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Final Select Agent Regulations – March 18, 2005

U.S. Department of Agriculture published in the Federal Register the final rule on Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins (PDF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Federal Register the final rule on Possession, Use and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins (PDF)

OSTP Public Workshop on Laboratory Biosecurity – April 12, 2004

Public Workshop on Laboratory Biosecurity: A Culture of Responsibility, April 12, 2004, Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
Summary of issues to be considered in evaluating laboratory security in facilities that utilize Select Agents – See Appendix F of CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition

Links to Select Agent Information

Select Agent Regulations - American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Summary Report on Select Agent Security at Universities – Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, March 25, 2004

Page last updated March 23, 2005