Meeting the Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act,  Oct 2021

TheAnimal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)is part of theU.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA)National Agricultural Library(NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland. The Center was established in 1986.MissionCongress' mission for the Center was clearly provided in the 1985 amendments to theAnimal Welfare Act(AWA):The Secretary [of Agriculture] shall establish an information service at the National Agricultural Library. Such service shall, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, provide information--(1) pertinent to employee training;(2) which could prevent unintended duplication of animal experimentation as determined by the needs of the research facility; and(3) on improved methods of animal experimentation, including methods which could--(A) reduce or replace animal use; and(B) minimize pain and distress to animals, such as anesthetic and analgesic procedures.The focus of the Center's information products, services, and activities is to help the regulated community with employee training and to promote the humane care and use of animals by providing information onalternatives(improved methods of animal experimentation which could reduce or replace animal use or minimize pain and distress to animals). AWIC also provides support to other USDA agencies such as theAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service,Animal Careand theAgricultural Research Service.

Animal Welfare Information Center

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) teaches a one day workshop ONLINE.

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) teaches a one day workshop ONLINE at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland for individuals who are responsible for providing information to meet the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).   <h2>About the Workshop</h2>The regulations of the AWA require that investigators provide Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) with documentation demonstrating that alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary pain or distress to the animals have been considered and that activities do not unnecessarily duplicate previous experiments. An alternative is any procedure which results in the reduction in the numbers of animals used, refinement of techniques, or replacement of animals. One way to meet this federal mandate is through an alternative literature search. The objectives of the workshop are to provide:<ul><li>An overview of the AWA and its information requirements;</li><li>A review of the alternatives concept;</li><li>A comprehensive introduction to NAL, AWIC and other organizations;</li><li>Instruction on the use of existing information databases/networks; and</li><li>On-line database searching experience.</li></ul>This workshop is for principal investigators, members of IACUCs, information providers, administrators of animal use programs, and veterinarians. This class is free of charge. Deadline for registration is one month prior to class date.<a href="https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/awic-workshop" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Workshops</a> will be ONLINE.In the event a workshop session is canceled by AWIC, registrants will be notified as soon as possible.You may also: <a href="https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/www.nal.usda.gov/files/workshopregform15sep20.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Print the workshop registration form and submit by mail or fax (PDF 112|KB).</a>Mailing Address:Animal Welfare Information CenterNational Agricultural Library10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 118Beltsville, MD 20705Phone: 301-504-6212Fax: 301-504-5181Please note: You will receive confirmation of your registration request via email. If your confirmation is not received within 2 weeks, please contact AWIC.OMB control number 0518-0033According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0518-0033. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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