Training
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 icon[PDF - 676 KB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 3 – Report of a Release/Loss/Theft of a Select Agent or Toxin pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 4A – Reporting the Identification of a Select Agent or Toxin from a Clinical/Diagnostic Specimen pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- General Changes and Information for APHIS/CDC Forms 2, 3, and 4 pdf icon[PDF - 471 KB]
- How to Safely Work With Infectious Veterinary Diagnostic Samples pdf icon[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 icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Plant Biocontainment (May 26, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Drills and Exercises Requirement (June 16, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 831 KB]
- Records Management (July 14, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- Remote Inspections: Best Practices (July 14, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- eFSAP: Did You Know? (August 18, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- eFSAP Information System (August 18, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Regulatory Guidance for New Responsible Officials (August 18, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 774 KB]
- Decontamination (September 15, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 780 KB]
- Inactivation Validation (September 15, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 873 KB]
- APHIS/CDC Form 3 Updates and Common Concerns (October 13, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 843 KB]
- Select Agent Regulation Training Requirements (October 13, 2021) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Work Objective Guidance (October 13, 2021) pdf icon[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 icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- Department of Transportation Shipping of Class B Diagnostic Samples pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- APHISCDC Form 2 Request to Transfer Select Agents and Toxins pdf icon[PDF - 277 KB]
- APHISCDC Form 3 Incident Notification and Reporting pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- APHISCDC Form 4 Reporting the Identification of Select Agents or Toxins in a Clinical Specimen pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Minnesota Department of Health Laboratory Practices pdf icon[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 icon[PDF - 844 KB]
- Directors Updates and Q&A Session (May 27, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- FSAP Operations (June 24, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Virtual Inspections (June 24, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 905 KB]
- APHIS CDC Forms, 2,3, and 4 (July 15, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Site Specific Risk Assessments (August 5, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 882 KB]
- Inactivation (September 30, 2020) pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- Inactivation Protocols: Overview and Updates (September 30, 2020) pdf icon[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 icon[PDF - 843 KB]
- FSAP Partner Discussion pdf icon[PDF - 434 KB]
- eFSAP and Entity Inspections: What Can We Expect? pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- Form 4 Scenarios pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- FSAP Regulatory Authorities pdf icon[PDF - 334 KB]
- Incident Response/Drills and Exercises pdf icon[PDF - 601 KB]
- Insider Threat Awareness Scenarios pdf icon[PDF - 6 MB]
- FSAP Program Updates pdf icon[PDF - 3 MB]
- Inactivation Failures pdf icon[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 icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- DOT Regulations/Shipping Select Agents pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- Laboratory Facilities Engineering Overview pdf icon[PDF - 748 KB]
- Overview Biosafety Risk Assessment pdf icon[PDF - 885 KB]
- Overview Agricultural Biosafety Risk Assessment pdf icon[PDF - 2 MB]
- Overview of Form 3 Reporting pdf icon[PDF - 1 MB]
- eFSAP Updates pdf icon[PDF - 846 KB]
- FSAP Inspections – Preparation, Expectations, Interpretation of Regulations pdf icon[PDF - 681 KB]
- Internal Entity Inspections - Requirements pdf icon[PDF - 712 KB]
- Inactivation pdf icon[PDF - 881 KB]