APHIS Press Releases for January 2002

Unshu Orange Program Expanded	USDA Expands Unshu Oranges Import Program
BSE Status Change	USDA Adopts Interim Rule Changing the BSE Status of Slovakia and SloveniaSt
FMD Change in Estonia	USDA Proposes To Change Foot-And-Mouth Disease Status of Estonia
Cattle Importation	USDA To Hold Public Forum On Cattle Importation
Microchip Implants in Pets	USDA Proposes To Allow Microchip Implants In Traveling Pet Birds
Fire Ant Quarantine Expands	USDA Expands Imported Fire Ant Quarantine in Several States
FMD Restrictions Lifted	USDA Lifts Foot-And-Mouth Disease Restrictions Against Netherlands, Northern Ireland and Japan
Bovine TB Kit Issued	USDA Issues Permit for Testing Kit for Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle
Plant Pest Comments	USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Plant Pest Regulations
Recent AWA Actions	Recent USDA Animal Welfare Act Case Actions
Nursery Stock Regulations	USDA Proposes Update of Nursery Stock Regulations
Cotton to Peru	Peru Eases Restrictions on Importation of U.S. Cotton

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LPA Headquarters

Office of the Director
Washington, D.C.
Phone: (202) 720-2511
Fax: (202) 720-3982 LPA Public Affairs
Riverdale, Md.
Phone: (301) 734-7799
Fax: (301) 734-5221

LPA Regional Offices

California
Larry Hawkins
Public Affairs Specialist
(Sacramento)
Phone: (916) 857-6243
Fax: (916) 857-6269 Colorado
Teresa Howes
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7410
Fax: (970) 494-7455

Florida
Nolan Lemon
Public Affairs Specialist
(Gainesville)
Phone: (352) 332-1893
Fax: (352) 331-0868

Tyrone Kemp
Citrus Canker Program
Public Affairs Specialist
(Plantation)
Phone: (954) 327-7826
Fax: (954) 797-6902
West Virginia
Charlene Lewis
Rabies Program
Public Affairs Specialist
Phone: (304) 548-5886
Fax: (304) 548-5887