The Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has released information about their adoption of the new edition of the Guide for Use of Laboratory Animals (8th Edition). OLAW requests public comment on various position statements they plan to use as guidance for institutions to use for animal care and use programs.

Please go to this site (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/2011positionstatement.htm) to view these statements and for links to submit comments. The public comment period ends on January 30, 2012.