[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR331.5]

[Page 422-423]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 331_POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 331.5  Registration; who must register.

    (a) Unless exempted under Sec. 331.4, any individual or entity that 
possesses, uses, or transfers any agent or toxin listed in Sec. 331.3 
must register with APHIS.
    (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 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 an individual to be an alternate 
responsible

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official, who may act for the responsible official when he/she is 
unavailable. This individual must have the authority and control to 
ensure compliance with the regulations when acting for the responsible 
official. This individual will also be subject to a security risk 
assessment by the Attorney General as part of registration.