f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 29 [Entry Date] 03/10/2011 at 12:37:32 PM [Affiliation] Organization [Organization Name] Council on Governmental Relations [Organization City and State] Washington DC [Comments] 
Comment 1: We are requesting an extension of the deadline for submission of comments in response to the National Institutes of Health request concerning the Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition. We request an additional 30 days setting the deadline for comments on April 25, 2011. The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) is an association of 184 research universities and affiliated academic medical centers and research institutes. Our members and the research community generally need more than 30 days to assess the impact of the implementation of the Eighth Edition on the operation of facilities and the conduct of research using animals. The Eighth Edition introduces new standards in a number of areas including aquatic species and sets new standards for the environment, housing and physical plant including new minimum cage requirements for rodents and rabbits. The research community needs sufficient time to assess these standards and their related costs to offer thoughtful and thorough comments to NIH. Additional time will not compromise the care and use of animals used in PHS-supported research because we remain responsible for compliance with the earlier 1996 version of the Guide. The Health Research Extension Act of 1985 requires notice and comment on the policy and we appreciate the opportunity. In the spirit of the call for a "meaningful opportunity to comment" on new regulations articulated in EO 13563, we request an extension of the deadline. Comment 2: See above
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals