[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17617-17618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7469]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0017]


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 federally 
listed biological agents and toxins, 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 May 10, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Persons who wish to attend the meeting must register by April 12, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the USDA Agricultural Research 
Service, National Centers for Animal Health Disease Center, Building 
20, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: APHIS: Ms. Sarah Kwiatkowski, 
Veterinary Program Assistant, APHIS Select Agent Program, APHIS, 4700 
River Road Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5960.
    CDC: Dr. Eduardo O'Neill, Training & Outreach Officer, Division of 
Select

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Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 30333; 
(404) 718-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of the Public Health Security and 
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, ``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 73.4 and in 
7 CFR 331.3 and 9 CFR 121.3 and 121.4, 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. CDC, APHIS, and FBI representatives 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. To register 
all persons must complete a registration form online at http://www.selectagents.gov and submit it by April 12, 2011.
    Travel directions to the National Centers for Animal Health Disease 
Center and hotel information are available on the Internet at http://www.selectagents.gov. In addition to the documents listed above, 
Government-issued picture identification is required to gain access to 
the parking area and the building.
    If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language 
interpreter, please call or write one of the individuals listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of March 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-7469 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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