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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Intragovernmental Select Agents and Toxins Technical Advisory Committee (ISATTAC)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The ISATTAC is a working group of subject matter experts from the Federal Government formed by the CDC Director to provide recommendations to the CDC's Division of Select Agents and Toxins in three technical areas: 1) review requests for exclusion of attenuated strains, 2) review requests to conduct restricted experiments, and 3) review of select agents and toxins. The Committee conducts a biannual review, required by the Select Agent Rule of the Select Agents and Toxins list for HHS. Expert input from the ISATTAC and public comments are the primary inputs into this process.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2005

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIAID, OD/OSP

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC, FDA, OS