[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65167-65168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25667]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of
Alternative Methods Communities of Practice Webinar on Use of Animal-
Free Affinity Reagents; Notice of Public Webinar; Registration
Information
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of
Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) announces a public webinar ``Use of
Animal-free Affinity Reagents.'' The webinar is organized on behalf of
ICCVAM by the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the
Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM). Interested
persons may participate via WebEx. Time will be allotted for questions
from the audience. Information about the webinar and registration are
available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac-2020.
DATES:
Webinar: January 21, 2020, 11:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m.
EST.
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Registration for Webinar: December 9, 2019, until 12:30 p.m. EST
January 21, 2020.
Registration to view the webinar is required.
ADDRESSES: Webinar web page https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac-2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Warren Casey, Director, NICEATM,
Division of NTP, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, K2-17, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709. Phone: 984-287-3118, Email: [email protected]. Hand
Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis Drive, Room K2021, Morrisville, NC
27560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: ICCVAM promotes the development and validation of
toxicity testing methods that protect human health and the environment
while replacing, reducing, or refining animal use. ICCVAM also provides
guidance to test method developers and facilitates collaborations that
promote the development of new test methods. To address these goals,
ICCVAM will hold a Communities of Practice webinar on ``Use of Animal-
free Affinity Reagents.''
Affinity reagents such as antibodies are used in a range of
research, diagnostic, and regulatory applications. However, traditional
methods for producing such reagents require immunization of laboratory
animals. Therefore, even when applied to nonanimal test methods, their
use is inconsistent with the spirit of replacing, reducing, or refining
animal use. Use of animal-based affinity reagents also introduces
variability into the methods that use them.
This webinar will present a review of the usefulness and
limitations of nonanimal-derived affinity reagents and their potential
to replace animal-derived reagents. The preliminary agenda and
additional information about presentations will be posted at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac-2020 as available.
Webinar and Registration: This webinar is open to the public with
time scheduled for questions by participants following each
presentation. Registration for the webinar is required and is open
through 12:30 p.m. EST on January 21, 2020. Registration is available
at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/commprac-2020. Interested individuals
are encouraged to visit this web page to stay abreast of the most
current webinar information. Registrants will receive instructions on
how to access and participate in the webinar in the email confirming
their registration.
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodation to participate
in this event should contact Elizabeth Maull at phone: (984) 287-3157
or email: [email protected]. TTY users should contact the Federal TTY
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Requests should be made at least five
business days in advance of the event.
Background Information on ICCVAM and NICEATM: ICCVAM is an
interagency committee composed of representatives from 16 federal
regulatory and research agencies that require, use, generate, or
disseminate toxicological and safety testing information. ICCVAM
conducts technical evaluations of new, revised, and alternative safety
testing methods and integrated testing strategies with regulatory
applicability and promotes the scientific validation and regulatory
acceptance of testing methods that more accurately assess the safety
and hazards of chemicals and products and replace, reduce, or refine
(enhance animal well-being and lessen or avoid pain and distress)
animal use.
The ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l-3) establishes
ICCVAM as a permanent interagency committee of NIEHS and provides the
authority for ICCVAM involvement in activities relevant to the
development of alternative test methods. Additional information about
ICCVAM can be found at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
NICEATM administers ICCVAM, provides scientific and operational
support for ICCVAM-related activities, and conducts and publishes
analyses and evaluations of data from new, revised, and alternative
testing approaches. NICEATM and ICCVAM work collaboratively to evaluate
new and improved testing approaches applicable to the needs of U.S.
federal agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM welcome the public nomination of
new, revised, and alternative test methods and strategies for
validation studies and technical evaluations. Additional information
about NICEATM can be found at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm.
Dated: November 18, 2019.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-25667 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 am]
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