...in effect for integrated weed management. • On the national level, the BLM is an active player in the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW). This seventeen member interagency committee meets quarterly to exchange information, increase the level...

...this research? Answer: Yes, on invasive weed issues we are actively working with all the agencies in the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds. The specific research projects also address priority needs of the Department of the Interior land management...

...made a good start with this necessary coordination through the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, and other venues, but we must do more. Even with the initiatives just discussed, additional authority...

...designated weeds. Mr. SKEEN. What other agencies are members of the U8DA Weed Coordinating Committee and the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds? RESPONSE. Besides APHIS, the USDA Weed Coordinating Committee includes the ARS, the Cooperative State...

...made a good start with this necessary coordination through the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, and other venues, but we must do more. Even with the initiatives just discussed, additional authority...

...landowners in imHyii from their properties . In April 1998, the Federal Interagency Committee for die Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW),...strategy. In September 1998, FICMNEW published a weed tact book entitled "Invasive Plants: Changing the landscape of America," which was authored by the...

...plants Both the federal Native Plant Conservation Committee, of which GCA is a cooperating member. and the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW) should ban together as the initial troops lor the battle ahead. BLM is requesting S3 5 million to control...

...federal committees addressing invasive alien species: the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force and the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW). Answer. On June 17, 1997, Vice President Gore directed preparation of the Administration's strategy...

...facilitates access to, and ultimately integration, of information from many sources. In cooperation with the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, the USGS coordinated publication of a directory of 17 invasive plant databases and a Fact Book by Dr....

...information, research, and technical assistance. This official added that the Invasive Species Council and the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds should be established through legislation. Appendix V Responses to GAO's Survey of 10 Federal Departments...