0579-AE92 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

On January 30, 2024, APHIS issued a proposed rule that proposed both to amend and republish the list of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, and to codify operational procedures and policies necessary to enforce the regulations. A December 16, 2024, final rule amended the list of select agents and toxins as proposed.  In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, APHIS is issuing this final rule under an associated RIN to codify operational procedures and policies contained in the January 2024 proposed rule that are necessary to enforce the regulations to ensure enhanced biosafety and biosecurity of select agents and toxins.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No Regulatory 7 CFR 331 9 CFR 121 7 U.S.C 8401 No Final Rule 08/00/2026 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. Undetermined Federal State No No No 0579-AE52 Split from Paul Hudson Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins, ERCS 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 347-8170 paul.hudson@usda.gov 97 Barnes Rd, Suite 2, Wallingford CT 06492