i will cut and paste what i was trying to link to:

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2418334: Started 07/31/2009

July 31, 2009

To: State Clearinghouse, Responsible, Trustee, and Interested Agencies; and
other Interested Parties and Individuals

Re: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact
Report for the Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication Program, SCH# 2008022076

Draft PEIR: Notice is hereby given that a Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Report (PEIR) has been prepared by the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA) as Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). The Draft PEIR addresses the potential environmental impacts that would
result from implementation of alternatives for the eradication of the light
brown apple moth (LBAM) (Epiphyas postvittana).

Project Location and Description: The immediate Program Area is located in the
following 13 counties of the state where LBAM infestations and quarantines
presently occur: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Napa, Marin, Sonoma,
Solano, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Santa
Barbara. The areas proposed for eradication activities in the short term cover
approximately 2,048,000 acres (3,200 square miles). However, the LBAM
infestation has spread and may continue to spread until full-scale eradication
and treatment activities are implemented. The threat is greatest along the coast
from the Oregon border to the Mexican border. The CDFA expanded the Program Area
to include all portions of the state in which climatic conditions are suitable
to the LBAM. Areas not expected to harbor LBAM are desert areas with sparse
vegetation including most of Imperial County and the eastern portions of San
Bernardino, Riverside, and Inyo counties. In addition, LBAM is not anticipated
to utilize areas of extensive cold (elevations above 5,000 feet). In summary the
Program Area would not include the majority of Alpine, Imperial, Inyo, or Mono
counties but would include all or portions of the remaining counties in
California.

LBAM is a new pest to North America that affects a broad range of plants (as
many as 2,042 plants including native plants, forest species, agronomically
important crops, and ornamentals). Host plants include deciduous tree fruits,
subtropical fruits, berry fruits, ornamentals, and shade and forest trees.
Recent LBAM infestations in organic berries have caused up to 20% crop loss.

The CDFA’s objective is to eradicate LBAM from the state of California by 2015.
Eradication is to be accomplished using a variety of tools with reliance
primarily on biological control methods applied in an effective and
environmentally safe manner. Each method proposed under the Program is discussed
as a separate alternative, with different application options under some of the
alternatives.

The alternatives are categorized as either chemical treatment or nonchemical
treatment methods. Nonchemical treatment methods are (1) Inundative Parasite
Wasp Releases and (2) Sterile Insect Technique. Chemical treatment methods are
(3) Mating Disruption with LBAM-specific pheromones (using twist ties, ground
application, aerial application), (4) Male Moth Attractant using the pheromone
plus permethrin, and (5) Organically Approved Insecticides, Bacillus
thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk) and Spinosad, applied from the ground.

The Program anticipates using all of the chemical and nonchemical alternatives
(and options) as part of an Integrated Pest Management Program. Should any one
alternative become infeasible for effectiveness, economic or environmental
reasons, the other alternatives would be used. Furthermore, the quarantine,
inspection, detection, and private pesticide use components of No Program would
continue until LBAM eradication is achieved.

After consideration of public comments on the Draft PEIR, the Final PEIR,
additional comments on the Final PEIR, and then certification, the CDFA
Secretary will decide whether and how to approve and carry out the Proposed
Program including impact mitigation measures.

Public Review and Hearing:
The Draft PEIR is available for review at libraries throughout the state and on
the Departments website: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/envimpactrpt.html.
Public hearings to receive comments on the content of the PEIR will be held from
5:30 to 7:30 pm on the dates and at locations below:

August 19, 2009 – Long Beach
Main Library
101 Pacific Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90822

August 20, 2009 – Carpinteria
Carpinteria Branch Library
5141 Carpinteria Ave
Carpinteria, CA 93013

August 24, 2009 – Fresno
CSU Fresno, University Business Center
5245 N. Backer Ave
Fresno, CA 93740

August 25, 2009 – Sacramento
Department of Health Services
East End Complex Auditorium
1500 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814

August 26, 2009 – Sonoma
Sonoma County Veterans Memorial Hall
126 First Street West
Sonoma, CA 95476

August 31, 2009 – Watsonville
Civic Plaza Community Rooms A and B
Watsonville Civic Plaza
275 Main Street, 4th Floor
Watsonville, CA 95076

September 1, 2009 – Oakland
Elihu M. Harris Building
Auditorium
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Your written comments must be sent at the earliest possible date, but not later
than close of business Monday, September 28, 2009 which is 60 days after receipt
of this notice by the State Clearinghouse. Please send your comments to: Jim
Rains, Staff Environmental Scientist, California Department of Food and
Agriculture, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 654-1018, email
jrains@….

Location of Materials: Project files are being maintained by CDFA. The Draft
PEIR and key supporting documents may be reviewed during business hours, by
appointment, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am  4:00 pm, during the review period
at the following location: California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N
Street, Room 220, Sacramento, CA 95814, phone: (916) 654-0317.

Summary of Potentially Significant Impacts:

The Draft PEIR has identified potentially significant impacts from one or more
of the Proposed Program alternatives to the following resources or environmental
concerns:
organic farming, noise levels for people and wildlife, human health, listed
salmonids, nontarget insects including pollinators, and water quality standards.
All of these impacts can be mitigated to less-than-significant levels by
measures identified in the Draft PEIR.
7/31/09
CNS-1653666#
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Hi BPM,
It’s great to see you here. Yes, I know, this has not in any way gone away. Thanks for linking to the audio file.

Mim

http://www.LBAMspray.com/00_Audios_Videos/20090730EIRDraft_1.wav

Take care.

And thanks for this report.