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Deputy Administrator intends to 

participate in the proceedings and will 

discuss or comment on APHIS’ position 

on any standard up for adoption or any 

proposals to develop new standards. 

The work plan for 2005 was 

established after the October 2004 

Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. 

The Deputy Administrator for PPQ 

participated in establishing this NAPPO 

work plan (see panel assignments 

below). Below is a summary of current 

panel assignments as they relate to the 

ongoing development of NAPPO 

standards. The United States (i.e., 

USDA/APHIS) intends to participate 

actively and fully in the work of each of 

these panels. The U.S. position on each 

topic will be guided and informed by 

the best scientific information available 

on each of these topics. For each of the 

following panels, the United States will 

consider its position on any draft 

standard after it reviews a prepared 

draft. Information regarding the 

following NAPPO panel topics, 

assignments, activities, and updates on 

meeting times and locations may be 

obtained from the NAPPO homepage at 

http://www.nappo.org or by contacting 

Mr. Narcy Klag (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

1. Accreditation Panel 

The panel will develop an audit 

protocol for reviewing compliance with 

the NAPPO laboratory accreditation 

standard (RSPM No. 9). They will then 

use this protocol to audit the programs 

in the three NAPPO countries starting 

with the United States. They will review 

and update the current NAPPO 

laboratory accreditation standard (RSPM 

No. 9). 

2. Biological Control Panel 

This panel will complete the 

Taxonomic Resources Position Paper, 

develop guidelines for the movement of 

commercial shipments of arthropod 

biological control agents among NAPPO 

member countries, and exchange 

information on biological control 

programs in the NAPPO countries. 

3. Biotechnology Panel 

This panel will continue to develop a 

NAPPO standard for the review of 

products of biotechnology that focuses 

on the assessment of the potential to 

present a plant pest risk. The final 

module, importation for uses other than 

propagation, will be developed. 

4. Citrus Panel 

The panel will update the pest lists in 

the Citrus Standard, based on new pest 

information. 

5. Electronic Phytosanitary Certification 

Panel 

This panel will develop guidelines for 

the electronic transmission of 

phytosanitary certificates. 

6. Forestry Panel 

This panel will coordinate the 

implementation of ISPM 15 by NAPPO 

member countries. 

7. Fruit Panel 

The panel will coordinate with other 

appropriate panels to start the 

development of a standard for the use of 

genetically modified fruit flies in North 

America. 

8. Grapevine Panel 

The panel will provide direction and 

support to the Technical Advisory 

Group to include insects and nematodes 

in the NAPPO standard for grapevines 

(RSPM No. 15). They will participate in 

the development of the NAPPO 

standard on plants for planting. 

9. Potato Panel 

The panel will develop an appendix 

to RSPM No. 3 on nematode 

identification and update appendix 5 

based on the latest molecular 

information for potato virus YN (PVYn). 

10. Propagative Material Panel 

The panel will complete the standard 

on plants for planting. 

11. Standards Panel 

The panel will continue to provide 

updates on standards for the NAPPO 

newsletter, coordinate the review of 

new and amended NAPPO standards 

and ensure that comments received 

during the country consultation phase 

are incorporated as appropriate, 

organize conference calls and prepare 

NAPPO discussion documents for 

possible use at the IPPC, and promote 

implementation of recently adopted 

standards. 

The PPQ Deputy Administrator, as the 

official U.S. delegate to NAPPO, intends 

to participate in the adoption of these 

regional plant health standards, 

including the work described above, 

once they are completed and ready for 

such consideration. 

The information in this notice 

includes all the information available to 

us on NAPPO standards currently under 

development or consideration. For 

updates on meeting times and for 

information on the working panels that 

may become available following 

publication of this notice, check the 

NAPPO Web site on the Internet at 

http://www.nappo.org or contact Mr. 

Narcy Klag (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT above). 

Information on official U.S. 

participation in NAPPO activities, 

including U.S. positions on standards 

being considered, may also be obtained 

from Mr. Klag. Those wishing to provide 

comments on any of the topics being 

addressed by any of the NAPPO panels 

may do so at any time by responding to 

this notice (see ADDRESSES above) or by 

transmitting comments through Mr. 

Klag. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

October 2005. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: North Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee, Kamiah, Idaho, 

USDA, Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater 

National Forests’ North Central Idaho 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

Tuesday, November 15, 2005, in 

Orofino, Idaho for a business meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on November 15, will 

be at the Clearwater National Forest 

Supervisors Office, 12730 Highway 12, 

Orofino, Idaho, beginning at 10 a.m. 

(P.S.T.). Agenda topics will include 

discussion of potential projects. A 

public forum will begin at 2:30 p.m. 

(P.S.T.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor 

Mereszczak, Staff Officer and 

Designated Federal Officer, at (208) 

935–2513. 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Ihor Mereszczak, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

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