27 Analysts; 6 Technicians and support Riverdale, Maryland Chair of the New Pest Advisory Group (NPAG) 1 Team Leader; 2 Analysts; 1 Technician Honolulu, Hawaii 1 Risk management specialist

    6. Distribution of Total PRA Resources by Type of Analysis (2003)

    7. Productivity 2003 40 commodity assessments (plants, f&v) 10 organism assessments 60 new pest (NPAG) assessments 9 pathway and operational assessments 12 collaborative assessments Database mgmt. (GPDD, RABID, BATS, Internet surveillance) Capacity building and standard setting (Africa (various), China, Colombia, Guatemala, Thailand, and IPPC, NAPPO)

    8. Prioritization of Work Deputy Administrator of PPQ PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management Team (PIM) APHIS Trade Support Team (TST) CPHST

    10. Seed Corn / China Proposed joint PRAs in 2000 Arthropod, pathogen, and weed lists were prepared by the US Pioneer and Dennis McGee involved AQSIQ dropped the initiative

    11. PRA / Brazil Brazil requires PRAs for all authorizations after 1997 Regs and operations revised Proved impractical for many commodities New entry status negotiated for many commodities others awaiting PRA

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