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1. Wood Packaging Materials (WPM) Program Presented by: Janette Johnson NAVICP Ready. Resourceful. Responsive!

2. Agenda • Wood Packaging Material Program History • Background • Official WPM Markings • WPM Shipment Requirements • IPPC Participants • DoD Site Usage • WPM Way Ahead • Summary • Reference Material

3. WPM History • International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) – UN Treaty (1952) • ISPM 15 Guidelines for WPM - Regulating International Trade (2002) • American Lumber Standards Committee (ALCS) – Establishes treatment and audit guidelines (2002) • APHIS-USDA – Adopts all IPPC guidelines (2004) • DoD Federal Regulations – Importation of WPM (2004) • Navy/WPM Website developed (2004) • DoD Interim Policy Release (2005) • DPPG forms WPM Working Group (2005) • Funding agreement by all services for WPM Website maintenance • Navy Site Identification (2006) • Navy Website Transitions to ‘DoD’ Website (2007) • Navy Implementation Plan (2007) • Final DoD Policy Release (2007)

4. Background • Based on concerns of invasive pests, the United Nations International Plant Protection Convention (UN IPPC) issued guidelines contained in ISPM-15 to regulate Wood Packaging Material (WPM). • WPM is defined Non-Coniferous (Hardwood) and Coniferous (softwood) packaging material used in supporting, protecting, or carrying a commodity. Examples of WPM include but are not limited to pallets, skids, pallet collars, containers, crates, boxes, cases, bins, reels, drums, load boards, and dunnage. • IPPC guidelines affect both new and used WPM. All WPM imported and exported must be marked to indicate the method of treatment and the facility where it was treated. • Wood packaging made of exempt materials but combined with solid wood components must still be treated and marked. • WPM does not include processed wood materials and manufactured wood products such as plywood, particle board, veneer and oriented strand board used in packaging and crating. Additionally, pieces of wood that are less than 6 mm (0.24 inches) in any dimension are not affected.

5. Background (con’t) • ISPM-15 requires all WPM to be either Heat-Treated (HT) or fumigated with Methyl Bromide (MB). This must be done by certified institutions (including DoD sites) and the WPM must then be marked with the IPPC mark to be considered compliant. • The Department of Defense and its Components engaged in packaging of material for transnational shipments shall comply with WPM procedures in order to gain access to aerial and water ports. If these procedures are not followed, there is a strong risk that the improperly marked and/or untreated material will become frustrated cargo. • The DoD Components shall actively promote, implement, monitor, and measure WPM procedures to ensure the elimination of “pests” using WPM as a host.

6. Official WPM Markings

7. WPM Shipment Requirements • Given that most Department of Defense (DoD) cargo is palletized, crated or boxed with WPM, the impact is significant. • Shipments into the European Union, Turkey, Japan, and Korea pose a significant problem for DoD. • Shipments containing untreated/uncertified WPM (i.e. lacking the IPPC mark) arriving at international borders in signatory countries are subject to the following actions: • Refused entry and return to country of origin at owners expense, • Destruction at the point of entry, • Repackaged in accordance with the ISPM-15 rules and forwarded to destination at owners expense.

8. IPPC Participants • As of November 2009, the IPPC has 173 contracting parties (countries) which participate and have signed treaties with IPPC and adhere to the regulations of the IPPC for the management of WPM. As more and more countries sign on and become IPPC members, this list will expand. • IPPC link to 173 participating countries: http://www.fao.org/Legal/TREATIES/004s-e.htm

9. DoD WPM Site Usage Total Trained – 6518 Navy – 18% Army – 30% Air Force – 31% USMC – 2% DLA – 19% Total Sites Registered – 458 Navy – 20% Army – 26% Air Force – 51% USMC – 3% DLA – n/a

10. WPM Way Ahead • Continue to actively monitor, review and implement WPM guidance and policy direction from IPPC. • Continue to promote and implement the WPM program to include more USMC/Navy activities which fall under the requirements • Utilize NAVICP/TARP field reps to assist where/when applicable • Continue to analyze WPM web-tools, site visit and SDR information for program improvements • Continue to improve WPM database and web-tools for increased management and customer service functions • USDA consideration to move forward to enforce WPM shipment requirements domestically (CONUS)

11. Summary • Newest version of DoD 4140.65 to be released soon, website will reflect all updates and changes per policy mandates • New wood marking stamp format implementation • Number of countries participating with ISPM 15 standards continues to grow • DoD Pest Free marking no longer accepted in ISPM 15 countries • WPM enforcement domestically

12. Reference Material • Compliance for Defense Packaging: Phytosanitary Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) DoD 4140.01-M-1 • International Plant Protection Convention: https://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.jsp • ISPM 15 Export Guidelines, USDA APHIS website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_exports/wpm/country/index.shtml • DoD WPM website: https://www.icptarp.net/wpm/wpm_training.nsf/wpm+home?openpage • American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) website: http://www.alsc.org/WPM_summary_mod.htm

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