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

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USDA, APHIS, PPQCenter for Plant Health Science
and TechnologyPlant Epidemiology and Risk
Analysis Laboratory (PERAL)
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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

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The Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
Laboratory (PERAL)
IT Support
C. McArthur
Director R. Griffin
ISO Support T. Dileone
A. Mize A. Kennedy O. Larson
Admin. Support
Editor M. Dirani
Q-37
Pathway
Organism
Export
GIS
Q-56
S. Redlin E. Imai
M. Hennessey
L. Brown
B. Spears
G. Cave
K. Lakin
F. Mehdizadegan C. Hurt L. Ferguson H.
Meissner R. Olive Analyst (Vacant)
E. Sutker B. Randall-Schadel J. Smith L. Fowler
W. Bailey N. Liquido B. Caton T. Culliney Y.
Takeuchi
K. Colpetzer A. Koop A. Lemay L. Millar M.
Zlotina

• R. Magarey
• S. Scott
• D. Borchert
• G. Fowler
• N. McCullum
• B. Nietschke

• C.Devorshak
• H. Hartzog
• A. Neeley
• E. Spicer
• A. Auclair
• Tech (Vacant-North)

• Virtual teams
• Africa Initiatives -- Military Pathway --
  Review
• Biosurveillance --
  NAPPO/Standards -- Risk Mngt
• Core Training --
  NPAG -- RPPL
• CPHST/Workbench -- PAS --
  Safety
• CRA -- Pathway Analysis
  Guidelines --Soybean Rust
• Fruit Flies --
  Performance Evaluation --Sudden Oak Death
• GPDD -- Pest
  Prioritization --Weeds
• Hawaii -- Q-37 Strategies
• Info. Management -- Regulatory
  Curriculum

• Notes
• Cooperators are shown in italics
• Five vacancies outstanding for GS-9/11 analysts
  in October 2004

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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

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What does PERAL do?

• Identify risks
• Gaps in protection
• Inconsistencies
• Mitigation options
• Prioritize risks
• Compare risks
• Support risk-based decision-making
• import regulatory policies
• export market access
• domestic and emergency programs
• Capacity building
• internal
• external

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Distribution of Total PRA Resources by Type of
Analysis (2003)
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Productivity 2003

• 40 commodity assessments (plants, fv)
• 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)

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Prioritization of Work

• Deputy Administrator of PPQ
• PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management Team (PIM)
• APHIS Trade Support Team (TST)
• CPHST

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Summary Status of Q-56 Backlog (number of
requests)
Total 410 April 2004
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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

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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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Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory
(PERAL) 1017 Main Campus Drive, Suite
1550 Raleigh, North Carolina USA 27606-5202 Tel
1-919-855-7523 Fax [phone] http//www.c
phst.org