[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1232.103]



[Page 189-190]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1232_CARE AND USE OF ANIMALS IN THE CONDUCT OF NASA ACTIVITIES

--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1232.103  Definitions.



    The following definitions of terms comply with the PHS Policy and 

apply to the conduct of all NASA activities related to the care and use 

of animal subjects.

    (a) Activity includes research, testing of hardware for animal use, 

flight experimentation, and any other tasks involving the use of animal 

subjects.

    (b) Animal is any live vertebrate animal.

    (c) Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) is the committee 

established at each institution and NASA field installation involved in 

research with animal subjects. It is responsible for evaluating the care 

and use of animal subjects at the facility and for ensuring that the 

care and use of animal subjects at the facility is in compliance with 

this rule and PHS Policy.

    (d) Authorized NASA Official is the Director, Life Sciences 

Division, NASA Headquarters, or designee, who is the NASA 

Administrator's representative and is responsible for all NASA 

activities involving animal subjects. This individual is responsible for 

implementation of the provisions of this rule and for ensuring that 

agency programs involving animal subjects comply fully with all 

applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.

    (e) Field Installation Director is the Director of a NASA Field 

Installation, or designee, who is the institutional official responsible 

for the care and use of



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animal subjects in research conducted at that field installation and for 

ensuring compliance with this rule at that field installation.

    (f) Investigator is any person who uses or proposes to use live 

animal subjects in NASA-supported activities, e.g., receives funds, 

salaries, or support under a grant, award, agreement, contract, or 

direct employment by NASA, or the use of any NASA facilities, aircraft, 

or spacecraft for the purpose of carrying out research, tests, or 

experiments using animal subjects.

    (g) PHS Assurance is a document prepared by an awardee institution 

assuring its compliance with PHS Policy.

    (h) Research of Flight Program Manager is the NASA Headquarters 

manager of each program in which NASA has a manifest interest.

    (i) Supported pertains to activities either funded in part or in 

whole by NASA or an approved activity that is not funded by NASA but 

that utilizes NASA facilities, including spacecraft and aircraft.

    (j) Veterinarian is the NASA attending veterinarian, a person who 

has graduated from a veterinary school accredited by the American 

Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education or has a 

certificate issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association's 

Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, has received 

training and/or experience in the care and management of the species 

being attended, and who has direct or delegated authority and 

responsibility for activities involving animal subjects at the NASA 

field installation.