[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10454-10455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03607]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Implementation of the Updated American Veterinary Medical
Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is providing guidance
to Public Health Service (PHS) awardee institutions on implementation
of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines for
the Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition (``Guidelines''). The NIH is
seeking input from the public on any concerns they may have regarding
the updated Guidelines.
DATES: Public concerns regarding the updated AVMA Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition must be submitted electronically at
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=105 by 11:59:59 p.m. EDT
on April 29, 2020, in order to be considered.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Brown, Director, Office of
Laboratory Animal Welfare, Office of Extramural Research, National
Institutes of Health, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Suite 2500, Bethesda, MD
20892-6910, phone: 301-496-7163, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) oversees PHS-
funded animal activities by the authority of the Health Research
Extension Act of 1985 and the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals (Policy). The PHS Policy, IV.C.1.g., requires that
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) reviewing PHS-
conducted or supported research projects, determine if methods of
euthanasia used in projects will be consistent with the recommendations
of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, unless a deviation is justified for
scientific reasons in writing by the investigator.
PHS-Assured institutions are encouraged to begin using the 2020
Guidelines as soon as possible when reviewing research projects, and
full implementation is expected after October 1, 2020. Previously
approved projects undergoing continuing review according to PHS Policy,
IV.C.5., which requires a complete review at least once every 3 years,
must be reviewed using the 2020 Guidelines after October 1, 2020.
II. Electronic Access
The AVMA has posted the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of
Animals: 2020 Edition at https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf (PDF).
Dated: February 18, 2020.
Francis S. Collins,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-03607 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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