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Code of Federal Regulations
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CFR 73.0, Interim Final Rule. This protion of the Code of Federal
Regulations was issued 12/13/02 and sets forth the requirements for
possession, use, and transfer of Select Agents and Toxins. The following
agencies are affected by this rule: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Office of Inspector General, the Department of Health
and Human Services.
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Select Agent Lists and Programs
CDC
Select Agent Program: The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention is required to regulate the
possession of biological agents and toxins that have the potential
to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. CDC's Select
Agent Program oversees these activities.On this Web site you will
be able to download application packages, view current regulations
regarding select agents and access additional resource information.
USDA
APHIS Select Agent Program: In addition to the USDA
only list of select agents and toxins, APHIS provides a list of USDA/HHS
Overlap Agents and Toxins, those common to both the US Department
of Health
& Human Services (CDC) and US Department of Agriculture (APHIS)
Select Agent Lists.
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Funding Agency Requirements
NIH
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.
Section IV-B-2 of the NIH Guidelines defines the requirement for
review of recombinant DNA research by the Institutional Biosafety
Committee.
Memo
from the Director of the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (12/6/04).
This memo was issued to remind NIH grant recipients of the biosafety
review and oversight requirements for projects involving recombinant
DNA.
NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 07-140) is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. The Guide consolidates two previous standalone NSF policy documents: the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM) and combines them into a single electronic policy framework. This new guide will be effective June 1, 2007.
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Biosafety Guidelines and Procedures
NIH
Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.
Must be adhered to for all NIH funded research involving recombinant
DNA molecules.
The
1, 2, 3's of Biosafety Levels. Covers the basic requirements
for Biosafety Levels 1, 2 and 3. This presentation was written
by Jonathan
Y. Richmond, Ph.D., Director, Office of Health and Safety, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and is adapted
from the CDC/NIH 3rd edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical
Laboratories (Link available below).
Biosafety
in Microbiological and BIomedical Laboratories (5th Edition).U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and National Institutes of Health, 5th Edition February 2007. This publication provides excellent information on Biosafety Levels
1-4 and specific guidance on biosafety precautions for handling a
variety of infectious agents.
Infectious Agent Material Safety Data Sheets. Health Canada.
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Scientific Organizations
American Biological Safety Association. The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. Its goals are to provide a professional association that represents the interests and needs of practitioners of biological safety, and to provide a forum for the continued and timely exchange of biosafety in formation.
American Society for Microbiology.
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Containment Guidelines
Arthropod Containment Guidelines - A project of The American Committee of Medical Entomology of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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