ASTA Meeting Washington, DC March 2007

1.  ASTA MeetingWashington, DCMarch 2007 Christian B. Dellis USDA/APHIS Phytosanitary Issues Management Staff Riverdale, MD Senior Export Specialist Primarily deal with PCIT and Special Export Projects Was EX. Sp. For Central, South America and Caribbean PIM staff going on 3 years Senior Export Specialist Primarily deal with PCIT and Special Export Projects Was EX. Sp. For Central, South America and Caribbean PIM staff going on 3 years

2. Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking (PCIT) Through March 16, 2007

3. Topics Background Information Benefits PCIT releases Future Development Other Information System Use Facts Important Considerations Questions/Comments/Contacts One year anniversary December 2006. One year anniversary December 2006.

4. Benefits Will enable ACOs to issue FPCs in a more timely fashion FPC issuance and recordkeeping processes are standardized Will improve reporting capabilities Improved service to exporters Others�..

5. PCIT releases 2.0 December 2005 12 locations �600 certificates 2.1 March 2006 Certificate adjustments Template Improvements 2.2 May 2006 Certificate manifest report Certificate adjustments commodities Multiple/mixed 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 Minor updates with various bug fixes and process adjustments 2.3 September 2006 Certificate adjustments 572 adjustments Data administrator role 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 Minor updates with various bug fixes and process adjustments 8 minireleases in first year. Update with new data8 minireleases in first year. Update with new data

6. Future Development 2.4 USNCP Plant Crosses 2.5 August 2007 E-Authentication XML ACO database Payment engine Federal fees Credit card and e-Check Reporting tools 20 canned Ad hoc 3.0 August 2008 Re-export PC Interface for grain inspection Official attachments Special certificate processes Master/child Split/combine Mini-releases when possible for pressing needs Update with new data Reporting becomes more important all the time. EX- Thailand 5 year proof XML allow for download to existing state systems. Any state currently with a money collecting system, please send the fields.Update with new data Reporting becomes more important all the time. EX- Thailand 5 year proof XML allow for download to existing state systems. Any state currently with a money collecting system, please send the fields.

7. Other information International Exchange UN/CEFACT NAPPO Quad Countries IPPC Other applications ACE/ITDS Link with other USDA systems Webinars APHIS website Timed with releases Government and Industry �Contact Us� page New Export Program Manual (XPM) Appendix H Introduction Features Future Releases Training website Helpful Hints User Guide Contact Information Contact US page PCIT user guide, hard to keep up with the changes we were makingContact US page PCIT user guide, hard to keep up with the changes we were making

8. System Use Facts Nationwide 116 Duty Stations (124) 22,694 �Issued/Printed� (23,475) 31 states 128 Countries Seed Specific PCs 65 applicants 1,717 �Issued/Printed� 7.5% of total 89 Countries UPDATE WITH REAL VALUES. CHANGE LOCATION FOR THE PRESENTATION. Industry contacts me upset that they can use it some places and not others. Industry and certifying officials--HATE?LOVE, prepurchase returns, UPDATE WITH REAL VALUES. CHANGE LOCATION FOR THE PRESENTATION. Industry contacts me upset that they can use it some places and not others. Industry and certifying officials--HATE?LOVE, prepurchase returns,

9. Important Considerations

10. Questions/Comments/Contacts