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Miscellaneous Conference Call Notes and Minutes
SANC Documents
Miscellaneous Documents
APHIS Resources for State Regulators
NPB Meeting Documents
Historical Documents
Link to NPB Members Forum
Correspondence
Miscellaneous Conference Call Notes and Minutes:
Flag Smut US Status Conference Call June 25, 2015
NPB Conference Call, PCN – September 23, 2008
PCN Working Group Meeting – September 9 & 10, 2008
NPB Board of Directors Conference Calls:
- May 10, 2018
- April 12, 2018
- March 22, 2018
- Febrauary 8, 2018
- January 11, 2018 (ReFreSH notes included)
- December 14, 2017
- November 9, 2017
- September 14, 2017
- August 17, 2017
- August 13, 2017
- May 23, 2017
- April 13, 2017
- March 9, 2017
- February 9, 2017
- January 12, 2017
- November 10, 2016
- October 5, 2016
- September 8, 2016
- August 4, 2016
- July 31, 2016
- July 14, 2016
- May 9, 2016
- February 11, 2016
- January 14, 2016
- November 12, 2015
- October 8, 2015
- September 10, 2015
- June 11, 2015
- March 12, 2015
- February 12, 2015
- January 8, 2015
- November 13, 2014
- October 9, 2014
- September 11, 2014
- March 14, 2014
- January 9, 2014
- December 12, 2013
- November 14, 2013
- October 10, 2013
- September 12, 2013
- May 9, 2013
- April 18, 2013
- March 14, 2013
- January 10, 2013
- December 13, 2012
- May 10, 2012
- April 12, 2012
- June 9, 2011
- May 12, 2011
NPB Board of Directors Meetings:
- June 28, 2016, Livonia, MI
- August 31, 2014, St. Louis MO
- August 27, 2014, St. Louis MO
- May 21, 2014, Los Angeles CA
- August 8, 2013, Louisville KY
- August 4, 2013, Louisville KY
- July 22, 2012, Mystic CT
NPB-PPQ Leadership Team Conference Calls:
- April 17, 2018
- March 20, 2018
- March 9, 2018 (Spotted Lanternfly Special Call)
- February 20, 2018 (ReFreSH Special Call)
- February 6, 2018
- December 19, 2017
- December 5, 2017
- November 9, 2017
- September 5, 2017
- May 16, 2017
- March 7, 2017
- February, 21, 2017
- January 17, 2017
- December 20, 2016
- November 15, 2016
- September 20, 2016
- July 31, 2016
- August 16, 2016
- May 17, 2016
- May 3, 2016
- March 15, 2016
- March 1, 2016
- January 19, 2016
- January 5, 2016
- December 1, 2015
- November 3, 2015
- October 20, 2015
- October 6, 2015
- September 15, 2015
- September 1, 2015
- August 18, 2015
- July 21, 2015
- June 2, 2015
- May 5, 2015
- March 17, 2015
- March 3, 2015
- February 17, 2015
- February 5, 2015
- January 6, 2015
- December 2, 2014
- October 7, 2014
- August 19, 2014
- August 5, 2014
- June 3, 2014
- April 15, 2014
- April 1, 2014
- March 18, 2014
- March 4, 2014
- February 18, 2014
- February 4, 2014
- January 21, 2014
- December 17, 2013
- December 3, 2013
- September 3, 2013
- June 18, 2013
- May 7, 2013
- April 2, 2013
- March 19, 2013
- February 5, 2013
- January 15, 2013
- December 18, 2012
- December 4, 2012
- November 1, 2011
- June 21, 2011
- April 5, 2011
NPB Board of Directors/ USDA APHIS Executive Team Meetings:
- July 27, 2014, St. Louis, MO
- March 7-8, 2012, Riverdale, MD
Handouts:
Presentations:
- March 24-25, 2009, Frederick, MD
- Minutes
- Handouts (pdf ~300K)
- PHIS Presentation (pdf ~186K)
- Official Control Presentation (pdf ~200K)
October 18-22, 2010
Continental Dialogue Meeting Summary
October 27-28, 2009
National Firewood Task Force Conference Call Notes:
APHIS Commodity Sector Meetings
Grape Commodity Listening Session Notes (November 16, 2017)
NASDA-APHIS Invasive Forest Pest Forum
September 29, 2009, Worcester, MA
Light Brown Apple Moth / Phytophthora ramorum Tour
July 13 & 16, 2009, California
National Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) Meeting Summary
November 18 & 19, 2008, Baltimore, MD
Compiled by Ann Gibbs, ME Dept of Agriculture
Seed Potato Training (July 2017)
Introduction to Potato Diseases Important for Seed Potato Certification (Amanda Gevens)
Responses to New Pathogen Introductions (Russel Groves)
International and Inter-regional Trade (Willem Schrage)
Seed Potato Certification in The United States (Willem Schrage)
Potato Grading and Defects (Amy Charkowski)
Potato Diseases on the Horizon (Amy Charkowski)
Canadian Seed Potato Certification Manual
Case Studies (Amy Charkowski)
SANC Documents
National Plant Board Surveys
- Boxwood Blight Survey (April 2018)
- Earthworm Survey (April 2018)
