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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 96119-96123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28082]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 52i

[Docket No. NIH-2022-0001]
RIN 0925-AA70

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
Research Endowment Programs

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or 
Department), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is 
amending the regulation governing the National Institute on Minority 
Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Endowment Programs (REP) 
to update the heading of the regulation to reflect the new name of the 
program, the eligibility requirements for the program to indicate the 
new expanded eligibility for research endowment awards that is mandated 
by statute, the heading of one section of the regulation, and certain 
references to regulations and policies cited in the regulation that 
apply to program grant awards.

DATES: This final rule is effective January 3, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Hernandez, NIH Regulations 
Officer, Office of Management Assessment, NIH, Rockledge 1, 6705 
Rockledge Drive, Suite 601, Room 601-T, Bethesda, MD 20817, MSC 7901, 
by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 301-435-3343 
(not a toll-free number). For program information contact: Dr. Nathan 
Stinson, Director, Division of Community Health and Population 
Sciences, NIMHD, by email [email protected], or telephone 301-594-8704. 
Information concerning the requirements, application deadline dates, 
and an on-line application for NIMHD REP awards may be obtained from 
the NIMHD via https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/extramural/research-endowment.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Statutory Mandate

    On March 18, 2022, the President signed into law the John Lewis 
NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021, Public Law (Pub. 
L.) 117-104. Section 2 of this law amended section 464z-3(h) of the 
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 285t(h)) by 
revising program eligibility requirements to include eligible current 
or former Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) centers 
of excellence under section 736 of the PHS Act and eligible current or 
former NIMHD centers of excellence under section 464z-4 of the PHS Act.
    The program was originally authorized under the Minority Health and 
Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-
525). The law provided annual funding for up to five years to the 
endowments of active eligible HRSA centers of excellence. In 2010, the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) expanded 
eligibility to include active eligible NIMHD centers of excellence. 
Public Law 117-104, enacted in 2022, expanded the eligibility for NIMHD 
Research Endowment Program awards to eligible current or former HRSA 
and NIMHD centers of excellence. Endowment funds must be invested and 
maintained for at least 20 years after the award period ends.
    The objective of the program and its awards is to build research 
and training capacity and infrastructure at eligible HRSA or NIMHD 
centers of excellence to facilitate minority health and other health 
disparities research and to close the disparity gap in the burden of 
illness and death experienced by racial and ethnic minority Americans 
and other health disparity populations. Program activities may include 
strengthening the research infrastructure through the renovation of 
facilities, purchasing of state-of-the-art instruments and equipment, 
and enhancing information technology; enhancing the academic 
environment by recruiting faculty and creating relevant training 
courses focused on minority health and health

