I received my USDA small lots of seed permit today. I mailed in my application on January 29, so 27 days turn around. Not Bad. The permit expires in 2012 and there are 16 of the green and yellow labels, which I assume should be adequate, as long as I don't order more than 16 lots of seed. The permit is broad, covering "Eligible taxa" and "various approved countries." Sadly, the shipping I pay to the seed vendor will cover only shipping to the ag inspection facility. From there I can pick it up in person after inspection. Or shipping will be billed to my express carrier shipping account information that I mailed to the seed vendor along with a copy of my permit and the permit conditions is to be included in the package of seed that the vendor ships. So I pay for shipping twice. I'll try this out and post to the list, just to share my experience for informational purposes. Byron