- Phyto Certificate Fees Survey (April 2018)
- National Industrial Hemp Survey 2014
- Palmer Amaranth Survey, January 2017
- 2014 NPB Pollinator Survey
- Survey Results (July 30, 2014)
- Summary
- Findings and Recommendations (October 15, 2014)
- Federal Noxious Aquatic Weeds – Survey of States Allowable (2014)
- Summary of National Plant Board Survey Data for State Noxious Weed Programs (2010)
Miscellaneous Documents
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- Download the Articles of Incorporation in Microsoft Word format
- Central Plant Board export and nursery fees (updated March 2016)
- Value of NPB Membership (March 2015)
GSA Domestic Per Diem Rates - NPB Reimbursement Policy (April 2015)
- Presentation: Initiative 502 Implementation, Creating Washington’s System of Legalized Marijuana (April, 2014)
- List of NPB Facilitators(December 2009)
- Letter from the MA Flower Grower’s Association regarding CWR regulation, jpg ~400 KB(November 2009)
- Pathway Assessment: Geosmithia sp. and Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman movement from the western into the
eastern United States, pdf ~2.6 MB(October 2009) - Compliance Agreements, Certificates and Limited Permits. Decisions by PPQ Executive Team (February 26, 2009)
- Domestic Compliance Agreements Discussion Paper Risk Assessment and Evaluation related to Compliance Agreements. Gray Haun (NPB) and Jeff Grode (PPQ), Compliance Agreements Committee(November 24, 2008)
- Black Walnut Disease Complex Information(November 14, 2008)
- Pipeline Protest Presentation Link (Greenwood, Elhard, Hirsch (May 18, 2017)
- Special Reports
- NPB Peer Review Report of the Procedures and Standards that Govern the Consideration of Import and Export Requests Under the Plant Protection Act
(July, 2006 – 234k pdf) - NPB Review of The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Biotechnology Regulatory Services
(February 15, 2006 – 108k pdf) - Preventing the Introduction of Plant Pathogens into the United States: The Role and Application of the Systems Approach
(February 2002) - Safeguarding American Plant Resources, A Stakeholder Review of the APHIS-PPQ Safeguarding System
(July 1, 1999)
- NPB Peer Review Report of the Procedures and Standards that Govern the Consideration of Import and Export Requests Under the Plant Protection Act
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APHIS Resources for State Regulators
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- National Plant Health Emergency Management Framework (posted November 2017)
- Field Ops Agreement Timeline (posted November 2017)
- Farm Bill Timeline (posted May 2018)
- Federal Budget Process 3 year Timeline (posted May 2018)
- Agreements Template (posted May 2018)
- Signing up for Level 2 eAuthentication
- APHIS Agreements Side by Side Template (posted June 2015)
- PPQ Program Overview (includes organizational charts)
- PPQ Key Contact List (March 16, 2017)
- PPQ Field Operations Managers (April 11, 2017)
- NOM Assignment Portfolio (April 11, 2017)
- Trade Directors Coverage (February 2, 2018)
- National Systems (APHIS Databases 101) (posted November 1, 2010)
- BRS Contact List for State Regulatory Officials
(posted January 2016) - View and comment on the USDA Plan to Implement Section 10201 of The 2008 Farm Bill
(posted April 2, 2009) - PPQ PIM Webinar – Processes to Import and Export (posted March 7, 2017)
- APHIS Training Resources for SPROs (Reviewed April 2017)
- Plant Pest Identification Notifications to State Departments of Agriculture
- Federal Budget Process, USDA APHIS PPQ ppt (Reviewed March 2017)
- Status of Official Control March 24, 2009 (pps ~1MB)Diane Schuble, National Coordinator for Official Control
- ezFedGrants Landing Page
- Widely Prevalent Pest Lists – Fungi, Viruses, Bacteria, Nematodes (Reviewed April 2017)
- Expedited Organisms by Participating States (Reviewed April 2017)
- ezFedGrants Training for External Users (Reviewed April 2017)
- PPQ 2016 Field Operations Annual Report (April 2017)
- PPQ 2016 Field Operations Annual Report Infographics (April 2017)
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Cooperative Agreements Presentation Series
AgLearn
AgLearn Direct Link below:
Course Name: APHIS Cooperative Agreements Presentation Series (Course loaded in AgLearn; eAuth needed for access; AgLearn completion reports upon request)
