[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR331.12]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 331_POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS--Table 

of Contents

 

Sec. 331.12  Biocontainment.



    (a) An individual or entity required to register under this part 

must develop and implement a written biocontainment plan that is 

commensurate with the risk of the select agent or toxin, given its 

intended use.\4\ The biocontainment plan must contain sufficient 

information and documentation to describe the containment procedures.

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    \4\ Technical assistance and guidance may be obtained by contacting 

APHIS.

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    (b) The biocontainment procedures must be sufficient to contain the 

select agent or toxin (e.g., physical structure



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and features of the entity, and operational and procedural safeguards).

    (c) In developing a biocontainment plan, an individual or entity 

should consider the following:

    (1) ``Containment Facilities and Safeguards for Exotic Plant 

Pathogens and Pests'' (Robert P. Kahn and S.B. Mathur eds., 1999); and

    (2) ``A Practical Guide to Containment: Greenhouse Research with 

Transgenic Plants and Microbes'' (Patricia L. Traynor ed., 2001).

    (d) The plan must be reviewed annually and revised as necessary. 

Drills or exercises must be conducted at least annually to test and 

evaluate the effectiveness of the plan. The plan must be reviewed and 

revised, as necessary, after any drill or exercise and after any 

incident.