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2012

Notice, FDA - Draft Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Responsibilities for Reviewing the Qualifications of Investigators, Adequacy of Research Sites, and the Determination of Whether an IND/IDE Is Needed; Availability (PDF - 177.5 KB)
November 20, 2012


Notice, HHS - Renewal of Charters for Certain Federal Advisory Committees (PDF - 195.2 KB)
October 26, 2012


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 170 KB)
September 20, 2012


Notice, HHS - Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 193.8 KB)
September 7, 2012


Notice, HHS - Meeting of Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 170.3 KB)
June 21, 2012


Notice, HHS - Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request (PDF - 173.2 KB)
June 20, 2012


Notice, HHS - Draft Guidance on Considerations in Transferring a Previously-Approved Research Project to a New IRB or Research Institution (PDF - 195.7 KB)
June 12, 2012


Notice, FDA - Draft Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Considerations When Transferring Clinical Investigation Oversight to Another Institutional Review Board; Availability (PDF - 194.3 KB)
June 12, 2012


Notice, HHS - Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request (PDF - 173.3 KB)
April 18, 2012


Notice, FDA - Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Institutional Review Board Continuing Review After Clinical Investigation Approval; Availability (PDF - 149 KB)
February 27, 2012


Notice, HHS - Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 142.5 KB)
February 16, 2012


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 144.9 KB)
February 9, 2012


2011

Notice, HHS - Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 148.2 KB)
December 19, 2011


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 145.8 KB)
September 19, 2011


Notice, HHS - Guidance on Exculpatory Language in Informed Consent, Draft (PDF - 151.1 KB)
September 7, 2011


Notice, HHS - Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators; Extension of Comment Period (PDF - 140.6 KB)
September 1, 2011


Notice, HHS - Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators (PDF - 249.4 KB)
July 26, 2011


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 145.3 KB)
June 27, 2011


Notice, FDA - Medical Devices; Exception From General Requirements for Informed Consent (PDF - 158.9 KB)
June 24, 2011


Notice, HHS - Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request (PDF - 148.2 KB)
April 14, 2011


Notice, HHS - Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections; Notice of Meeting (PDF - 138.9 KB)
March 1, 2011


Notice, FDA - Informed Consent Elements (PDF - 233.9 KB)
January 4, 2011


2010

Notice, HHS - Guidance on Institutional Review Board Approval of Research With Conditions (PDF - 144.2 KB)
December 1, 2010


Notice, HHS - Guidance on Institutional Review Board Continuing Review of Research (PDF - 151.1 KB)
December 1, 2010


Notice, HHS - Renewal of Charter for the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 145.4 KB)
November 23, 2010


Notice, HHS - Meeting of Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 143.2 KB)
September 27, 2010


Notice, HHS - Draft Revision of the Federalwide Assurance (PDF - 145 KB)
September 23, 2010


Notice, HHS - Guidance on Withdrawal of Subjects From Research: Data Retention and Other Related Issues (PDF - 147.5 KB)
September 21, 2010


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 140 KB)
June 30, 2010


Notice, HHS - Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 137.5 KB)
May 26, 2010


Notice, HHS - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 133.7 KB)
February 19, 2010


Notice, FDA - Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Continuing Review After Clinical Investigation Approval (PDF - 138.3 KB)
January 13, 2010


2009

Notice, HHS, Draft Guidance on Institutional Review Board Continuing Review of Research (PDF - 60 KB)
November 6, 2009


Notice, HHS, Draft Guidance on Institutional Review Board Approval of Research With Conditions (PDF - 52 KB)
November 6, 2009


Notice, HHS, October 28-29 Meeting of Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 46 KB)
October 13, 2009


Notice, FDA, Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Frequently Asked Questions--Institutional Review Board Registration; Availability (PDF - 44 KB)
July 14, 2009


Notice, HHS, July 21-22 Meeting of Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 44 KB)
July 6, 2009


Notice, HHS, NIH, Draft National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research (PDF - 53 KB)
April 23, 2009


Notice, HHS, Guidance on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Implications for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards (PDF - 51 KB)
April 7, 2009


Notice, HHS, Agency Information Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request, IRB Registration Form (PDF - 47 KB)
March 24, 2009


ANPRM, HHS, Institutional Review Boards Accountability, Request for Comments (PDF - 60 KB)
March 5, 2009


