2023 Federal Select Agent Program
Inspection Report Processing Annual Summary

Inspections play a critical role in ensuring the safety and security of work with select agents and toxins. Timely issuance of reports following an inspection is essential so that the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) can quickly provide important feedback to entities, therefore allowing the entities to promptly address any identified concerns.

The 2023 Federal Select Agent Program Inspection Report Processing Annual Summary, published in June 2024, provides an analysis of inspection report timeliness data during calendar year 2023.

The analysis for 2023 finds continued success by the Federal Select Agent Program in providing timely feedback to entities following an inspection.  Once again, 100% of final inspection reports were sent to entities within the program’s goal of 30 business days.

Key findings for 2023 include the following:

• FSAP issued 208 final inspection reports in 2023, with 100% of those reports on time.
• This is the second consecutive year that 100% of inspection reports were issued on time.
• The average time to issue a final report was 19 days.
• FSAP issued 1 immediate action observation, also within the target timeframe of 10 business days.

This year’s report represents the sixth annual joint-program analysis of these data.  The findings reflect the seventh consecutive year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Regulatory Science and Compliance, and the fifth consecutive year for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Division of Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins, in which at least 95% of final inspection reports were issued on time.  While the program is pleased by these results, FSAP will continue to track and analyze this data to ensure that entities receive timely feedback and to identify any necessary opportunities for improvement.