Fwd: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized forImportation Pending Pest Risk Analysis - Proposed rule

mark zukaitis mzukaitis@msn.com
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:59:54 PDT
If only laws were enacted before Brazilian Pepper made it into the Everglades or before Kudzu was planted for the first time as a fast growing cover for a pergola in Florida, and on and on.  At this point obstructing ANY possibly invasive species would be good - but they should take into account the plant in question.  It is not too likely that anyone would have problems with runaway Worsley procera (especially me!).

Regards

Mark
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Adam Fikso<mailto:adam14113@ameritech.net> 
  To: Pacific Bulb Society<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> 
  Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [pbs] Fwd: Importation of Plants for Planting;Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized forImportation Pending Pest Risk Analysis - Proposed rule


  It surely could be a problem.  A plant that's invasive ihn Florida can 
  barely survive in the Chicago area, or be grown only in a greenhouse.,  If 
  this isn't taken account of --the effort is stupid--example:  Bomarea



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Lee Poulsen" <wpoulsen@pacbell.net<mailto:wpoulsen@pacbell.net>>
  To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>>; 
  <IBSMEMBERS@yahoogroups.com<mailto:IBSMEMBERS@yahoogroups.com>>
  Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:03 PM
  Subject: [pbs] Fwd: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a 
  Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest 
  Risk Analysis - Proposed rule


  >I just got this notice. Is this proposed new category and rules
  > something we should be worried about? It kind of sounds like a good
  > effort to control the entry of potential new weeds or pests. On the
  > other hand, would it make it inordinately difficult to import something
  > that we all know is perfectly safe?
  >
  > --Lee Poulsen
  > Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a
  >
  > -------- Original Message --------
  > Subject: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of
  > Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk
  > Analysis - Proposed rule
  > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:31:24 -0400
  > From: PPQ_Stakeholder_Registry@aphis.usda.gov<mailto:PPQ_Stakeholder_Registry@aphis.usda.gov>
  > To: wpoulsen@pacbell.net<mailto:wpoulsen@pacbell.net>
  >
  >
  >
  >                  Greetings PPQ Stakeholders,
  >
  >                  You are receiving this email alert because you signed up
  >                  with USDA-APHIS-PPQ's Stakeholders' Registry to receive
  >                  information related to the importation of plants.  If you
  >                  would like to have your name removed from the
  >                  Stakeholders Registry list please send an email  to
  >                  Linda.Toran@aphis.usda.gov<mailto:Linda.Toran@aphis.usda.gov>.  If you would like to make a
  >                  change in your topics of interest please go to:
  >                  https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/PPQStakeWeb2.nsf<https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/PPQStakeWeb2.nsf>.
  >
  >                  We are proposing to establish a new category of regulated
  >                  articles in the regulations governing the importation of
  >                  nursery stock, also known as plants for planting.  This
  >                  category would list taxa of plants for planting whose
  >                  importation is not authorized pending pest risk analysis.
  >                  If scientific evidence indicated that the taxon of plants
  >                  for planting is a potential quarantine pest or a
  >                  potential host of a quarantine pest, we would publish a
  >                  notice that would announce our determination that the
  >                  taxon is a potential quarantine pest or a potential host
  >                  of a quarantine pest, cite the scientific evidence we
  >                  considered in making this determination, and give the
  >                  public an opportunity to comment on our determination.
  >                  If we received no comments that changed our
  >                  determination, the taxon would subsequently be added to
  >                  the new category.
  >
  >                  APHIS will consider all comments received on this Docket
  >                  No. APHIS-2006-0011 on or before October 21, 2009.
  >
  >                  For additional information go to:
  > 
  > http://regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/…<http://regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/…>
  >                  .
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