Haw. Code R. § 4-71A-28 - Supplemental permit conditions

The following supplemental permit conditions are established for import of microorganism species on the list of restricted microorganisms, Part B, according to the respective import purpose or use:

(1) For laboratory studies, diagnostics and analyses: the permittee shall comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health Biosafety Level 2 guidelines for laboratory facility, safety equipment, standard microbiological practices and special practices as found in the current edition of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories; or

(2) For plant or soil inoculation studies in a laboratory or growth chamber:

(A) The permittee shall collect and disinfect the runoff prior to disposal into a waste disposal system approved by the branch; and

(B) Upon completion or termination of the use of the restricted articles, the inoculated materials shall be destroyed or sterilized by autoclaving.

(3) For recombinant DNA research: the permittee shall comply with the National Institutes of Health current biosafety level guidelines for recombinant DNA research published in and as amended in the Federal Register; or

(4) For algae, cyanobacteria and photosynthetic bacteria in closed or semi-closed systems such as photobioreactors: the effluent shall be disinfected prior to discharge or routed to a waste-disposal system approved by the branch.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-71A-28

[Eff. 11/30/01] (Auth: HRS §§ 150A-9, 150A-6.3) (Imp: HRS § 150A-6.3)