81_FR_6899 81 FR 6873 - The Use of Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research

81 FR 6873 - The Use of Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 26 (February 9, 2016)

Page Range6873-6874
FR Document2016-02554

This notice provides information on the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) reassessment of the need to maintain a colony of 50 chimpanzees for future research and decision to no longer maintain a chimpanzee colony for research. This notice also provides information on conforming updates and procedures related to this action.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02554]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


The Use of Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research

SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the National Institutes of 
Health's (NIH) reassessment of the need to maintain a colony of 50 
chimpanzees for future research and decision to no longer maintain a 
chimpanzee colony for research. This notice also provides information 
on conforming updates and procedures related to this action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, National 
Institutes of Health at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 18, 2015, the NIH announced it 
will no longer maintain a colony of 50 chimpanzees for future research 
and that all NIH-owned chimpanzees that reside outside the federal 
sanctuary system operated by Chimp Haven, Keithville, Louisiana, are 
eligible for retirement. Relocation of the chimpanzees to the federal 
sanctuary system will be conducted as space is available and on a 
timescale that will allow for optimal transition of each individual 
chimpanzee with careful consideration of their welfare, including their 
health and social grouping. See the NIH Director's statement at https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-will-no-longer-support-biomedical-research-chimpanzees. Consistent with this 
decision, the NIH is limiting its future support for research using 
chimpanzees to that which would be permissible in the federal sanctuary 
system under the Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and 
Protection (CHIMP) Act and the implementing regulations at 42 CFR part 
9. Such research must either be noninvasive behavioral studies or 
medical studies based on information collected during the course of 
normal veterinary care that is provided for the benefit of the 
chimpanzee, provided that any such study involves minimal physical and 
mental harm, pain, distress, and disturbance to the

