Deputy Director Phytosanitary Issues Management

USDA, APHIS,PPQ

Updated: March 2015

Michael Guidicipietro Deputy Director for Eastern Hemisphere

Karen Ackerman Trade Director- Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands George Galasso Trade Director- Grain Commodities Dennis Martin Trade Director- Middle East and Africa Judy Macias Trade Exports Brendon Reardon Trade Director-Central Asia and Europe Prakash Hebbar (Acting) Trade Director- China, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Rob Tanaka (Acting) Trade Director- Japan, Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN Countries

Patricia Somervell Correspondence Manager Monica Montero Spanish/English Translation/ PIM Document Database Nora Lea Lynch Administrative Assistant Juanita Kennedy Management Analyst

Phytosanitary Issues Management Assistant Deputy Administrator

Alan Dowdy

Gary Lougee – Chief of Staff

Ingrid Watson Deputy Director for the Western Hemisphere

Jo-Ann Bentz-Blanco Trade Director- South America Terri Dunahay Trade Director- Canada Tyrone Jones Trade Director- Forestry Products Marie Martin Trade Director- Mexico Matthew Messenger (Acting) Trade Director-Central America/Caribbean Abby Yigzaw (Acting) Assistant Trade Director

North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) Regional Pant Protection Organization

Comprised of Plant Protection Authorities from:

United States (PPQ)

Mexico (DGSV)

Canada (CFIA)

Main Activities of NAPPO Mandate: To act as a forum for private and public

sectors to collaborate in regional plant protection activities. Standard Setting (RSPM)

Annual Meetings

Capacity Building

Phytosanitary Alert System

Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Recent Trade Initiatives Between the US and Mexico Mexico Export Interests

Fresh fig (effective March 30, 2015)

Hawthorn apple (Tejocote) (effective March 30, 2015)

Avocado market expansion

Tomato plantlets

Manzano peppers under systems approach

Recent Trade Initiative Between the US and Mexico (cont.) US Export Interests

Oversight Reduction (CA stone fruit & apples)

Pacific Northwest peach and nectarine

Soil concerns in grain and pulse shipments

Various plants in growing media (California)

National Agriculture Release Program (NARP)

Quarantine Policy, Analysis & Support and National Identification Services February 18, 2015

What is NARP? National Program Driven by inspection and pest data High-volume Q56 commodities Low pest risk Decreased frequency of inspections at U.S. ports

of entry

• Not a trade program no negotiation with trade partners

History of NARP Border Cargo Release (BCR)

Implemented May 30, 1993

Nogales, AZ (1987) and Hidalgo, TX (1991) Instituted local programs that reduced inspections

commensurate with risk

Mex grown commodities at border locations only

National Agriculture Release Program Implemented January 7, 2007 Allowed commodities to qualify from any country of origin Allowed entry at any port of entry

What are the Benefits of NARP? Trade: More efficient inspection activities for fresh,

frozen, and processed fruit and vegetable imports

CBP: More efficient utilization of Agriculture Specialists at the ports of entry

Who Manages NARP? PPQ

Program Policy (QPAS) Maintenance (QPAS) Data Analysis (NIS, CPHST)

CBP Operations and Inspections Inspection Criteria & Targeting Data entry

Becoming a NARP Commodity CBP port risk committees may request commodity inclusion based on their own preliminary analysis and knowledge of trade and pest trends

PPQ Analysis is performed ad-hoc or at least yearly to determine if new commodities qualify for the program

Once candidates are identified, CBP advises about the impact to the ports and helps establish a time frame for implementation

NARP “South” APHIS and SAGARPA are currently

under discussions on how Mexico can develop a similar program for U.S commodities going south

Thank You! Michael Guidicipietro

Deputy Director USDA,APHIS,PPQ