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HHS/CDC | RIN: 0920-AA24 | Publication ID: Spring 2009 |
Title: Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins | |
Abstract: The biological agents and toxins listed in section 73.3 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations have been determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. On October 20, 2005, we published in the Federal Register an interim final rule adding the reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight gene segments to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. Based on public comments we received, we are proposing to revise the entry for the 1918 pandemic influenza virus from reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight gene segments to Chimeric influenza viruses containing gene segments from the 1918 pandemic influenza strain. We are also proposing to add SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. We are proposing this action because SARS-CoV (1) causes significant mortality, especially in the elderly; (2) has the capability of easily being transmitted from human to human; (3) there is currently no method to treat or prevent infections caused by the SARS-CoV virus; and (4) it has been documented that the virus may persist in the environment. | |
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 73.3 | |
Legal Authority: PL 107-188 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Dr. Dan Sosin Acting Director, Division of Select Agents and Toxins Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS A-46, Atlanta, GA 30329 Phone:404 718-2000 Email: dms8@cdc.gov |