19.
GENERALLY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.
In accordance with 10 CFR 600.12, this grant is subject to a number of
statutory and other generally applicable requirements.
Those requirements most pertinent to research projects are highlighted
below:
a. Research Involving
Vertebrate Animals. Any recipient performing research on vertebrate animals
shall comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, as amended (7
U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the
Secretary of Agriculture (9 CFR) pertaining to the care, handling, and treatment
of vertebrate animals held or used for research, teaching, or other activities
supported by Federal awards. The recipient is expected to ensure that the
guidelines described in Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Publication No. (NIH) 85-23, “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals,” are followed and to comply with the U.S. Government Principles for
the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and
Training (included as an Appendix to the NIH Guide).
b. Research Involving
Recombinant DNA Molecules. Any
grantee performing research involving recombinant DNA molecules and/or organisms
and viruses containing recombinant DNA molecules agrees by acceptance of this
grant to comply with the National Institutes of Health
“Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules,”
6-83 (48 FR 24556) or such later revision to those guidelines as may be
published in the Federal Register.