Notice, HHS, March 3-4 Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF - 43 KB)
February 12, 2009


Final Rule, OPHS, Institutional Review Boards: Registration Requirements (PDF - 160 KB)
January 15, 2009


Final Rule, FDA, Institutional Review Boards: Registration Requirements (PDF - 239 KB)
January 15, 2009


2008

Notice, HHS, Final Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research (PDF - 54 KB)
October 23, 2008


Notice, HHS, Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request for Former Optional Form 310 (PDF - 51 KB)
August 27, 2008


Notice, HHS, Request for Information Regarding OHRP Education Program (PDF - 66 KB)
July 1, 2008


Notice, HHS, July 15-16 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
June 23, 2008


Notice, HHS, Meeting of Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF)
March 11, 2008


Notice, HHS, Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request for Federalwide Assurance (FWA) (PDF)
January 29, 2008


Notice, HHS, Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request for IRB/IEC Registration (PDF)
January 29, 2008


Notice, HHS, Extension of Comment Period of Request for Information and Comments on Research That Involves Adult Individuals With Impaired Decision-Making Capacity (PDF)
January 2, 2008


2007

Notice, HHS, Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request for Federalwide Assurance (FWA) (PDF)
November 14, 2007


Notice, HHS, Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request for IRB/IEC Registration (PDF)
November 14, 2007


Notice, HHS, Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (PDF)
November 7, 2007


Notice, HHS, Expedited Review List Request for Comments (PDF)
October 26, 2007


Notice, HHS, October 29-309 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
September 24, 2007


Notice, HHS, Request for Information and Comments on Research That Involves Adult Individuals With Impaired Decision-making Capacity (PDF)
September 5, 2007


Notice, HHS, July 30-31 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
June 25, 2007


Notice, HHS, March 29-30 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
March 6, 2007


2006

Notice, HHS, Request for Public Comment on OHRP Draft Guidance Document on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research (PDF)
December 8, 2006


Notice, HHS, Proposed Information Collection for Evaluation of OHRP Education Program (PDF)
October 31, 2006


Notice, HHS, November 2 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
October 24, 2006


Notice, HHS, July 31 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
July 13, 2006


Notice, HHS, Protection of Human Subjects: Interpretation of Assurance Requirements (PDF)
July 7, 2006


Interim Final Rule, HHS, FDA, Medical Device Consent Exception (PDF)
June 7, 2006


Notice, HHS, NIH, NCI, First-Generation Guidelines for NCI-Supported Biorepositories (PDF)
April 28, 2006


Notice, HHS, Solicitation for SACHRP Nominations (PDF)
April 27, 2006


Notice, HHS, March 13 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
February 23, 2006


ANPRM Withdrawal, HHS, FDA, Inform IRBs of Prior IRB Review (PDF)
February 6, 2006


ANPRM Withdrawal, HHS, FDA, Inform IRBs of Prior IRB Review (PDF)
January 17, 2006


2005

Notice, HHS, Proposed Information Collection for Evaluation of OHRP Education Program (PDF)
December 13, 2005


Notice, HHS, SACHRP Meeting November 1, 2005 (PDF)
October 14, 2005


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Study (PDF)
October 7, 2005


NPRM, EPA, Intentional Dosing Human Testing for Pesticides (PDF)
September 12, 2005


Notice, HHS, Solicitation for SACHRP Nominations (PDF)
August 22, 2005


Notice, HHS, Proposed Extension of Information Collection for Common Rule (PDF)
August 18, 2005


Notice, HHS, August 1 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
July 5, 2005


Final Rule, HHS, Technical Amendments to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (PDF)
June 23, 2005


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Surfactant Study (PDF)
May 25, 2005


Notice, HHS, Proposed Extension of Information Collection - Assurance Identification/Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certification/Declaration of Exemption (PDF)
May 19, 2005


Notice, HHS, Proposed Extension of Information Collection for Common Rule (PDF)
April 15, 2005


Notice, HHS, Proposed Information Collection for the OHRP Fellowship Program (PDF)
April 15, 2005


Notice, HHS, April 28, 2005, SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
March 28, 2005


Notice, HHS, Availability of Equivalent Protections Working Group Report (PDF)
March 25, 2005


