What's New
April 18, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Select Agent Programs have released information to assist entities in complying with the security requirements of the select agent regulations: www.selectagents.gov/securitydoc.htm.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regulates the possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. The CDC Select Agent Program oversees these activities and registers all laboratories and other entities in the United States of America that possess, use, or transfer a select agent or toxin.
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) published final rules for the possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins (42 C.F.R. Part 73, 7 C.F.R. Part 331, and 9 C.F.R. Part 121) in the Federal Register on March 18, 2005. All provisions of these final rules supersede those contained in the interim final rules and became effective on April 18, 2005.
On this website you will be able to download application packages, view current regulations regarding select agents, and access additional resource information. If you have questions or concerns after reviewing the material on this website, please contact our program via email at lrsat@cdc.gov, phone at 404-718-2000 or fax at 404-718-2096.