APHIS Press Releases for October 2004

National Animal Identification Awards	USDA to Award an Additional $1.5 Million to States for a National Animal Identification System
Avian Influenza Vaccine	USDA Awards Contract to Fort Dodge Animal Health to Establish an Avian Influenza Vaccine Antigen Bank for Poultry
Raccoon Rabies in Alabama	USDA Continues Campaign to Stop the Spread of Raccoon Rabies in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee
National Poultry Improvement Plan	USDA Reestablishes General Conference of the National Poultry Improvement Plan
Pine Shoot Beetle	USDA Regulates Pine Shoot Beetle Host Material From Canada
Fruit Fly at Port of Miami	U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists and USDA Identifiers Prevent Introduction of Fruit Fly at Port of Miami

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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) 930-5509
Fax: (916) 930-5521 Colorado
Larry Cooper
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7411
Fax: (970) 494-7455

North Carolina
Nolan Lemon
Public Affairs Specialist
(Raleigh)
Phone: (919) 855-7008
Fax: (919) 855- 7016

Florida
Tyrone Kemp
Citrus Canker Program
Public Affairs Specialist
(Plantation)
Phone: (954) 327-7826
Fax: (954) 797-6902