[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38095-38096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15305]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Multi-Agency Informational Meetings To Discuss Reporting 
Requirements for Entities; Public Webinars

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

ACTION: Notice of public webinars.

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SUMMARY: The HHS/CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) and 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS)'s Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins 
(DASAT) 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

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or to animal or plant products (select agents and toxins). This joint 
effort constitutes the Federal Select Agent Program. Due to the 
continuing pandemic and concerns for the safety of our workshop 
attendees and employees, DSAT replaced in-person workshops with 
webinars. The purpose of the webinars is to provide guidance on 
completing APHIS/CDC Form 2 (Request to Transfer Select Agents and 
Toxins), APHIS/CDC Form 3 (Report of a Release/Loss/Theft), and APHIS/
CDC Form 4 (Reporting the Identification of a Select Agent or Toxin) 
(APHIS/CDC Forms 2-4) for interested individuals. Two sessions covering 
the same agenda will be held to provide two opportunities for 
interested individuals to participate.

DATES: The webinars will be held October 6, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. (EDT) and November 3, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). 
Registration instructions are found on the website, https://www.selectagents.gov.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDC: Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., Director, 
DSAT, Center for Preparedness and Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 
MS H-21-7, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone: (404) 718-2000; email: 
[email protected]. APHIS: Jack Taniewski, DVM, Director, DASAT, APHIS, 4700 
River Road, Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737. Telephone: (301) 851-2070; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The two public webinar sessions covering the 
same content, scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 2021 and Wednesday, 
November 3, 2021, are opportunities for interested individuals to 
obtain guidance on completing the APHIS/CDC Forms 2-4 and reporting 
requirements related to the select agent and toxin regulations (7 CFR 
part 331, 9 CFR part 121 and 42 CFR part 73). For individuals not able 
to attend the webinars, the information will be available under the 
training section at http://www.selectagents.gov.
    Representatives from the Federal Select Agent Program will be 
present during the webinars followed by question and answer session to 
address questions and concerns from the webinar participants.
    Participants who want to participate in the webinar should complete 
their registration online by September 18, 2021. The registration 
instructions are located on this website: http://www.selectagents.gov.

    Dated: July 14, 2021.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-15305 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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