APS REGULATORY ALERT

USDA APHIS is reopening comment period to reduce the quarantine growing period for articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum; ipmPIPE Steering Committee is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals.
Date: November 1, 2007

The USDA APHIS is reopening the comment period until November 26, 2007 on its proposal to reduce the quarantine growing period for articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum that are imported from certain locations from 6 months to 2 months provided that the grower of those plants has implemented a systems approach to prevent the imported articles from being infected with chrysanthemum white rust. Complete information can be found online. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-15421.htm

The ipmPIPE Steering Committee is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals to support expansion of the ipmPIPE into new crop/pest complexes. The RFA can be found at http://www.ipmpipe.org/pmcprojects/ListRFAs.cfm.