WSDA Contact for USDA/APHIS PPQ 556 permit

For information on how the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the movement, importation, and field testing of genetically engineered plants and microorganisms through permitting and notification procedures or PPQ 526 USDA-APHIS permits, contact Tom Wessels, Plant Services Program (phone: (360) 902-1984 or by email at twessels@agr.wa.gov) or visit the USDA-APHIS website at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq.