[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR73.9]

[Page 456]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 73_SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 73.9  Responsible Official.

    (a) As a condition of conducting activities regulated under this 
part, an entity must identify and authorize an individual as the 
Responsible Official. The Responsible Official may identify one or more 
individuals, any of whom may serve as the Alternate Responsible Official 
when the Responsible Official is unavailable. The Responsible Official 
and all individuals identified to serve as the Alternate Responsible 
Official must meet all of the qualifications for a Responsible Official. 
The Responsible Official and all Alternate Responsible Officials must:
    (1) Be approved under Sec. 73.8;
    (2) Be familiar with the requirements of this part; and
    (3) Have authority and responsibility to ensure that the 
requirements of this part are met, on behalf of the entity.
    (b) For purposes of this part, the Alternate Responsible Official 
acting in the absence of the Responsible Official may conduct all of 
those activities required under this part to be performed by the 
Responsible Official.
    (c) The Responsible Official is responsible for ensuring compliance 
with the regulations, including:
    (1) Developing and implementing safety, security and emergency 
response plans in accordance with Sec. 73.10--Sec. 73.12;
    (2) Allowing only approved individuals to have access to select 
agents or toxins in accordance with Sec. 73.8 and Sec. 73.11;
    (3) Providing appropriate training for safety, security and 
emergency response in accordance with Sec. 73.13;
    (4) Transferring select agents or toxins in accordance with Sec. 
73.14;
    (5) Providing timely notice of any theft, loss, or release of a 
select agent or toxin in accordance with Sec. 73.13;
    (6) Maintaining detailed records of information necessary to give a 
complete accounting of all activities related to select agents or toxins 
in accordance with Sec. 73.15.
    (7) The reporting of the identification of a select agent or toxin 
as a result of diagnosis, verification or proficiency testing in 
accordance with Sec. 73.6.