It surely could be a problem. A plant that's invasive ihn Florida can barely survive in the Chicago area, or be grown only in a greenhouse., If this isn't taken account of --the effort is stupid--example: Bomarea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Poulsen" <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>; <IBSMEMBERS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: [pbs] Fwd: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis - Proposed rule >I just got this notice. Is this proposed new category and rules > something we should be worried about? It kind of sounds like a good > effort to control the entry of potential new weeds or pests. On the > other hand, would it make it inordinately difficult to import something > that we all know is perfectly safe? > > --Lee Poulsen > Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Importation of Plants for Planting; Establishing a Category of > Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk > Analysis - Proposed rule > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:31:24 -0400 > From: PPQ_Stakeholder_Registry@aphis.usda.gov > To: wpoulsen@pacbell.net > > > > Greetings PPQ Stakeholders, > > You are receiving this email alert because you signed up > with USDA-APHIS-PPQ's Stakeholders' Registry to receive > information related to the importation of plants. If you > would like to have your name removed from the > Stakeholders Registry list please send an email to > Linda.Toran@aphis.usda.gov. If you would like to make a > change in your topics of interest please go to: > https://web01.aphis.usda.gov/PPQStakeWeb2.nsf. > > We are proposing to establish a new category of regulated > articles in the regulations governing the importation of > nursery stock, also known as plants for planting. This > category would list taxa of plants for planting whose > importation is not authorized pending pest risk analysis. > If scientific evidence indicated that the taxon of plants > for planting is a potential quarantine pest or a > potential host of a quarantine pest, we would publish a > notice that would announce our determination that the > taxon is a potential quarantine pest or a potential host > of a quarantine pest, cite the scientific evidence we > considered in making this determination, and give the > public an opportunity to comment on our determination. > If we received no comments that changed our > determination, the taxon would subsequently be added to > the new category. > > APHIS will consider all comments received on this Docket > No. APHIS-2006-0011 on or before October 21, 2009. > > For additional information go to: > > http://regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/… > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/