Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the Federal Select Agent Program; Public Meeting, 65823 [E8-26387]
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Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
October 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–26386 Filed 11–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0110]
Multi-Agency Informational Meeting
Concerning Compliance With the
Federal Select Agent Program; Public
Meeting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested
parties, including individuals and
entities possessing, using, or
transferring biological agents and toxins
listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3, or
42 CFR 73.3, that a meeting will be held
to provide specific regulatory guidance
related to the Federal Select Agent
Program established under the Public
Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.
The meeting is being organized by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, the Department of Health and
Human Services’ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the
Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau
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of Investigation. Issues to be discussed
include entity registration, security risk
assessments, biosafety requirements,
and security measures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the USDA Center at Riverside,
4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information, please contact the
Agricultural Select Agent Program by
telephone at (301) 734–5960 or by
e-mail to Agricultural.Select.
Agent.Program@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On June 12, 2002, the President
signed into law the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002. Title II of the
Act, ‘‘Enhancing Controls on Dangerous
Biological Agents and Toxins’’ (sections
201 through 231), provides for the
regulation of certain biological agents
and toxins by the Department of Health
and Human Services (subtitle A,
sections 201–204) and the Department
of Agriculture (subtitle B, sections 211–
213), and provides for interagency
coordination between the two
departments regarding overlap agents
and toxins (subtitle C, section 221). For
the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) has been
designated as the agency with primary
responsibility for implementing the
provisions of the Act; the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
is the agency fulfilling that role for the
Department of Agriculture. CDC and
APHIS list select agents and toxins in 42
CFR 73.3 and in 7 CFR 331.3 and 9 CFR
121.3, respectively. The Federal Bureau
of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice
Information Service conducts security
risk assessments of all individuals and
nongovernmental entities that request to
possess, use, or transfer select agents
and toxins.
The meeting announced here is an
opportunity for the regulated
community (i.e., registered entity
responsible officials, alternate
responsible officials, and entity owners)
and other interested individuals to
obtain specific regulatory guidance and
information on standards concerning
biosafety and biosecurity issues related
to the Federal Select Agent Program.
Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and
the FBI will be present at the meeting
to address questions and concerns.
Entity registration, security risk
assessments, biosafety requirements,
and security measures are among the
issues that will be discussed.
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All attendees must register in advance
of the meeting. For those unable to
attend in person, the meeting will be
available at no cost as a Webcast over
the Internet for a limited number of
registrants. Registration forms may be
downloaded from the National Select
Agent Registry’s Web site at https://
www.selectagents.gov; by request via
telephone to (301) 734–5960; or by
request via e-mail to Agricultural.
Select.Agent.Program@aphis.usda.gov.
Travel directions to the USDA Center
at Riverside are available on the Internet
at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant
_health/general_info/directions
_riverdale.shtml. Picture identification
is required to gain access to the
building. Parking is available next to the
building for a $2.25 fee (please have
quarters or crisp bills available for
machine). The nearest Metro station is
the College Park station on the Green
Line, which is within walking distance.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, please see the
contact information listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
October 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–26387 Filed 11–4–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0110]
Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the
Federal Select Agent Program; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This is to notify all interested parties, including
individuals and entities possessing, using, or transferring biological
agents and toxins listed in 7 CFR 331.3, 9 CFR 121.3, or 42 CFR 73.3,
that a meeting will be held to provide specific regulatory guidance
related to the Federal Select Agent Program established under the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act
of 2002. The meeting is being organized by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the
Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Issues to be discussed include entity registration,
security risk assessments, biosafety requirements, and security
measures.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the USDA Center at
Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, please contact
the Agricultural Select Agent Program by telephone at (301) 734-5960 or
by e-mail to Agricultural.Select.Agent.Program@aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On June 12, 2002, the President signed into law the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. Title
II of the Act, ``Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and
Toxins'' (sections 201 through 231), provides for the regulation of
certain biological agents and toxins by the Department of Health and
Human Services (subtitle A, sections 201-204) and the Department of
Agriculture (subtitle B, sections 211-213), and provides for
interagency coordination between the two departments regarding overlap
agents and toxins (subtitle C, section 221). For the Department of
Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has been designated as the agency with primary
responsibility for implementing the provisions of the Act; the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the agency fulfilling
that role for the Department of Agriculture. CDC and APHIS list select
agents and toxins in 42 CFR 73.3 and in 7 CFR 331.3 and 9 CFR 121.3,
respectively. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Criminal
Justice Information Service conducts security risk assessments of all
individuals and nongovernmental entities that request to possess, use,
or transfer select agents and toxins.
The meeting announced here is an opportunity for the regulated
community (i.e., registered entity responsible officials, alternate
responsible officials, and entity owners) and other interested
individuals to obtain specific regulatory guidance and information on
standards concerning biosafety and biosecurity issues related to the
Federal Select Agent Program. Representatives from CDC, APHIS, and the
FBI will be present at the meeting to address questions and concerns.
Entity registration, security risk assessments, biosafety requirements,
and security measures are among the issues that will be discussed.
All attendees must register in advance of the meeting. For those
unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available at no cost as
a Webcast over the Internet for a limited number of registrants.
Registration forms may be downloaded from the National Select Agent
Registry's Web site at https://www.selectagents.gov; by request via
telephone to (301) 734-5960; or by request via e-mail to
Agricultural.Select.Agent.Program@aphis.usda.gov.
Travel directions to the USDA Center at Riverside are available on
the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/general_info/
directions_riverdale.shtml. Picture identification is required to gain
access to the building. Parking is available next to the building for a
$2.25 fee (please have quarters or crisp bills available for machine).
The nearest Metro station is the College Park station on the Green
Line, which is within walking distance.
If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language
interpreter, please see the contact information listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of October 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-26387 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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