[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1232.103]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1232_CARE AND USE OF ANIMALS IN THE CONDUCT OF NASA ACTIVITIES--Table of 
 
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

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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 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.