Federal Register
FASS: Notice of Public Comment Period for Review of Revised Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Teaching and Research
http://www.fass.org/agguide_review.asp
The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) announces the opening of a period of public comment (July 1 to August 31, 2009) for review of the revised Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Teaching and Research (the Ag Guide). The Ag Guide has been revised by a committee of 62 animal scientists, veterinarians, and engineers over the past year. The revision has been through a process of peer review by three fully constituted Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees at major institutions. FASS requests comments to improve the document’s clarity and consistency with the current scientific literature. Please e-mail comments to agguide@assochq.org through August 31, 2009. A final version of the Ag Guide will be published shortly after public comments are considered.
Ken Gillenwater
Animal Welfare Assurance Program
Office of Research Compliance
Texas A&M University
1186 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-1186
Phone: (979) 845-1828
Fax: (979) 862-3176
NIH: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re Conflicts of Interest
On May 8, 2009, NIH published a Notice in the federal register seeking comments on whether NIH should amend its current regulations addressing conflicts of interest in research funded by the Public Health Service (PHS). Specifically, NIH is seeking comments on proposals to expand the scope and regulation of the disclosure of interests held by Investigators; to revise the definition of "significant financial interest"; to more closely regulate the identification and management of conflicts of interest by institutions; to expand enforcement options regarding non-compliance with conflict of interest requirements, require independent confirmation of institutional compliance and/or require training of Investigators on conflicts of interest; to expand institutional reporting requirements concerning conflicts of interest; and to expand the existing regulations to encompass institutional as well as individual conflicts of interest. Comments are due by July 7.
Katherine A. Rojo del Busto
Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs
Office of the Vice President for Research
Texas A&M University
305 Jack K. Williams Administration Building
1112 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1112
Tel. 979.845.8585
Fax. 979.845-1855
email krdb@tamu.edu
http://rgs.tamu.edu
