[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 56269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22044]


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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 HHS/CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) is 
hosting a public webinar to provide information about import permit 
regulations for infectious biological agents, infectious substances, 
and vectors. Besides the CDC, presenters will include representatives 
from the Department of Transportation, Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, U.S. National Authority for Containment of 
Poliovirus, Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of 
Commerce, who will discuss key aspects involved in the importation of 
infectious biological agents, infectious substances, and vectors.

DATES: The webinar will be held December 2, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 
4:00 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, 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].

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 the shipment of infectious biological materials. The 
webinar will provide information 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 26, 2021. This is a webinar-
only event and there will be no on-site participation at CDC.

    Dated: October 4, 2021.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-22044 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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