Notice, EPA, Human Testing; Proposed Plan and Description of Review Process (PDF)
February 8, 2005


Notice, FDA, Anthrax Vaccine Emergency Use (PDF)
February 2, 2005


Notice, HHS, Anthrax Vaccine Emergency Use (PDF)
February 2, 2005

Notice, HHS, Proposed Information Collection for the OHRP Fellowship Program (PDF)
February 2, 2005


2004

Notice, HHS, January 31, 2005 SACHRP Meeting (PDF)
December 16, 2004


Notice, HHS, SACHRP Member Solicitation (PDF)
October 25, 2004


Notice, OPHS and FDA, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Dextroamphetamine (PDF)
August 4, 2004


NPRM, HHS, IRB Registration Requirements (PDF)
July 6, 2004


NPRM FDA, IRB Registration Requirements (PDF)
July 6, 2004


Notice, HHS, Proposed Extension of Information Collection for Federalwide Assurance (FWA) (PDF)
June 25, 2004


Notice, HHS, July 26, 2004 Meeting of SACHRP (PDF)
June 24, 2004


NPRM, FDA, Foreign Studies Requirement (PDF)
June 10, 2004


Notice, HHS, Final Financial Relationships Guidance (PDF)
May 12, 2004


Notice, HHS, SACHRP Nominations (PDF)
February 19, 2004


Notice, HHS, March 29, 2004 Meeting of SACHRP (PDF)
February 19, 2004


2003

Notice, HHS, SACHRP Meeting December 11-12, 2003 (PDF)
November 24, 2003


Notice, HHS, Statement of OHRP Functions (PDF)
October 22, 2003


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of HIV Replication and Thymopoiesis (PDF)
July 16, 2003


Notice, HHS, SACHRP Meeting July 22, 2003 (PDF)
July 3, 2003


Notice, HHS, Final Action on Epidemiological Waiver (PDF)
June 20, 2003


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Sleep Metabolism (PDF)
June 13, 2003


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchoalveolar Lavage (PDF)
June 13, 2003

ANPRM, EPA, Human Research Issues in EPA's Pesticide Program (PDF)
May 7, 2003


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Alcohol, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythms (PDF)
April 14, 2003


Notice, HHS, Draft Financial Interest Guidance (PDF)
March 31, 2003


2002

Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Precursors to Diabetes in Japanese-American Youth (PDF)
December 18, 2002


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Dryvax (PDF)
October 31, 2002


Notice, HHS, Proposed Waiver for Epidemiological Studies in Prisoners (PDF)
October 7, 2002


Notice, HHS, Secretarial Review of Pediatric Study of Precursors to Diabetes in Japanese-American Youth (PDF)
August 7, 2002


Notice, HHS, July 30 NHRPAC Meeting (PDF)
June 13, 2002


Notice, HHS, Quality Improvement Instrument Notice (PDF)
May 8, 2002


Notice, HHS, Federal-Wide Assurance Notice (PDF)
April 19, 2002


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Meeting April 29-30, 2002 (PDF)
March 13, 2002


Notice, HHS, Statement of OHRP Functions (PDF)
March 6, 2002


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Meeting January 28-29, 2002 (PDF)
January 9, 2002


2001

Notice, HHS, Subpart B Final Rule (PDF)
November 13, 2001


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Meeting October 30-31, 2001 (PDF)
October 3, 2001


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Meeting July 30-31, 2001 (PDF)
July 9, 2001


NPRM, HHS, Subpart B (PDF)
July 6, 2001


Notice, HHS, Subpart B Effective Date Delay (PDF)
May 18, 2001


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Meeting (PDF)
March 26, 2001


Notice, HHS, Subpart B Effective Date Delay (PDF)
March 19, 2001


Final Rule, HHS, Subpart B (PDF)
January 17, 2001


2000

Notice, HHS, Financial Relationships Conference (PDF)
July 3, 2000


Notice, HHS, NHRPAC Establishment (PDF)
June 19, 2000


Notice, HHS, OHRP Establishment (PDF)
June 13, 2000


1998

Notice, HHS, FDA, Expedited review List Categories (PDF)
November 9, 1998


Final Rule, HHS, Expedited Review Categories (PDF)
November 9, 1998


NPRM, HHS, Subpart B (PDF)
May 20, 1998

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