UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego |
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August 21, 2002
SUBJECT: Reporting of Infectious and Toxic Materials A new law on bioterrorism preparedness requires all institutions in possession of any infectious agent or biological toxin included on the list below to notify Federal regulators. UCSD, along with all other research institutions nationwide, has been given a very short time to collect information and submit a report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Please respond to this notice by Tuesday, September 3, 2002, if you have any of the material listed below in your possession. To respond, please contact Steve Kowalewsky at (858) 534-6715 or by e-mail at skowalewsky@ucsd.edu. All materials specified must be reported if they are viable, non-viable (including vaccine strains), segments of viral nucleic acid that exceed 100 nucleotides in length, and/or are natural or synthetic nucleic acids that encode for functional toxins or virulence factors. This reporting is in response to the Federal law enacted by congress in June 2002 (Public Law 107-188: "Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002"). At a later date, the law will require a much more detailed report, and Federal agencies may mandate a thorough inventory of infectious agents and biological toxins. Researchers in possession of material listed below will be subject to a background check to be conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice. If you have questions regarding this request, please contact Steve Kowalewsky at (858) 534-6715 or by e-mail at skowalewsky@ucsd.edu. Thank you.
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