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b. By removing paragraph (c).
c. By redesignating paragraphs (d)
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(g), respectively.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
9 CFR Part 3
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0098]
Petition To Develop Specific
Ethologically Appropriate Standards
for Nonhuman Primates in Research
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of petition.
AGENCY:
We are notifying the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has received a
petition requesting that we amend the
Animal Welfare Act regulations to
specify ethologically appropriate
standards that researchers must adhere
to in order to promote the psychological
well-being of nonhuman primates used
in research. We are making this petition
available to the public and soliciting
comments regarding the petition and
any issues raised by the petition that we
should take into account as we consider
this petition.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 30,
2015.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0098.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0098, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
ADDRESSES:
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Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carol Clarke, Research Program
Manager, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care,
4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD
20737–1234; (301) 851–3751.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Animal Welfare Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.), among other things,
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
(Secretary) to promulgate standards and
other requirements governing research
facilities. The Secretary has delegated
the responsibility for enforcing the
AWA to the Administrator of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS). Within APHIS, the
responsibility for administering the
AWA has been delegated to the Deputy
Administrator for Animal Care.
Regulations and standards
promulgated under the AWA are
contained in Title 9 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, parts 1, 2, and 3
(referred to collectively below as the
AWA regulations). Part 3 of the AWA
regulations contains specific standards
regarding the humane handling, care,
treatment, and transportation of species
of animals covered under the AWA.
Within part 3 of the AWA regulations,
subpart D (§§ 3.75–3.92) contains
standards for the humane handling,
care, treatment, and transportation of
nonhuman primates.
Section 3.81 of the AWA regulations
requires research facilities that house
nonhuman primates to develop,
document, and follow an appropriate
plan for environmental enhancement
adequate to promote the psychological
well-being of nonhuman primates. The
section further specifies that the plan
must be in accordance with currently
accepted professional standards as cited
in appropriate professional journals or
reference guides, and as directed by the
attending veterinarian for the facility.
The plan must be available to APHIS
upon request, and in the case of
research facilities, it must also be
available to the funding agency. The
plan must address at a minimum: Social
grouping, environmental enrichment,
special considerations, and use of
restraint devices. Exemptions to the
plan can be made by the attending
veterinarian for the facility because of a
particular animal’s health or condition,
or in consideration of that animal’s
well-being. Additionally, the
Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC), a committee
entrusted with ensuring the research
facility’s compliance with the AWA
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regulations, may exempt individual
nonhuman primates from the plan for
scientific reasons, provided these
reasons are set forth in a research
proposal and reviewed by the IACUC.
On May 7, 2014, APHIS received a
petition submitted jointly by the New
England Anti-Vivisection Society, the
North American Primate Sanctuary
Alliance, the Laboratory Primate
Advocacy Group, and the Animal Legal
Defense Fund requesting that we initiate
rulemaking to amend the AWA
regulations. Specifically, the petition
asks that we amend § 3.81 to require
that research facilities construct and
maintain an ethologically appropriate
environment for nonhuman primates
housed at the facilities, that is, an
environment that is appropriate with
respect to the patterns of behavior
exhibited by the nonhuman primates in
their natural state. The petition also asks
that we amend § 3.81 to specify
minimum standards that must be met in
order for an environment to be
considered ethologically appropriate.
The petition cites standards recently
adopted by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) for chimpanzees used in
NIH-funded research as a reference
point for the development of such
generally applicable minimum
standards and as evidence of their
feasibility.
The petition agrees that the intent of
§ 3.81 of the AWA regulations is to
ensure that the environment provided to
nonhuman primates housed at research
facilities promotes the psychological
well-being of the primates. The petition
suggests, however, that because of
ambiguities in the current regulations,
research facilities have broad discretion
regarding the actual environment
provided to nonhuman primates at their
facilities, and can meet the requirements
in § 3.81 without actually meeting their
intent.
The petition states that, by amending
the AWA regulations in the manner that
the petitioners suggest, we would
remove these ambiguities and facilitate
regulatory compliance.
We are making this petition available
to the public and soliciting comments to
help determine what action, if any, to
take in response to this request. The
petition and any comments submitted
are available for review as indicated
under ADDRESSES above. We welcome
all comments on the issues outlined in
the petition. In particular, we invite
responses to the following questions:
1. Should APHIS amend § 3.81 of the
AWA regulations to require research
facilities to construct and maintain an
ethologically appropriate environment
for nonhuman primates, and specify the
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minimum standards that must be met
for an environment to be considered
ethologically appropriate?
2. What constitutes an ethologically
appropriate environment for a
nonhuman primate? Does this differ
among species of nonhuman primates?
If so, how does it differ?
3. Are there any environmental
conditions that make an environment
ethologically inappropriate for a
nonhuman primate? If so, what are
they? Do they differ among species of
nonhuman primates?
4. Does an ethologically appropriate
environment for nonhuman primates
used in research differ from an
ethologically appropriate environment
for nonhuman primates that are sold or
exhibited? If so, in what ways does it
differ?
5. Who should make the
determination regarding the ethological
appropriateness of the environment for
nonhuman primates at a particular
research facility: The attending
veterinarian for the facility, APHIS, or
both parties? If both parties should
jointly make such a determination,
which responsibilities should fall to the
attending veterinarian and which to
APHIS?
