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APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Aug. 17

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails Aug. 17 announcing changes to some Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

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Approved Phalaenopsis in Growing Media Facilities: The list of Approved Phalaenopsis in Growing Media Facilities (here) has been updated, transmittal 08/2012-14, to add four new greenhouses, to delete one greenhouse, and to change the names of two growers. Revisions are indicated by a black change bar in the left margin of each revised page and include the following:

  • Grower #50-PS-040: Changed name from Yang Meg Wen to Yang Hsuan Yuan
  • Grower #50-PS-041: Changed name from Lee, Chun-Hung to Song Chu Orchids
  • Greenhouse #70-PS-004-01: Deleted due to voluntary withdrawal from the program effective June 13, 2012

Postentry Quarantine Manual: The following changes have been made to the Postentry Quarantine Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the chapter title.

Chapter 7: List of Circulars

  • Page 7-2 Circular 6: Diseases of Anacardium spp. has been added to the list of circulars
  • Page 7-2 Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae has been added to the list of circulars under NEW Circular 6: Diseases of Anacardium spp. with accompanying reference to circular
  • Page 7-2 through end of chapter all circulars following #6 have been renumbered to reflect the new circular
  • Page 7-5 Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae has been added to the list of circulars under Circular 32: (former Circular 31) Diseases of Mangifera spp. with accompanying reference to circular
  • Page 7-6 Hemicycliophora dhanachandi has been added to the list of circulars under Circular 38: (former Circular 37) Diseases of Pinus spp. with accompanying reference to circular

Chapter 8: Alphabetical List of Diseases

  • Page 8-2 and Page 8-4 Hemicycliophora dhanachandi and Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae have been added to the alphabetical list of diseases

Chapter 10: Disease and Pathogenic Organism Circulars

  • Page 10-1 Circular 6: Diseases of Anacardium spp. has been added to the chapter table of contents
  • Page 10-16 Circular 6: Diseases of Anacardium spp. has been added
  • Page 10-17 through end of chapter all circulars following #6 have been renumbered to reflect the new circular
  • Page 10-93 Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae has been added under Circular 32 (former Circular 31) Diseases of Mangifera spp.
  • Page 10-96 Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae has been added
  • Page 10-106 and Page 10-107 Hemicycliophora dhanachandi has been added under Circular 38: (former Circular 37) Disease of Pinus spp.

Appendix C: Directory of SPROs and State PEQ Contacts

  • Wisconsin PEQ contact information has been updated

Links contained in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and the Index have all been updated as well as internal and external cross-references as needed.

Animal Product Manual: The following changes have been made to the Animal Product Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the individual page numbers below.

Appendix A: Guide to Entry Status of Animal Products in Passenger Baggage or Mail

  • Page A-1-29 table link in footnote #1 has been corrected

Appendix E: List of Establishments Approved to Receive and/or Process Restricted Imported Animal By-Products

  • Page E-1-8 Arkansas Roberts Taxidermy has been added to the list
  • Page E-1-9 California two items have been added to Artistry Wildlife Taxidermy third column; footnote reference #1 has been deleted from Bill Taylor's Taxidermy and one item has been added to the third column
  • Page E-1-11 California one item has been deleted from Precision Taxidermy third column; and one item has been added to Trophy Room Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-13 Colorado two items have been added to Jonas Brothers Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-14 Colorado one item has been added to Tom Freitag Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-16 Florida footnote #1 reference has been added to Global Hunters
  • Page E-1-19 Georgia street address has been corrected and three items have been added to Bear Claw Taxidermy third column; and contact information has been corrected for Broderick Head's Taxidermy
  • Page E-1-26 Indiana one item has been added to Gamebird Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-35 Minnesota Great Bear Taxidermy has been added to the list
  • Page E-1-41 Montana contact information has been updated, three items have been added, and one item has been deleted from Wildlife Recapture Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-41 Nebraska Brinck's Taxidermy has been deleted from the list
  • Page E-1-42 New Mexico Afrigame Taxidermy has been deleted from the list
  • Page E-1-44 New York footnote #1 reference has been added to HNR Freight Logistics Inc.
  • Page E-1-51 Pennsylvania one item has been added to Bill's Wildlife Studio third column
  • Page E-1-53 Pennsylvania Shawn Lamparter's Wildlife Designs has been added to the list
  • Page E-1-55 Tennessee three items have been added to Hataway's Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-56 Texas one item has been deleted from Alpine Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-57 Texas five items have been added to B&B Taxidermy third column
  • Page E-1-59 Texas "warehouse" has been added to Coppersmith Inc. third column
  • Page E-1-60 Texas Fur Dressing Express LLC has been added to the list
  • Page E-1-63 Texas one item has been added to Quality Fur Dressing third column; and one item has been added to Ricks Outpost third column
  • Page E-1-65 Texas footnote #1 reference has been added to Well World Wide Energy Logistics, Inc.
  • Page E-1-75 Wyoming two items have been added to Wildlife Creations International third column; and footnote #1 language has been updated

Links contained throughout the manual in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and Index, as well as internal and external cross-references have been updated as needed.

Miscellaneous and Processed Products Import Manual: The following changes have been made to the Miscellaneous and Processed Products Import Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the table number below.

  • Table 3-185 Wood and wood products NOT meeting universal importation options language has been changed and footnote #1 reference has been added to to the third cell of the third column (And:); language in footnote #1 has changed; and footnote #2 has been created

Links contained throughout the manual in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and Index, as well as internal and external cross-references have all been updated as needed.

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