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chimpanzee and the social group in which the chimpanzee lives.
    Specifically, permissible research, as described in the ``Standards 
of Care for Chimpanzees Held in the Federally Supported Chimpanzee 
Sanctuary System'' at 42 CFR part 9, includes:
     Visual observation;
     Behavioral studies designed to improve the establishment 
and maintenance of social groups. These activities may cause stress as 
a result of novel interactions between chimpanzees and caregivers, but 
they are not considered invasive as long as they are intended to 
maximize the well-being of the chimpanzees;
     Medical examinations as deemed necessary to oversee the 
health of the chimpanzees, in the least invasive manner possible. 
Collection of samples routinely obtained during a physical examination 
for processing during this time is also considered noninvasive since a 
separate event is not required;
     Administration and evaluation of environmental enrichment 
used to promote the psychological well-being of the chimpanzees; and
     Actions taken to provide essential medical treatment to an 
individual chimpanzee exhibiting symptoms of illness. This applies only 
to serious illness that cannot be treated while the chimpanzee remains 
within the colony.
     Observational studies and collection of biomaterial in the 
wild without interfering with the chimpanzee is also permitted.
    These decisions apply to all new or competing renewals of grant 
applications, contract proposals, intramural protocols, and 3rd party 
projects. The NIH may issue future guidance about the permissible 
noninvasive research involving chimpanzees. Researchers are encouraged 
to contact their program officers for additional information or the 
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives 
at [email protected].
    The NIH's decision to allow the support of noninvasive research 
involving the use of chimpanzees, as described in this notice, does not 
affect requirements for investigators and/or their institutions to 
obtain permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, if applicable, 
nor does it affect the responsibility to meet all applicable 
veterinary, colony, and husbandry obligations.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-02554 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 9, 2016 / Notices 6873 constitute a clearly unwarranted the discussions could disclose Dated: February 4, 2016. invasion of personal privacy. confidential trade secrets or commercial Melanie J. Gray, Name of Committee: Board of Scientific property such as patentable material, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Counselors for Basic Sciences, National and personal information concerning Committee Policy. Cancer Institute. individuals associated with the grant [FR Doc. 2016–02539 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] Date: March 7, 2016. applications, the disclosure of which BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. would constitute a clearly unwarranted Agenda: To review and evaluate personal invasion of personal privacy. qualifications and performance, and competence of individual investigators. Name of Committee: National Institute on DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Place: National Institutes of Health, 31 Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special HUMAN SERVICES Center Drive, Building 31, C-Wing, 6th Floor, Emphasis Panel; NIAAA Member Conflict Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892. Applications—Neurosciences. National Institutes of Health Contact Person: Mehrdad Tondravi, Ph.D., Date: March 11, 2016. Chief, Institute Review Office, Office of the Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Use of Chimpanzees in NIH- Director, National Cancer Institute, National Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Supported Research Institutes of Health, 9609 Medical Center applications. Drive, Room 3W302, Rockville, MD 20850, Place: National Institutes of Health— SUMMARY: This notice provides 240–276–5660, tondravim@mail.nih.gov. NIAAA, 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD information on the National Institutes of Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Health’s (NIH) reassessment of the need Counselors for Clinical Sciences and Contact Person: Ranga Srinivas, Ph.D., to maintain a colony of 50 chimpanzees Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute. Chief, Extramural Project Review Branch, for future research and decision to no Date: March 8, 2016. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and longer maintain a chimpanzee colony Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, for research. This notice also provides Agenda: To review and evaluate personal 5365 Fishers Lane, Room 2085, Rockville, information on conforming updates and qualifications and performance, and MD 20852, (301) 451–2067, srinivar@ competence of individual investigators. procedures related to this action. mail.nih.gov. Place: National Institutes of Health, 31 Name of Committee: National Institute on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Center Drive, Building 31, C Wing, 6th Floor, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special Division of Program Coordination, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD 20892. Emphasis Panel; NIAAA Member Conflict Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Contact Person: Brian E. Wojcik, Ph.D., Applications—Clinical, Behavioral and Office of the Director, National Executive Secretary, Institute Review Office, Epidemiological Studies. Institutes of Health at dpcpsi@ Office of the Director, National Cancer Date: March 14, 2016. Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9609 od.nih.gov. Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Medical Center Drive, Room 3W414, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Rockville, MD 20850, 240–276–5660, applications. November 18, 2015, the NIH announced wojcikb@mail.nih.gov. Place: National Institutes of Health— it will no longer maintain a colony of 50 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance NIAAA, 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD chimpanzees for future research and Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention that all NIH-owned chimpanzees that Contact Person: Ranga Srinivas, Ph.D., reside outside the federal sanctuary Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Chief, Extramural Project Review Branch, Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer system operated by Chimp Haven, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Keithville, Louisiana, are eligible for Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 5365 Fishers Lane, Room 2085, Rockville, retirement. Relocation of the 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, MD 20852, (301) 451–2067, srinivar@ chimpanzees to the federal sanctuary Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, system will be conducted as space is mail.nih.gov. HHS) Name of Committee: National Institute on available and on a timescale that will Dated: February 4, 2016. Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Special allow for optimal transition of each Melanie J. Gray, Emphasis Panel; NIAAA Member Conflict individual chimpanzee with careful Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Applications—Biomedical Sciences. consideration of their welfare, including Committee Policy. Date: March 16, 2016. their health and social grouping. See the [FR Doc. 2016–02534 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. NIH Director’s statement at https://www. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih- BILLING CODE 4140–01–P applications. director/statements/nih-will-no-longer- Place: National Institutes of Health— NIAAA, 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD support-biomedical-research- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 20852, (Telephone Conference Call). chimpanzees. Consistent with this HUMAN SERVICES Contact Person: Ranga Srinivas, Ph.D., decision, the NIH is limiting its future Chief, Extramural Project Review Branch, support for research using chimpanzees National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and to that which would be permissible in Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, the federal sanctuary system under the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 5365 Fishers Lane, Room 2085, Rockville, Chimpanzee Health Improvement, and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed MD 20852, (301) 451–2067, srinivar@ Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Meetings mail.nih.gov. Act and the implementing regulations at Pursuant to section 10(d) of the (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 42 CFR part 9. Such research must Program Nos. 93.271, Alcohol Research mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Advisory Committee Act, as either be noninvasive behavioral studies Career Development Awards for Scientists or medical studies based on information amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is and Clinicians; 93.272, Alcohol National hereby given of the following meetings. Research Service Awards for Research collected during the course of normal The meetings will be closed to the Training; 93.273, Alcohol Research Programs; veterinary care that is provided for the public in accordance with the 93.891, Alcohol Research Center Grants; benefit of the chimpanzee, provided that provisions set forth in sections 93.701, ARRA Related Biomedical Research any such study involves minimal 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., and Research Support Awards., National physical and mental harm, pain, as amended. The grant applications and Institutes of Health, HHS) distress, and disturbance to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

