Office of Field Operations Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison First Line of Defense for Invasive Species May 10, 2017

CBP Agriculture Operations CBPAS use their specialized skill sets to protect American agriculture and the food supply by preventing the introduction of harmful exotic plant pests and foreign animal diseases and potential agro/bio-terrorism into the United States Check conveyances, commodities, and packaging materials for contaminants and invasive plant pests and diseases Inspect the passenger baggage/belongings to prevent the intentional and unintentional entry of prohibited/restricted agriculture items

CBPAS Port of Entry Operations Air Passenger/Baggage Conveyance Cargo Maritime Crew Passenger Land/Border Passenger/Baggage Commercial Bus Commercial Truck Railcar International Mail Express Consignment

Risk Determination APHIS conducts risk analysis in accordance with ISPM 11 and its supplements The risk analysis process examines pests and diseases that are known to be associated with a commodity, identifies those pests that are likely to remain after importation, and evaluates the mitigations that may be required to avoid, reduce, or eliminate the risk CBP conducts pre-arrival analysis, selects holds, conducts examinations, and conditionally releases in accordance with USDA and CBP guidelines

The Safeguarding Continuum APHIS Offshore Mitigation (e.g. Precleared Produce) CBP Onshore Inspection/ Detection/ Mitigation (e.g., AQI Inspections & Targeting) APHIS Pest Management (e.g. Domestic, Eradication, & Survey Detection Programs) APHIS Exports (e.g. Phytosanitary & Sanitary Certification) Trade Stakeholders Trade (e.g. Compliant Business Practices) Policy Making (e.g. Plant Protection Act & Animal Health Act) The Safeguarding Continuum 5

Typical Year for a CBPAS FY 2016 Passenger Inspections 23,200,264 Quarantine Material Interceptions 1,772,372 Animal By-Product 12,656 Meat Products 433,319 Plant Material/Soil 1,326,397 Cargo Inspections 740,992 Pest Interceptions   Submitted 152,850 Reportable Pests 61,873 Total Civil Violations 78,787

National Agriculture Cargo Targeting Unit (NACTU) NACTU has a field support role to provide guidance and assist with research requests to analyze field agriculture intelligences Conducts apprenticeships to develop field targeting expertise Developed multiple user defined parameters to automate the targeting process for ports and expedite referrals

Passenger 6,613 5,915 Cargo 3,353 4,047 Total 9,966 9,962 Pathway Federal Noxious Weeds Pathway FY 15 FY 16 Passenger 6,613 5,915 Cargo 3,353 4,047 Total 9,966 9,962 Cogon Grass Chinese Water Spinach Itchgrass Liverseed Grass Cogon Grass Waterspinach Itchgrass Liverseed Grass Cargo Pax FY 2015 935 1 325 574 213 79 18 19 FY 2016 1757 622 31 115 7 Total 2692 2082 1196 244 194 26 2693 3278 438 45

Commonly Intercepted WPM Pests

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