f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 335 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 02:16:53 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization City and State] Morganton, NC 28655 [Comments] 
Comment 1: I vote against adopting the new Guide as policy, maintaining adherence to the 1996 Guide. A similar public comment period in 2005–2006 yielded the conclusion that no substantive revisions to the existing Guide were needed. Comment 2: If the 2011 Guide is adopted as PHS policy, I suggest a time frame of at least 4 years (e.g., 2015)in which PHS-assured institutions and NIH intramural programs should be required to comply given the expense of a variety of cage size and housing requirements at a time of great financial difficulty for research institutions.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals