APHIS Press Releases for May 2002

Gipson AC Deputy	Gipson Named Animal Care Deputy Administrator
FMD in Estonia	USDA Changes Foot-and-Mouth Disease Status of Estonia
Marine Mammals	USDA Seeks Comments on Marine Mammal Regulations
HI Treatment Rule	USDA Proposes Irradiation Treatment for Fruits and Vegetables from Hawaii
Potato Agreement	U.S. and Mexico Reach Agreement on Potatoes
CWD Work Group	USDA AND DOI Announce Formation of Joint Chronic Wasting Disease Working Group
WS Advisory Meeting	USDA to Hold National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee Meeting
AWA Case Actions	Recent USDA Animal Welfare Act Case Actions
Cotton to Colombia	APHIS Approves Protocol Regarding Cotton to Colombia
OK Pink Bollworm	USDA to Remove Oklahoma from List of Areas Regulated for Pink Bollworm
MX States CSF Free	USDA Proposes to Classify Four Mexican States as Classical Swine Fever Free
Gardenia from Hawaii	USDA Proposes Revising Regulations for Moving Gardenia from Hawaii
Oriental Fruit Fly	USDA Amends Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine
Fernandez Appointed	Fernandez Named APHIS Associate Administrator
Iwamoto Appointment	Iwamoto Named APHIS Deputy Administrator for International Services
Citrus Canker	USDA Amends Citrus Canker Quarantine Areas
Revised Risk Analysis	Revised Risk Analysis on Classical Swine Fever from Europe
Cycad Scale Control	USDA Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment Regarding the Control of Cycad Scale
Poultry Meeting	National Poultry Improvement Plan Meeting
Pink Mealybug	USDA Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment for the Control of Pink Mealybug
FMD Indemnity	USDA Proposes Changes to Indemnity Regulations Relating to Foot-and-Mouth Disease
KB Money	USDA Announces Additional Karnal Bunt Compensation

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Citrus Canker Program
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Rabies Program
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