Frequently Asked Questions of the Animal investigation Committee David M. Lawson, Ph.
Any time there is a change in the procedures or in the number or type of animals needed.
Amendments do not require full committee review and therefore approval may be obtained in a few hours to as long as two to three days depending on the nature of the requested changes. A. No, provided they are submitted within 12 months of each other. The procedure requires a protocol application with the first grant. In the AIC office we call this second protocol a spin-off. Be advised that a spin-off approval has the same expiration date as the original protocol.