1. Office of Field Operations Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison
First Line of Defense for Invasive Species
May 10, 2017

2. CBP Agriculture Operations
CBPAS use their specialized skill sets to protect American agriculture and the food supply by preventing the introduction of harmful exotic plant pests and foreign animal diseases and potential agro/bio-terrorism into the United States
Check conveyances, commodities, and packaging materials for contaminants and invasive plant pests and diseases
Inspect the passenger baggage/belongings to prevent the intentional and unintentional entry of prohibited/restricted agriculture items

3. CBPAS Port of Entry Operations
Air
Passenger/Baggage
Conveyance
Cargo
Maritime
Crew
Passenger
Land/Border
Passenger/Baggage
Commercial Bus
Commercial Truck
Railcar
International Mail
Express Consignment

4. Risk Determination
APHIS conducts risk analysis in accordance with ISPM 11 and its supplements
The risk analysis process examines pests and diseases that are known to be associated with a commodity, identifies those pests that are likely to remain after importation, and evaluates the mitigations that may be required to avoid, reduce, or eliminate the risk
CBP conducts pre-arrival analysis, selects holds, conducts examinations, and conditionally releases in accordance with USDA and CBP guidelines

5. The Safeguarding Continuum
APHIS Offshore Mitigation
(e.g. Precleared Produce)
CBP
Onshore Inspection/ Detection/ Mitigation
(e.g., AQI Inspections & Targeting)
APHIS
Pest Management
(e.g. Domestic, Eradication, & Survey Detection Programs)
APHIS Exports
(e.g. Phytosanitary & Sanitary Certification)
Trade Stakeholders Trade
(e.g. Compliant Business Practices)
Policy Making
(e.g. Plant Protection Act & Animal Health Act)
The
Safeguarding
Continuum 5

6. Typical Year for a CBPAS
FY 2016
Passenger Inspections
23,200,264
Quarantine Material Interceptions
1,772,372
Animal By-Product
12,656
Meat Products
433,319
Plant Material/Soil
1,326,397
Cargo Inspections
740,992
Pest Interceptions
Submitted
152,850
Reportable Pests
61,873
Total Civil Violations
78,787

7. National Agriculture Cargo Targeting Unit (NACTU)
NACTU has a field support role to provide guidance and assist with research requests to analyze field agriculture intelligences
Conducts apprenticeships to develop field targeting expertise
Developed multiple user defined parameters to automate the targeting process for ports and expedite referrals

8. Passenger 6,613 5,915 Cargo 3,353 4,047 Total 9,966 9,962 Pathway
Federal Noxious Weeds
Pathway
FY 15
FY 16
Passenger
6,613
5,915
Cargo
3,353
4,047
Total
9,966
9,962
Cogon Grass
Chinese Water Spinach
Itchgrass
Liverseed Grass
Cogon Grass
Waterspinach
Itchgrass
Liverseed Grass
Cargo
Pax
FY 2015
935 1
325
574
213 79 18 19
FY 2016
1757
622 31
115 7
Total
2692
2082
1196
244
194 26
2693
3278
438 45

9. Commonly Intercepted WPM Pests

10. Questions?
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