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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Historical Documents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:

NPB Board of Directors Meetings:

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
- - Minutes
Handouts:
Presentations:
March 24-25, 2009, Frederick, MD
- Minutes
- Handouts (pdf ~300K)
- PHIS Presentation (pdf ~186K)
- Official Control Presentation (pdf ~200K)

NAPPO 2010 Meeting Notes

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)

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SANC Documents

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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

- - 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)

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APHIS Resources for State Regulators

- - 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)

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:

https://aglearn.usda.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=ITEM_DETAILS&componentID=APHIS-CAPS-FY16&componentTypeID=Web+Based&revisionDate=1462987560000

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