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1. USDA, APHIS, PPQCenter for Plant Health Science and TechnologyPlant 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