Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects
(Often referred to as the "Common Rule")
The Common Rule (Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects) is codified at
7 CFR Part 1c | Department of Agriculture |
10 CFR Part 745 | Department of Energy |
14 CFR Part 1230 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
15 CFR Part 27 | Department of Commerce |
16 CFR Part 1028 | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
22 CFR Part 225 | International Development Cooperation Agency, Agency for International Development |
24 CFR Part 60 | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
28 CFR Part 46 | Department of Justice |
32 CFR Part 219 | Department of Defense |
34 CFR Part 97 | Department of Education |
38 CFR Part 16 | Department of Veterans Affairs |
40 CFR Part 26 | Environmental Protection Agency |
45 CFR Part 690 | National Science Foundation |
49 CFR Part 11 | Department of Transportation |
(*) The HHS regulations incorporate the Common Rule as Subpart A of 45 CFR 46 (56 FR 28003). Statutory authority for the HHS Human Subject Protection Regulations (45 CFR 46) derives from 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 300v-1(b); and 42 U.S.C. 289.