[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78596-78597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26927]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Multi-Agency Informational Meeting Concerning Compliance With the 
Federal Select Agent Program; Public Webcast

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of rescheduled public webcast.

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SUMMARY: The HHS/CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) and 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, Agriculture Select Agent Services (AgSAS) are jointly charged 
with the regulation of the possession, use and transfer of biological 
agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to 
public, animal or plant health or to animal or plant products (select 
agents and toxins). This joint effort constitutes the Federal Select 
Agent Program. The purpose of the webcast is to provide guidance and 
information related to the Federal Select Agent Program for interested 
individuals.

DATES: The webcast, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, 
November 9, 2016 is rescheduled to Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 12 
p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. All who wish to join the webcast should register by 
February 6, 2017. The registration is available on this Web site: 
http://www.selectagents.gov/webform.html.

ADDRESSES: The webcast will be broadcast from CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, 
Atlanta, GA 30329. This will only be produced as a webcast; therefore, 
no accommodations will be provided for in-person participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CDC: Ms. Diane Martin, DSAT, Office of Public Health Preparedness and 
Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 30329; 
phone: 404-718-2000; email: [email protected].
APHIS: Dr. Leon White, AgSAS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; phone: 301-851-3300 (option 3); email: 
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public webcast--originally scheduled for 
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 and rescheduled to Wednesday, February 8, 
2017--is an opportunity for the affected community (i.e., registered 
entity responsible officials, alternate responsible officials, and 
entity owners) and other interested individuals to obtain specific 
regulatory guidance and information concerning biosafety, security and 
incident response issues related to the Federal Select Agent Program.
    Representatives from the Federal Select Agent Program will be 
present during the webcast to address questions and concerns from the 
web participants.
    Participants that have already registered for the November date 
will not need to re-submit registration requests for the new date. 
Those individuals that have not registered and want to participate in 
the webcast should complete their registration online by February 6, 
2017. The registration is available on this Web site: http://www.selectagents.gov/webform.html.

Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-26927 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P