In the January 19, 2017, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS amended and republished the list of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products, adding provisions to address the inactivation of select agents, provisions addressing biocontainment and biosafety and clarifying regulatory language concerning security, training, incident response, and records. APHIS has decided not to finalize the proposed changes to the contents of the list of select agents and toxins at this time. The rule is effective February 21, 2017.
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