APHIS Press Releases for July 2005

California Meets Bovine Tuberculosis Accredited Status	USDA Announces California Meets Criteria for Bovine Tuberculosis Accredited-Free Status
Proposed E-Permits	USDA to Hold Public Meeting to Introduce Proposed E-Permits System
Oral Rabies Vaccine	USDA Distributes Oral Rabies Vaccine Across Mid-Atlantic States
Statement Regarding BSE Surveillance	Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding Non-Definitive BSE Test Results
New Mexico TB Zone	USDA Amends New Mexico's Zone Designations Regarding Bovine Tuberculosis
West Nile Virus DNA Vaccine	USDA Issues License for West Nile Virus DNA Vaccine for Horses
Secretary Johanns Statement	Secretary Johanns Statement on Ninth Circuit Court Ruling

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LPA Headquarters

Office of the
Deputy Administrator
Washington, D.C.
Phone: (202) 720-2511
Fax: (202) 720-3982 LPA Public Affairs
Riverdale, Md.
Phone: (301) 734-7799
Fax: (301) 734-5221 Executive Communications
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LPA Regional Offices

California
Larry Hawkins
Public Affairs Specialist
(Sacramento)
Phone: (916) 930-5509
Fax: (916) 930-5521 Colorado
Teresa Howes
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7410
Fax: (970) 494-7432 Michigan
Sharon Lucik
Public Affairs Specialist
(Brighton)
Phone: (810) 844-2713
Fax: (810) 844- 0583

Colorado
Larry Cooper
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7411
Fax: (970) 494-7432 Colorado
Gail Keirn
National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 266-6007
Fax: (970) 266-6010 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