Training
2024 Responsible Official Webinar Series
In 2024, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a three-part webinar series to provide Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible Officials with information related to compliance with the select agent regulations, as well as updates from FSAP on a variety of topics. The webinar series presentations are available for download below:
- Analysis of FSAP Inspection Report Departures [PDF – 1 MB]
- Bioterrorism Risk Assessment Group (BRAG) Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Overview [PDF – 771 KB]
- BSL-3/ABSL-3 and BSL-4/ABSL-4Verification [PDF – 2 MB]
- Federal Select Agent Program Inspection Overview [PDF – 799 KB]
- Plant Pathogen Select Agents: Inspection Preparation and A Look at 7 CFR Part 331 Departure Trends 2019-2023 [PDF – 2 MB]
- Select Agent and Toxin Genetics: Regulatory Considerations [PDF – 2 MB]
2023 Responsible Official Webinar Series
In 2023, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a webinar series to provide Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible Officials with information related to compliance with the select agent regulations, as well as updates from FSAP on a variety of topics. The webinar series presentations are available for download below:
- Analysis of FSAP Inspection Report Departures (September 21, 2023) [PDF – 2 MB]
- APHIS/CDC Forms 3 and 4 Overview and Updates (June 29, 2023) [PDF – 2 MB]
- BSL-3/ABSL-3 Verification Process and Requirements (May 18, 2023) [PDF – 588 KB]
- Drills and Exercises Requirements (July 27, 2023) [PDF – 935 KB]
- Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS): Annual Verification and General Maintenance (September 21, 2023) [PDF – 1 MB]
- eFSAP Information System Updates [PDF – 765 KB]
- Enhanced Select Agents and Toxins Overview (October 26, 2023) [PDF – 1 MB]
- History and Evolution of the U.S. Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) (October 26, 2023) [PDF – 2 MB]
- Policy Statement for BSL-4 and ABSL-4 Laboratory Verification (May 18, 2023) [PDF – 778 KB]
- Responsible Official/Alternate Responsible Official Roles and Responsibilities (July 27, 2023) [PDF – 2 MB]
- SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 Chimeric Viruses Guidance Overview (June 29, 2023) [PDF – 1 MB]
2022 Responsible Official Webinar Series
In 2022, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a webinar series to provide Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible Officials with information related to compliance with the select agent regulations, as well as updates from FSAP on a variety of topics. The webinar series presentations are available for download below:
- Adding New Work Areas (New Spaces) (May 25, 2022) [PDF - 2 MB]
- Interim Final Rule (IFR): SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 Chimeric Viruses (May 25, 2022) [PDF - 620 KB]
- The Future of Federal Select Agent Program Inspections (July 20, 2022) [PDF - 549 KB]
- Preparing for a Successful Inspection Experience (July 20, 2022) [PDF - 2 MB]
- Complexity Scoring of Entities (August 17, 2022) [PDF - 471 KB]
- FSAP Report Cards and eFSAPInformation System Updates (August 17, 2022) [PDF - 1 MB]
- APHIS/CDC Forms 2-4 Overview and Updates Security Access Approval (September 21, 2022) [PDF - 1 MB]
2021 Select Agent and Toxin Reporting Requirements Webinars
In fall 2021, the Federal Select Agent Program held two multi-agency public webinars on reporting requirements related to the select agent regulations. During the events, speakers discussed the submission of APHIS/CDC Form 2, APHIS/CDC Form 3, and APHIS/CDC Form 4, among other topics. The presentations are available for download below:
- APHIS/CDC Form 2 – Request to Transfer Select Agents and Toxins [PDF - 676 KB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 3 – Report of a Release/Loss/Theft of a Select Agent or Toxin [PDF - 1 MB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 4A – Reporting the Identification of a Select Agent or Toxin from a Clinical/Diagnostic Specimen [PDF - 1 MB]
- General Changes and Information for APHIS/CDC Forms 2, 3, and 4 [PDF - 471 KB]
- How to Safely Work With Infectious Veterinary Diagnostic Samples [PDF - 1 MB]
2021 Responsible Official Webinar Series
In 2021, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a six-part webinar series to provide Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible Officials with information related to compliance with the select agent regulations, as well as updates from FSAP on a variety of topics. This webinar series was held in place of the annual in-person workshop due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series presentations are available for download below:
- BMBL 6th Edition: How Changes Affect Inspections (May 26, 2021) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Plant Biocontainment (May 26, 2021) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Drills and Exercises Requirement (June 16, 2021) [PDF - 831 KB]
