APHIS Press Releases for October 2002

Salvinia Weevil	USDA Prepares Enviromental Assessment of Salvinia Weevil
Irradiation Treatment	USDA Issues Final Rule on Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatments
Grasshopper Decision	USDA Announces Availability of Record of Decision on Grasshopper and Cricket Suppression Program
Exotic Newcastle	USDA Proposes to Declare Several Mexican States Free of Exotic Newcastle Disease
Administrator's Award	Gus Douglass Receives APHIS Administrator's Award
Catfish 2003 Study	Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health Announce Catfish 2003 Study
Bigleaf Mahogany	USDA Continues Scrutiny of Mahogany Shipments from Brazil; Releases One Shipment
Bird Strike Meeting	Experts to Meet in Sacramento to Address the Growing Threat of Bird Strikes
Cold Treatment	USDA to Modify Existing Cold Treatment Schedule
Clementine Imports	USDA to Allow Conditional Importation of Spanish Clementines
LA Firm Fined	Louisiana Firm, Officers Found Guilty of Falsifying USDA Certificates-Fined More Than $1 Million
Administrator's Statement	Statement From USDA's Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Bobby Acord
Oral Rabies Vaccine	USDA Continues Distribution of Oral Raccoon Rabies Vaccine
Potato Mop Top	USDA Announces Potato Mop Top Virus Survey
Oriental Fruit Fly	USDA Amends Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in California
Karnal Bunt Areas	USDA Amends Karnal Bunt Regulations

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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