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What about full committee reviews?

Lab Animal volume 36, pages 13–14 (2007)Cite this article

The specific use of alternate members of an IACUC is not addressed by the PHS Policy or by the USDA animal welfare regulations. APHIS and OLAW did issue a joint communiqué on February 12, 2001 that specifies the circumstances of their use1:

“Alternates must be appointed by the CEO of the entity for which the committee is established or by the official to whom the CEO has specifically delegated, in writing, the authority to appoint IACUC members. Alternates should be listed on the IACUC rosters submitted to OLAW with Assurance and annual reports.

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  1. National Institutes of Health. Office of Extramural Research Guidance Regarding Administrative IACUC Issues and Efforts to Reduce Regulatory Burden. NOT-OD-017. (Office of Extramural Research, 12 February 2001).

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Cohn, D. What about full committee reviews?. Lab Anim 36, 13–14 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban1007-13b

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