USDA, APHIS, PPQ
Center for Plant Health Science and Technology
Plant Epidemiology and
Risk Analysis Laboratory
(PERAL)
Who is PERAL?
• Federal employees
– 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
The Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
Laboratory (PERAL)
IT Support
C. McArthur
ISO Support
Director
R. Griffin
T. Dileone
Editor
Admin.
Support
A. Mize
A. Kennedy
O. Larson
M. Dirani
Q-37
G. Cave
E. Sutker
B. Randall-Schadel
J. Smith
L. Fowler
Q-56
K. Lakin
F. Mehdizadegan
C. Hurt
L. Ferguson
H. Meissner
R. Olive
Analyst (Vacant)
Pathway
Organism
M. Hennessey
W. Bailey
N. Liquido
B. Caton
T. Culliney
Y. Takeuchi
L. Brown
K. Colpetzer
A. Koop
A. Lemay
L. Millar
M. Zlotina
Export
S. Redlin
E. Imai
C.Devorshak
H. Hartzog
A. Neeley
E. Spicer
A. Auclair
Tech (Vacant-North)
GIS
B. Spears
R. Magarey
S. Scott
D. Borchert
G. Fowler
N. McCullum
B. Nietschke
Virtual teams:
Africa Initiatives
Biosurveillance
Core Training
CPHST/Workbench
CRA
Fruit Flies
GPDD
Hawaii
Info. Management
-- Military Pathway
-- NAPPO/Standards
-- NPAG
-- PAS
-- Pathway Analysis Guidelines
-- Performance Evaluation
-- Pest Prioritization
-- Q-37 Strategies
-- Regulatory Curriculum
-- Review
-- Risk Mngt
-- RPPL
-- Safety
--Soybean Rust
--Sudden Oak Death
--Weeds
Notes:
Cooperators are shown in italics
Five vacancies outstanding for GS-9/11 analysts
in October 2004
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
What does PERAL do?
• Identify 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
Distribution of Total PRA Resources
by Type of Analysis (2003)
GIS
8%
Strategic
8%
Emergency
9%
R&D
1%
Other/Special
9%
Pathways
10%
Q-56
30%
NPAG/Organisms
18%
Risk Mgmt.
1%
Q-37
6%
Productivity 2003
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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)
Prioritization of Work
• Deputy Administrator of PPQ
• PPQ Phytosanitary Issues
Management Team (PIM)
• APHIS Trade Support Team (TST)
• CPHST
Summary Status of Q-56 Backlog
(number of requests)
In Progress
131
No information
179
Sufficient
information
44
Total = 410
Insufficient
information
56
April 2004
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
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
Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
Laboratory (PERAL)
1017 Main Campus Drive, Suite 1550
Raleigh, North Carolina USA
27606-5202
Tel: +1-919-855-7523
Fax: +1-919-855-7595
http://www.cphst.org