Overview

The Federal Select Agent Program is jointly comprised of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Select Agents and Toxins and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services/Agricultural Select Agent Program. The Federal Select Agent Program oversees the possession, use and transfer of biological select agents and toxins, which have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health or to animal or plant products. The Program greatly enhances the nation’s oversight of the safety and security of select agents by:

• Developing, implementing, and enforcing the Select Agent Regulations
• Maintaining a national database
• Inspecting entities that possess, use, or transfer select agents
• Ensuring that all individuals who work with these agents undergo a security risk assessment performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation/Criminal Justice Information Service
• Providing guidance to regulated entities on achieving compliance to the regulations through the development of guidance documents, conducting workshops and webinars
• Investigation of any incidents in which non-compliance may have occurred

Anonymous Reporting

To provide a mechanism for you to report safety, security, or other concerns associated with select agents and toxins, Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a hotline which offers a confidential means for reporting
this vital information. When reporting these issues to OIG, please ensure that you indicate it is a "Select Agent Program" issue.

OIG Hotline contact information:

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