AgLearn Direct Link:
External Server
Each Module has its own separate link below:
Course Name: APHIS Cooperative Agreements Presentation Series (Course loaded on External Server, please provide link to external users; unable to track completion of course on external server)
Module 1 – Introduction to the APHIS Cooperative Agreements Presentations Series
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_01/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_01-FY16/webinar.html
Module 2 – The Work Plan: Foundation of Cooperative Agreements
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_02/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_02-FY16/webinar.html
Module 3 – The Detailed Financial Plan
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_03/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_03-FY16/webinar.html
Module 4 – Review of Cooperator Accomplishment Reports
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_04/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_04-FY16/webinar.html
Module 5 – Federal Funding and the Budgeting Process
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_05/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_05-FY16/webinar.html
Module 6 – Rules and Regulations Associated with the Notice of Award
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16/Module_06/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_06-FY16/webinar.html
Module 7 – Substantial Involvement in the Cooperative Agreements Process
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_07/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_07-FY16/webinar.html
Module 8 – Oversight and Monitoring of Cooperative Agreements
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_08/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_08-FY16/webinar.html
Module 9 – Managing Change in Cooperative Agreements
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_09/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_09-FY16/webinar.html
Module 10 – Extensions and De-Obligations
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_10/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_10-FY16/webinar.html
Module 11 – Closeout Reporting
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_11/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_11-FY16/webinar.html
Module 12 – Cooperative Agreement Documents and Agreement File Maintenance
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_12/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_12-FY16/webinar.html
Module 13 – Analysis Review Process
http://aglearn.usda.gov/customcontent/APHIS/APHIS-CAPS-FY16-2/Module_13/webinar_APHIS-CAPS_13-FY16/webinar.html
NPB Meeting Documents
NPB meeting attendance history spreadsheet
2015
2015 NPB General Business Meeting Minutes, August 3 and August 6, 2015, Sedona Arizona
2014
2014 NPB General Business Meeting Minutes, July 28 and 31, 2014, St. Louis Missouri
2014 NPB Meeting Regional Boards Reports, July 28, 2014, St. Louis Missouri
Medical Marijuana/Hemp Panel Discussion notes
2013
2013 NPB General Business Meeting Minutes, August 5, 2013, Louisville Kentucky
2013 NPB General Business Meeting Minutes, August 8, 2013, Louisville Kentucky
2013 NPB Meeting Regional Boards Reports, August 5, 2013, Louisville Kentucky
SPB 2013 Meeting Photos (pdf ~2.7 MB)
2010
WPB 2010 Meeting Tour (pdf ~2.3 MB)
2009
WANTED Posters (pdf ~1.7 MB)
Firewood Session (Provide input through the firewood hot issues e-mail address at firewood@aphis.usda.gov):
Historical Documents
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- NPB Infrastructure Meeting, 1999
- Sweetpotato weevil, Report of Technical Survey Committee, 1995 (pdf, 1.4 MB)
- Implementation of SPHD structure, 1994 (pdf, 350 KB)
- Establishment of the Carl Carlson Award, 1992-1993
- NPB logos
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Correspondence
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- EAB Funding Concern (April 2015)
- EAB Funding Concern reply (April 2015)
- Gypsy Moth Funding Concern (April 2015)
- APHIS Seed Commodity Sector Meeting (June 2015)
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Last Modified: May 2018
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