[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR121.6]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 121_POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND 
TOXINS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  121.6  Registration; who must register.

    (a) Unless exempted under Sec. Sec.  121.4 or 121.5, any individual 
or entity that possesses, uses, or transfers any agent or toxin listed 
in Sec.  121.3 must register with APHIS or, for overlap agents or 
toxins, APHIS or CDC.
    (b) Each entity must designate an individual to be its responsible 
official. The responsible official must have the authority and control 
to ensure compliance with the regulations. The responsible official must 
complete and sign the registration application package, and will be the 
individual contacted by APHIS or CDC if any questions arise concerning 
the application or subsequent compliance with the regulations in this 
part. As part of registration, the responsible official and the entity 
will be subject to a security risk assessment by the Attorney General. 
While most registrants are likely to be entities, in the event that an 
individual applies for and is granted a certificate of registration, 
APHIS will consider the individual to be the responsible official.
    (c) An entity may designate one or more individuals to be an 
alternate responsible official, who may act for the responsible official 
when he/she is unavailable. These individuals must have the authority 
and control to ensure compliance with the regulations when acting as the 
responsible official. These individuals will also be subject to a 
security risk assessment by the Attorney General as part of 
registration.

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