OLAW’s New Guides Notice and Website on Conducting Semiannual Animal Facilities Inspections
In response to the 21st Century Cures Act, NIH’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) and the USDA created a guide notice (NOT-OD-21-164) to provide flexibilities for conducting semiannual inspections of animal facilities that may reduce administrative burden. The guidance clarifies the nine flexibilities that institutions can implement to reduce administrative burden.
The guidance can be accessed here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-21-164.html For more information on the guidance, visit the Semiannual Facility Inspections website: https://olaw.nih.gov/policies-laws/21st-century-cures-act.htm/Semiannual-Facility-Inspections.