Rather, the Office of Science and Technology Policy promulgated the Principles in 1985, and they were adopted by the members of the Interagency Research Animal Committee, which included the HHS.1 Accordingly, OLAW does not appear to have the authority to unilaterally expand the scope of the Principles to include non- vertebrate species, including cephalopods, and the RFI provides no explanation as. [...] 20864 (May 20, 1985) (“The following Interagency Research Animal Committee member agencies are committed to these Principles as published: The Department Health and Human Services (HHS) the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Nationa. [...] Components of the Public Health Service within the HHS that are represented on the committee include the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Office of International Health.). [...] The AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals provide guidance on the humane euthanasia of invertebrates, and institutions are expected to follow the most current version of these guidelines for the euthanasia of cephalopods. [...] Institutions have the discretion to develop institutional guidance that works best for their research and program needs but should ensure that this guidance considers the most current data and professionally accepted standards for the care and use of cephalopods to promote the animals’ health, safety, and welfare.
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