Bill A - I'm curious (and I'm not being accusatory - it's not like you're responsible for this system) - what was the thinking behind requiring separate permits for small seed lots and general plant (or large seed lot) imports, when they are, at least as I understand it, the same type of permit. just differently designated? Why couldn't those of us who own general permits be allowed to use them for small seed lots too? Ellen Ellen Hornig Oswego NY 13126 USA USDA zone 5b ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Aley" <aley_wd@me.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:36 PM Subject: [pbs] More info than you probably need about importing into the USA >>> About the import permits,