- Records Management (July 14, 2021) [PDF - 2 MB]
- Remote Inspections: Best Practices (July 14, 2021) [PDF - 2 MB]
- eFSAP: Did You Know? (August 18, 2021) [PDF - 1 MB]
- eFSAP Information System (August 18, 2021) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Regulatory Guidance for New Responsible Officials (August 18, 2021) [PDF - 774 KB]
- Decontamination (September 15, 2021) [PDF - 780 KB]
- Inactivation Validation (September 15, 2021) [PDF - 873 KB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 3 Updates and Common Concerns (October 13, 2021) [PDF - 843 KB]
- Select Agent Regulation Training Requirements (October 13, 2021) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Work Objective Guidance (October 13, 2021) [PDF - 952 KB]
2020 Select Agent and Toxin Reporting Requirements Webinar
In 2020, the Federal Select Agent Program held a multi-agency public webinar on reporting requirements related to the select agent regulations. During the event, among other topics, speakers discussed the submission of APHIS/CDC Form 2, APHIS/CDC Form 3, and APHIS/CDC Form 4. The presentations are available for download below:
- Directors Welcome and Program Overview [PDF - 2 MB]
- Department of Transportation Shipping of Class B Diagnostic Samples [PDF - 1 MB]
- APHISCDC Form 2 Request to Transfer Select Agents and Toxins [PDF - 277 KB]
- APHISCDC Form 3 Incident Notification and Reporting [PDF - 1 MB]
- APHISCDC Form 4 Reporting the Identification of Select Agents or Toxins in a Clinical Specimen [PDF - 1 MB]
- Minnesota Department of Health Laboratory Practices [PDF - 1 MB]
2020 Responsible Official Webinar Series
In 2020, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a 5-part webinar series to provide participants with information related to compliance with the select agent regulations. This webinar series was held in place of the annual in-person workshop for Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible officials due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series presentations are available for download below:
- Operations During a COVID-19 Pandemic (May 27, 2020) [PDF - 844 KB]
- Directors Updates and Q&A Session (May 27, 2020) [PDF - 2 MB]
- FSAP Operations (June 24, 2020) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Virtual Inspections (June 24, 2020) [PDF - 905 KB]
- APHIS CDC Forms, 2,3, and 4 (July 15, 2020) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Site Specific Risk Assessments (August 5, 2020) [PDF - 882 KB]
- Inactivation (September 30, 2020) [PDF - 1 MB]
- Inactivation Protocols: Overview and Updates (September 30, 2020) [PDF - 1 MB]
2019 Entity Annual Internal Inspections Webinar
On April 18, 2019, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a webinar regarding the revised policy involving the entity annual internal inspection required by section 9(a)(6) of the select agent regulations. The video of the webinar and presentation are available for download below.
2019 Responsible Official Workshop
On July 23-25, 2019, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) hosted a workshop for Responsible Officials at the U.S. Departure of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, D.C. The workshop included discussions related to compliance with the select agent regulations and provided participants with information about the program’s electronic information system, eFSAP. The event also provided attendees an opportunity to network with colleagues.The workshop presentations are available for download below:
- Biosafety Risk Assessment [PDF - 843 KB]
- FSAP Partner Discussion [PDF - 434 KB]
- eFSAP and Entity Inspections: What Can We Expect? [PDF - 2 MB]
- Form 4 Scenarios [PDF - 1 MB]
- FSAP Regulatory Authorities [PDF - 334 KB]
- Incident Response/Drills and Exercises [PDF - 601 KB]
- Insider Threat Awareness Scenarios [PDF - 6 MB]
- FSAP Program Updates [PDF - 3 MB]
- Inactivation Failures [PDF - 1 MB]
2018 Responsible Official Workshop
On August 15-17, 2018, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) held a multi-day in-person workshop for Responsible Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The workshop provided participants with information about the eFSAP information system portal, laboratory facilities engineering, biosafety risk assessment, common reported incidents, as well as an opportunity to network with colleagues. The workshop presentations are available for download below:
- FSAP Program Updates [PDF - 1 MB]
- DOT Regulations/Shipping Select Agents [PDF - 2 MB]
- Laboratory Facilities Engineering Overview [PDF - 748 KB]
- Overview Biosafety Risk Assessment [PDF - 885 KB]
- Overview Agricultural Biosafety Risk Assessment [PDF - 2 MB]
- Overview of Form 3 Reporting [PDF - 1 MB]
- eFSAP Updates [PDF - 846 KB]
- FSAP Inspections – Preparation, Expectations, Interpretation of Regulations [PDF - 681 KB]
- Internal Entity Inspections - Requirements [PDF - 712 KB]
- Inactivation [PDF - 881 KB]