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129 8c76f579d772c989 2.31(d)(4)   0 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). On August 24, 2020, laboratory investigators performed two procedures, chest drain placement and metal plate removal that were not approved in writing by the IACUC. The Principal Investigator submitted an amendment to the IACUC to add these procedures to the IACUC approved protocol. The Principal Investigator had not received approval in writing from the IACUC prior to performing the procedures. The amendment was approved for the two procedures by the IACUC on August 25, 2020. Under the same protocol, two laboratory personnel participated in animal procedures that were not approved to do so by the IACUC. They were approved by the IACUC to perform animal procedures under different protocols managed by the laboratory. The Principal Investigator submitted an amendment to add the two laboratory personnel on October 4, 2020. The IACUC approved the amendment on October 5, 2020. The IACUC shall notify principal investigators and the research facility in writing of its decision to approve or withhold approval of activities related to the care and use of animals. This was corrected by the facility through a corrective action plan and the approval amendments to the protocol by the IACUC.