Board Actions for 10-24-2006 Meeting
Date: October 24, 2006 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Department of Agriculture
Plant
Quarantine Conference Room
1849
Auiki Street
Honolulu,
Hawaii
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 09/26/06 MEETING
III. COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)
IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
A. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION
1. Request for Approval of parameters for DOA’s Emergency Loan Program to Provide Relief Due to Disaster Damage and Losses Caused by the Earthquake.
B. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION
1. Submission of Hearing Officer’s Summary of Public Hearing Testimony on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-66, Hawaii Administrative Rules (Pesticides Rules); and (2) Request for Final Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-66, Hawaii Administrative Rules (Pesticides Rules).
2. Request for: (1) Importation of 300,000 Orchids from Taiwan; (2) Exemption of Importation of 300,000 Orchids from Taiwan from Standard Quarantine and Establishment of Alternative Pest Mitigation Conditions.
V. NEW BUSINESS
VII. ADJOURNMENT
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Those persons desiring to submit written
testimony may do so via postal mail
to the DOA Chairperson’s Office at 1428 S. King Street,
Honolulu, HI 96814-2512;
via fax to the DOA Chairperson at (808) 973-9613 or via e-mail to
HDOA.BOARD.TESTIMONY@HAWAII.GOV <mailto:HDOA.BOARD.TESTIMONY@HAWAII.GOV>. Please include the word “testimony” and the subject matter following the address line. Those persons desiring to present oral testimony at the BOA meeting must register prior to the convening of the meeting with staff. If possible, submit 14 written copies of the testimony to staff prior to the meeting.
