1. USDA, APHIS, PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory (PERAL)

2. Who is PERAL? Federal employees Cooperators
Director and 7 Team Leaders
26 analysts
6 support (admin, techs, reference)
Cooperators
4 NCSU research assistants
1 NC State employee
1-4 visiting scientists

3. The Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory (PERAL)
IT Support
C. McArthur
ISO Support
T. Dileone
Director
R. Griffin
A. Mize
A. Kennedy
O. Larson
Admin. Support
Editor
M. Dirani
Q-37
Q-56
Pathway
Organism
Export
GIS
S. Redlin
E. Imai
G. Cave
K. Lakin
M. Hennessey
L. Brown
B. Spears
E. Sutker
B. Randall-Schadel
J. Smith
L. Fowler
F. Mehdizadegan
C. Hurt
L. Ferguson
H. Meissner
R. Olive
Analyst (Vacant)
W. Bailey
N. Liquido
B. Caton
T. Culliney
Y. Takeuchi
K. Colpetzer
A. Koop
A. Lemay
L. Millar
M. Zlotina
C.Devorshak
H. Hartzog
A. Neeley
E. Spicer
A. Auclair
Tech (Vacant-North)
R. Magarey
S. Scott
D. Borchert
G. Fowler
N. McCullum
B. Nietschke
Virtual teams:
Africa Initiatives -- Military Pathway -- Review
Biosurveillance NAPPO/Standards -- Risk Mngt
Core Training NPAG -- RPPL
CPHST/Workbench PAS -- Safety
CRA Pathway Analysis Guidelines --Soybean Rust
Fruit Flies Performance Evaluation --Sudden Oak Death
GPDD Pest Prioritization --Weeds
Hawaii Q-37 Strategies
Info. Management Regulatory Curriculum
Notes:
Cooperators are shown in italics
Five vacancies outstanding for GS-9/11 analysts in October 2004

4. Where is PERAL? CPHST HQ in Raleigh, North Carolina
Director and 6 Team Leaders
27 Analysts; 6 Technicians and support
Riverdale, Maryland
Chair of the New Pest Advisory Group (NPAG)
1 Team Leader; 2 Analysts; 1 Technician
Honolulu, Hawaii
1 Risk management specialist

5. What does PERAL do? Identify risks: Prioritize risks Compare risks
Gaps in protection
Inconsistencies
Mitigation options
Prioritize risks
Compare risks
Support risk-based decision-making
import regulatory policies
export market access
domestic and emergency programs
Capacity building
internal
external

6. Distribution of Total PRA Resources by Type of Analysis (2003)

7. Productivity 2003 ≈ 40 commodity assessments (plants, f&v)
≈ 10 organism assessments
≈ 60 new pest (NPAG) assessments
≈ 9 pathway and operational assessments
≈ 12 collaborative assessments
Database mgmt. (GPDD, RABID, BATS, Internet surveillance)
Capacity building and standard setting (Africa (various), China, Colombia, Guatemala, Thailand, and IPPC, NAPPO)

8. Prioritization of Work
Deputy Administrator of PPQ
PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management Team (PIM)
APHIS Trade Support Team (TST)
CPHST

9. Summary Status of Q-56 Backlog
(number of requests)
Total = 410
April 2004

10. Seed Corn / China Proposed joint PRAs in 2000
Arthropod, pathogen, and weed lists were prepared by the US
Pioneer and Dennis McGee involved
AQSIQ dropped the initiative

11. PRA / Brazil Brazil requires PRAs for all authorizations after 1997
Regs and operations revised
Proved impractical for many commodities
“New” entry status negotiated for many commodities – others awaiting PRA

12. Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory (PERAL)
1017 Main Campus Drive, Suite 1550
Raleigh, North Carolina USA
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