[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05952]


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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 initially scheduled for Wednesday, 
February 8, 2017, is rescheduled for Friday, April 28, 2017 from 12 
p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Participants who have already 
registered for the webcast will not need to re-submit registration 
requests for the new date. All others who wish to join the webcast 
should register by April 14, 2017. Registration instructions can be 
found on the Web site http://www.selectagents.gov.

ADDRESSES: The webcast will be broadcast from CDC, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., 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. Charles Divan, AgSAS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 2, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; phone: 301-851-3300 (option 3); email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public webcast, initially scheduled for 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017, and rescheduled for Friday, April 28, 
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 who have already registered for the February date will 
not need to re-submit registration requests for the new date. 
Individuals that have not registered and want to participate in the 
webcast should complete their registration online by April 14, 2017. 
The registration instructions are located on this Web site: http://www.selectagents.gov.

    Dated: March 15, 2017.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-05952 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P