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NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT

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Ready. Resourceful. Responsive!

Wood Packaging

Materials (WPM)

Program

Presented by:Janette Johnson NAVICP


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Agenda

Wood Packaging Material Program History

Background

Official WPM Markings

WPM Shipment Requirements

IPPC Participants

DoD Site Usage

WPM Way Ahead

Summary

Reference Material


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WPM History

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) – UN Treaty (1952)

ISPM 15 Guidelines for WPM - Regulating International Trade (2002)

American Lumber Standards Committee (ALCS) – Establishes treatment and audit guidelines (2002)

APHIS-USDA – Adopts all IPPC guidelines (2004)

DoD Federal Regulations – Importation of WPM (2004)

Navy/WPM Website developed (2004)

DoD Interim Policy Release (2005)

DPPG forms WPM Working Group (2005)

Funding agreement by all services for WPM Website maintenance

Navy Site Identification (2006)

Navy Website Transitions to ‘DoD’ Website (2007)

Navy Implementation Plan (2007)

Final DoD Policy Release (2007)


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Background

Based on concerns of invasive pests, the United Nations International Plant Protection

Convention (UN IPPC) issued guidelines contained in ISPM-15 to regulate Wood

Packaging Material (WPM).

WPM is defined Non-Coniferous (Hardwood) and Coniferous (softwood) packaging

material used in supporting, protecting, or carrying a commodity. Examples of WPM

include but are not limited to pallets, skids, pallet collars, containers, crates, boxes,

cases, bins, reels, drums, load boards, and dunnage.

IPPC guidelines affect both new and used WPM. All WPM imported and exported must

be marked to indicate the method of treatment and the facility where it was treated.

Wood packaging made of exempt materials but combined with solid wood components

must still be treated and marked.

WPM does not include processed wood materials and manufactured wood products such

as plywood, particle board, veneer and oriented strand board used in packaging and

crating. Additionally, pieces of wood that are less than 6 mm (0.24 inches) in any

dimension are not affected.


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ISPM-15 requires all WPM to be either Heat-Treated (HT) or fumigated with

Methyl Bromide (MB). This must be done by certified institutions (including DoD

sites) and the WPM must then be marked with the IPPC mark to be considered

compliant.

The Department of Defense and its Components engaged in packaging of

material for transnational shipments shall comply with WPM procedures in order

to gain access to aerial and water ports. If these procedures are not followed,

there is a strong risk that the improperly marked and/or untreated material will

become frustrated cargo.

The DoD Components shall actively promote, implement, monitor, and

measure WPM procedures to ensure the elimination of “pests” using WPM as a

host.

Background (con’t)


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Type of WPM Certification Mark Usage

DoD “Pest Free” Mark DoD “Pest Free” Mark is for all existing WPM inventories not made with heat treated lumber. This mark does not meet ISPM #15 Guidelines and only applies to shipments into or within the United States.

ISPM #15 Mark

The ISPM #15 Mark is required for all WPM shipped into and around European Union countries. The ISPM #15 Mark can only be used on heat treated (HT) lumber. DoD components should be using HT lumber for all new or remediated WPM.

- USA DoD, ‘DoDAAC’

Official WPM Markings


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Given that most Department of Defense (DoD) cargo is palletized, crated or boxed with WPM, the impact is significant.

Shipments into the European Union, Turkey, Japan, and Korea pose a significant problem for DoD.

Shipments containing untreated/uncertified WPM (i.e. lacking the IPPC mark) arriving at international borders in signatory countries are subject to the following actions:

• Refused entry and return to country of origin at owners expense,

• Destruction at the point of entry,

• Repackaged in accordance with the ISPM-15 rules and forwarded to destination at owners expense.

WPM Shipment Requirements


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IPPC Participants

As of November 2009, the IPPC has 173 contracting parties (countries) which participate and have signed treaties with IPPC and adhere to the regulations of the IPPC for the management of WPM. As more and more countries sign on and become IPPC members, this list will expand.

IPPC link to 173 participating countries: http://www.fao.org/Legal/TREATIES/004s-e.htm


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Sites Reg

WPM Manager

Site Custodian

Site Auditor

Site Worker

Total Trained

Monthly Lumber Usage Report

Monthly DoD Pest Free

Certification

Audit

Navy (MALS) 91 68 182 116 786 1159 66 64 62

Army 121 n/a 132 79 1736 1966 45 46 19

Air Force 234 n/a n/a 314 706 2012 159 155 187

USMC (ground)

12 12 13 9 92 134 2 2 0

DLA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1247 n/a n/a n/a

Total Trained – 6518

Navy – 18% Army – 30%Air Force – 31%USMC – 2%DLA – 19%

Total Sites Registered – 458

Navy – 20%Army – 26%Air Force – 51%USMC – 3%DLA – n/a

DoD WPM Site Usage


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WPM Way Ahead

Continue to actively monitor, review and implement WPM guidance and policy direction from IPPC.

Continue to promote and implement the WPM program to include more USMC/Navy activities which fall under the requirements

Utilize NAVICP/TARP field reps to assist where/when applicable

Continue to analyze WPM web-tools, site visit and SDR information for program improvements

Continue to improve WPM database and web-tools for increased management and customer service functions

USDA consideration to move forward to enforce WPM shipment requirements domestically (CONUS)


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Summary

Newest version of DoD 4140.65 to be released soon, website will reflect all updates and changes per policy mandates

New wood marking stamp format implementation

Number of countries participating with ISPM 15 standards continues to grow

DoD Pest Free marking no longer accepted in ISPM 15 countries

WPM enforcement domestically


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Reference Material

Compliance for Defense Packaging: Phytosanitary Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) DoD 4140.01-M-1

International Plant Protection Convention: https://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.jsp

ISPM 15 Export Guidelines, USDA APHIS website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_exports/wpm/country/index.shtml

DoD WPM website: https://www.icptarp.net/wpm/wpm_training.nsf/wpm+home?openpage

American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) website: http://www.alsc.org/WPM_summary_mod.htm


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