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2016 Annual report of the Federal Select Agent Program
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Description:The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) is managed jointly by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT); and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Agriculture Select Agent Services (AgSAS). FSAP oversees the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) so that research with these materials can be conducted as safely and securely as possible. This research provides important scientific discoveries to develop countermeasures and improve detection, prevention, diagnostic, and treatment options for diseases caused by these BSAT, which are considered to be some of the most threatening to public and agricultural health. DSAT oversees the regulation of BSAT that pose a severe threat to human health while AgSAS oversees the regulation of BSAT that pose a severe threat to animal and plant health, as well as animal and plant products.
In October 2015, the United States Government released two sets of complementary recommendations to improve the oversight of the safety and security at laboratories that work with BSAT, one from the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP) and another from the Fast Track Action Committee on Select Agent Regulations (FTAC- SAR). CDC also released its own recommendations for program improvement through a 90-day Internal Review of the Division of Select Agents and Toxins. All three reviews provided recommendations, including that FSAP increase transparency and public engagement and improve communication with the regulated community. Since those reviews were released, FSAP has implemented many of the recommendations and has periodically provided progress updates online. This report summarizes calendar year 2016 FSAP data and is FSAP’s second report of aggregate data, reflecting the program’s ongoing commitment to increasing transparency and understanding of the program.
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