current status of weed biocontrol agent petitions

In light of discussions over the past year during Federal FICMNEW meetings and at ISAC last fall, I'd like to share with you this presentation by Bob Tichenor (APHIS), given to the participants of the MidAtlantic Early Detection Network's Emerging Invasive Species Workshop four weeks ago, at the Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center.

http://bugwoodcloud.org/CDN/eddmaps/midatlantic/2016/FlowchartThroughEnvironmentalCompliance-ReleaseOfBiocontrolOrgnanisms2016.pdf

The downloadable ppt presentation details how the environmental compliance/NEPA/Section 7 permitting process works, and also the current status of submitted petitions for nine weed biocontrol agent petitions within this complex process (as of 4 weeks ago).

Annie Simpson, FICMNEW cochair

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