[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Informational Meeting: The Importation of Infectious Biological 
Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors; Public Webinar

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

ACTION: Notice of public webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a public 
webinar to address import permit regulations for infectious biological 
agents, infectious substances, and vectors. Besides the CDC, presenters 
for this webinar may include representatives from the Department of 
Transportation, Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland 
Security.

DATES: The webinar will be held December 3, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
(EST). Registration instructions are found on the HHS/CDC Import Permit 
Program website, https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/ipp/index.htm.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be broadcast from the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel S. Edwin, Director, Division of 
Select Agents and Toxins, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H-21-7, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone: (404) 718-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This webinar is an opportunity for all 
interested parties (e.g., academic institutions; biomedical centers; 
commercial manufacturing facilities; federal, state, and local 
laboratories, including clinical and diagnostic laboratories; research 
facilities; exhibition facilities; and educational facilities) to 
obtain specific guidance and information regarding import permit 
regulations and shipping infectious biological materials. The webinar 
will also provide assistance to those interested in applying for an 
import permit from federal agencies within the United States. 
Instructions for registration are found on the CDC Import Permit 
Program website, https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/ipp/index.htm.
    Participants must register by November 30, 2020. This is a webinar-
only event and there will be no on-site participation at the CDC 
broadcast facility.

    Dated: September 23, 2020.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-21335 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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