6874 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 9, 2016 / Notices chimpanzee and the social group in DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND which the chimpanzee lives. HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES Specifically, permissible research, as described in the ‘‘Standards of Care for National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health Chimpanzees Held in the Federally Supported Chimpanzee Sanctuary National Human Genome Research Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day System’’ at 42 CFR part 9, includes: Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings Comment Request; Application Forms • Visual observation; for the NIDA Summer Research • Behavioral studies designed to Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Internship Program improve the establishment and Federal Advisory Committee Act, as maintenance of social groups. These amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is SUMMARY: Under the provisions of activities may cause stress as a result of hereby given of the following meetings. Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork novel interactions between chimpanzees Reduction Act of 1995, the National The meetings will be closed to the and caregivers, but they are not Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted public in accordance with the considered invasive as long as they are to the Office of Management and Budget provisions set forth in sections intended to maximize the well-being of (OMB) a request for review and 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., the chimpanzees; approval of the information collection as amended. The grant applications and • Medical examinations as deemed listed below. This proposed information the discussions could disclose necessary to oversee the health of the collection was previously published in confidential trade secrets or commercial chimpanzees, in the least invasive the Federal Register on September 2, property such as patentable material, manner possible. Collection of samples 2015, Vol. 80, No. 170, on page 53164. and personal information concerning routinely obtained during a physical No comments were received. The individuals associated with the grant examination for processing during this purpose of this notice is to allow an applications, the disclosure of which time is also considered noninvasive additional 30 days for public comment. would constitute a clearly unwarranted since a separate event is not required; The National Institute of Drug Abuse invasion of personal privacy. • Administration and evaluation of (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, environmental enrichment used to Name of Committee: National Human may not conduct or sponsor, and the Genome Research Institute Special Emphasis respondent is not required to respond promote the psychological well-being of Panel, KOMP2 (Knockout Mouse the chimpanzees; and to, an information collection that has Phenotyping Program). • Actions taken to provide essential Date: March 3, 2016 been extended, revised, or implemented medical treatment to an individual on or after October 1, 1995, unless it Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. chimpanzee exhibiting symptoms of Agenda: To review and evaluate grant displays a currently valid OMB control illness. This applies only to serious applications. number. illness that cannot be treated while the Place: NHGRI, 5635FL, NHGRI Twinbrook Direct Comments to Omb: Written chimpanzee remains within the colony. Library, Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, comments and/or suggestions regarding • Observational studies and (Telephone Conference Call). the item(s) contained in this notice, collection of biomaterial in the wild Contact Person: Lita Proctor, Ph.D., especially regarding the estimated without interfering with the chimpanzee Extramural Research Programs Staff, Program public burden and associated response is also permitted. Director, Human Microbiome Project, time, should be directed to the: Office These decisions apply to all new or National Human Genome Research Institute, of Management and Budget, Office of 5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, Bethesda, MD competing renewals of grant Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@ 20892, 301 496–4550, proctorlm@ applications, contract proposals, mail.nih.gov. omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974, intramural protocols, and 3rd party Attention: NIH Desk Officer. Name of Committee: National Human projects. The NIH may issue future Genome Research Institute Special Emphasis Comment Due Date: Comments guidance about the permissible Panel, Sequencing Technology Special regarding this information collection are noninvasive research involving Emphasis Panel. best assured of having their full effect if chimpanzees. Researchers are Date: March 24, 2016. received within 30 days of the date of encouraged to contact their program Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this publication. officers for additional information or the Agenda: To review and evaluate grant FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Division of Program Coordination, applications. Place: Crystal City Marriott at Reagan obtain a copy of the data collection Planning, and Strategic Initiatives at National Airport, 1999 Salon E & D, Jefferson plans and instruments, or request more dpcpsi@od.nih.gov. The NIH’s decision to allow the Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. information on the proposed program, support of noninvasive research Contact Person: Ken D. Nakamura, Ph.D., contact: Albert Avila, Ph.D., Director, involving the use of chimpanzees, as Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Office of Diversity and Health described in this notice, does not affect Branch, National Human Genome Research Disparities, NIDA, NIH, 6001 Executive Institute, National Institutes of Health, 5635 Blvd., Room 3106, Rockville, MD 20852, requirements for investigators and/or Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, MSC 9306, their institutions to obtain permits from or call non-toll-free number (301)–443– Rockville, MD 20852, 301–402–0838, 0441 or Email your request, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, if nakamurk@mail.nih.gov. applicable, nor does it affect the your address to: aavila@nida.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Formal requests for additional plans and responsibility to meet all applicable Program Nos. 93.172, Human Genome instruments must be requested in mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES veterinary, colony, and husbandry Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) obligations. writing. Dated: February 4, 2016. Proposed Collection: NIDA Summer Dated: February 2, 2016. Sylvia Neal, Research Internship Program 0925- Lawrence A. Tabak, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Existing Collection in Use Without an Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. Committee Policy. OMB Control Number, National [FR Doc. 2016–02554 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2016–02538 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), BILLING CODE 4140–01–P BILLING CODE 4140–01–P National Institutes of Health (NIH). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1


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ContactThe Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 6873 
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