Representatives from OIRA and Fish and Wildlife Services met with interested parties on July 7 to discuss a proposed rulemaking to add black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. Attendants included Paul Zajicek of the National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators, Ted McNulty of the Arkansas Development Finance Authorities (representing fish farmers), Michael See of SBA's Office of Advocacy, Keith Gram of Alabama Farmers Federations (representing Alabama catfish producers), Hugh Warren of Catfish Farmers of America, and Carole Engle, professor of aquaculture economics and marketing at the University of Arkansas. OIRA representatives met again with a representative from the Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss the proposed rule on July 29.