We encourage the submission of
scientific data, studies, or research to
support your comments and position.
We also invite data on the costs and
benefits associated with any
recommendations. We will consider all
comments and recommendations
received.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.7.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 3
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0098]
Petition To Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards
for Nonhuman Primates in Research
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of petition.
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SUMMARY: We are notifying the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has received a petition requesting that we amend the
Animal Welfare Act regulations to specify ethologically appropriate
standards that researchers must adhere to in order to promote the
psychological well-being of nonhuman primates used in research. We are
making this petition available to the public and soliciting comments
regarding the petition and any issues raised by the petition that we
should take into account as we consider this petition.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0098.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0098, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-
0098 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carol Clarke, Research Program
Manager, USDA, APHIS, Animal Care, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1234; (301) 851-3751.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131
et seq.), among other things, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
(Secretary) to promulgate standards and other requirements governing
research facilities. The Secretary has delegated the responsibility for
enforcing the AWA to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS). Within APHIS, the responsibility for
administering the AWA has been delegated to the Deputy Administrator
for Animal Care.
Regulations and standards promulgated under the AWA are contained
in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 1, 2, and 3
(referred to collectively below as the AWA regulations). Part 3 of the
AWA regulations contains specific standards regarding the humane
handling, care, treatment, and transportation of species of animals
covered under the AWA.
Within part 3 of the AWA regulations, subpart D (Sec. Sec. 3.75-
3.92) contains standards for the humane handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of nonhuman primates.
Section 3.81 of the AWA regulations requires research facilities
that house nonhuman primates to develop, document, and follow an
appropriate plan for environmental enhancement adequate to promote the
psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. The section further
specifies that the plan must be in accordance with currently accepted
professional standards as cited in appropriate professional journals or
reference guides, and as directed by the attending veterinarian for the
facility. The plan must be available to APHIS upon request, and in the
case of research facilities, it must also be available to the funding
agency. The plan must address at a minimum: Social grouping,
environmental enrichment, special considerations, and use of restraint
devices. Exemptions to the plan can be made by the attending
veterinarian for the facility because of a particular animal's health
or condition, or in consideration of that animal's well-being.
Additionally, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC),
a committee entrusted with ensuring the research facility's compliance
with the AWA
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regulations, may exempt individual nonhuman primates from the plan for
scientific reasons, provided these reasons are set forth in a research
proposal and reviewed by the IACUC.
On May 7, 2014, APHIS received a petition submitted jointly by the
New England Anti-Vivisection Society, the North American Primate
Sanctuary Alliance, the Laboratory Primate Advocacy Group, and the
Animal Legal Defense Fund requesting that we initiate rulemaking to
amend the AWA regulations. Specifically, the petition asks that we
amend Sec. 3.81 to require that research facilities construct and
maintain an ethologically appropriate environment for nonhuman primates
housed at the facilities, that is, an environment that is appropriate
with respect to the patterns of behavior exhibited by the nonhuman
primates in their natural state. The petition also asks that we amend
Sec. 3.81 to specify minimum standards that must be met in order for
an environment to be considered ethologically appropriate. The petition
cites standards recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) for chimpanzees used in NIH-funded research as a reference point
for the development of such generally applicable minimum standards and
as evidence of their feasibility.
The petition agrees that the intent of Sec. 3.81 of the AWA
regulations is to ensure that the environment provided to nonhuman
primates housed at research facilities promotes the psychological well-
being of the primates. The petition suggests, however, that because of
ambiguities in the current regulations, research facilities have broad
discretion regarding the actual environment provided to nonhuman
primates at their facilities, and can meet the requirements in Sec.
3.81 without actually meeting their intent.
The petition states that, by amending the AWA regulations in the
manner that the petitioners suggest, we would remove these ambiguities
and facilitate regulatory compliance.
We are making this petition available to the public and soliciting
comments to help determine what action, if any, to take in response to
this request. The petition and any comments submitted are available for
review as indicated under ADDRESSES above. We welcome all comments on
the issues outlined in the petition. In particular, we invite responses
to the following questions:
1. Should APHIS amend Sec. 3.81 of the AWA regulations to require
research facilities to construct and maintain an ethologically
appropriate environment for nonhuman primates, and specify the minimum
standards that must be met for an environment to be considered
ethologically appropriate?
2. What constitutes an ethologically appropriate environment for a
nonhuman primate? Does this differ among species of nonhuman primates?
If so, how does it differ?
3. Are there any environmental conditions that make an environment
ethologically inappropriate for a nonhuman primate? If so, what are
they? Do they differ among species of nonhuman primates?
4. Does an ethologically appropriate environment for nonhuman
primates used in research differ from an ethologically appropriate
environment for nonhuman primates that are sold or exhibited? If so, in
what ways does it differ?
5. Who should make the determination regarding the ethological
appropriateness of the environment for nonhuman primates at a
particular research facility: The attending veterinarian for the
facility, APHIS, or both parties? If both parties should jointly make
such a determination, which responsibilities should fall to the
attending veterinarian and which to APHIS?
We encourage the submission of scientific data, studies, or
research to support your comments and position. We also invite data on
the costs and benefits associated with any recommendations. We will
consider all comments and recommendations received.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131-2159; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.7.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of April 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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