Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Exclusion Text
(USDA-09c-APHIS) Research and development activities limited in magnitude, frequency, and scope that occur in laboratories, facilities, pens, or field sites. Examples include, but are not limited to: (i) Vaccination trials that occur on groups of animals in areas designed to limit interaction with similar animals, or include other controls needed to mitigate potential risk. (ii) The development and/or production (including formulation, packaging or repackaging, movement, and distribution) of articles such as program materials, devices, reagents, and biologics that were approved and/or licensed in accordance with existing regulations, or that are for evaluation in confined animal, plant, or insect populations under conditions that prevent exposure to the general population. (iii) Development, production, and release of sterile insects.
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