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disparities, in addition to the existing curriculum, such as research 
methodology and health disparities; and/or other relevant activities. 
The expansion of eligibility for the program, recently renamed the John 
Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program, to include eligible current or 
former HRSA and NIMHD centers of excellence will serve to expand the 
national capacity of academic institutions to conduct research to 
improve minority health and reduce health disparities.
    Implementation of Public Law 17-104 necessitates HHS, through NIH, 
to update the regulation codified at 42 CFR part 52i that governs the 
program. Specifically, paragraph (a)(1) of Sec.  52i.3 ``Who is 
eligible to apply?'' needs to be updated to specify the expanded 
statutory eligibility for program awards, such that eligible current or 
former centers of excellence under section 736 (42 U.S.C. 293) or 
section 464z-4 (42 U.S.C. 285t-1) of the PHS Act, respectively, may now 
apply.
    Additionally, following enactment of Public Law 117-104, NIMHD 
changed the name of the program from the NIMHD Research Endowment 
Program to the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program to reflect 
the honor that the United States Congress bestowed upon John Lewis by 
naming the legislation expanding eligibility for the program after him. 
John Robert Lewis served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 
representing Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his 
death in 2020 with longstanding commitment to improving minority health 
and health disparities. Consequently, the heading of the regulation 
that governs the program must be amended to reflect the new name of the 
program.
    Other aspects of the regulation also need to be updated. In the 
heading for Sec.  52i.1 and in the accompanying Table of Contents 
reference to Sec.  52i.1, the word ``programs'' in ``To what programs 
does this part apply?'' needs to be changed to ``program'' to correctly 
indicate that there is only one program to which part 52i applies, not 
multiple programs as the current heading incorrectly indicates.
    Additionally, in Sec.  52i.13, ``Other HHS policies and regulations 
that apply'', there are outdated references to several regulations and 
policies with URLs that are not operational. The current references in 
paragraph (f) ``45 CFR part 74--Uniform administrative requirements for 
awards and subawards to institutions of higher education, hospitals, 
other nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations; and the 
certain grants and agreements with states, local governments and Indian 
tribal governments'', and paragraph (m) ``45 CFR part 92--Uniform 
administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to 
State, local and tribal governments'' are outdated and must be revised. 
The current references in paragraphs (o) concerning NIH Guidelines for 
Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, (p) 
concerning NIH Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as 
Subjects in Clinical Research, (q) concerning NIH Grants Policy 
Statement, and (r) concerning Public Health Service Policy on Humane 
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals contain outdated information and, in 
some cases, the URLs are not operational. These paragraphs need to be 
updated.
    Previously, HHS issued a direct final rule on November 16, 2020 (85 
FR 72899-72912) amending certain regulations as part of its Regulatory 
Clean Up Initiative to make miscellaneous corrections, including 
correcting references to other regulations, misspellings, and other 
typographical errors. These corrections included several changes in 42 
CFR part 52i. However, the revisions that now are necessary in Sec.  
52i.13 were not included in the direct final rule.
    HHS announced its intentions to initiate this rulemaking action in 
the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``National Institute on 
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Programs'' 
that was published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2023 (88 FR 
68553). The NPRM provided a sixty-day public comment period. The 
comment period ended December 4, 2023.
    In the NPRM, we proposed to amend the Code of Federal Regulations 
by revising the heading for 42 CFR part 52i to read ``Part 52i--John 
Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program'' to reflect the new name of the 
program, the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program.
    We proposed to amend the heading for Sec.  52i.1 ``To what programs 
does this part apply?'' by removing the word ``programs'' and adding 
the word ``program'' in its place to indicate that there is only one 
program, the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program, to which part 
52i applies.
    Additionally, we proposed to amend Sec.  52i.3 ``Who is eligible to 
apply?'' by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: ``Must be a 
current or former center of excellence under section 736 (42 U.S.C. 
293) or section 464z-4 (42 U.S.C. 285t-1) of the Act, and''.
    We further proposed to amend Sec.  52i.13 ``Other HHS policies and 
regulations that apply'' by:
    (1) Revising current paragraph (f),
    (2) Removing current paragraph (m), and redesignating current 
paragraph (n) as new paragraph (m),
    (3) Redesignating current paragraph (o) as new paragraph (n) and 
revising it,
    (4) Redesignating current paragraph (p) as new paragraph (o) and 
revising it,
    (5) Redesignating current paragraph (q) as new paragraph (p) and 
revising it,
    (6) Redesignating current paragraph (r) as new paragraph (q) and 
revising it, and
    (7) Removing paragraph (r).
    We stated in the NPRM that making these changes was necessary to 
implement Public Law 117-104 and would ensure the regulation is up to 
date. We added that the rule, when finalized, would add transparency 
for potential applicants regarding who is eligible to apply for a grant 
under the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program.

II. Summary of Public Comments

    We received five comments in response to the NPRM. One of the 
commenters agreed with the proposed rule, noting that implementation of 
Public Law 117-104 will lead to an increase in eligible applicants and 
will have a positive impact in addressing minority health disparities.
    A second commenter stated that the proposed rule was acceptable 
because it is more in line with the new name of the program recognized 
after the late John Lewis, and because the program aims to build more 
training and research capacity to reduce disparities in minority health 
treatment, the program eligibility requirements should mirror such to 
become more inclusive for minority applicants to apply.
    A third commenter thought the proposed rule should be expanded to 
create new medical schools at Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCUs), noting that it missed the opportunity to expand 
the number of Black doctors. Additionally, the commenter noted that 
there are only six Black medical schools in the country, and that with 
major health disparities in the Black community, it is essential to 
expand the number of providers who are committed to serving that 
population, The commenter noted that out of 10 states with the highest 
Black populations, only three have HBCUs with medicals schools. The 
commenter reiterated his belief that the proposed rule also should 
expand to include establishing medical schools in

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these states at HBCUs to expand the provider pool.
    We appreciate the commenter taking the time to extensively comment 
on the proposed rule and we acknowledge the importance of addressing 
health disparities through a diverse healthcare workforce. The John 
Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program provides funding for endowments 
to invest in research infrastructure and training capacity at eligible 
institutions. The comment advocating expanding the criteria beyond the 
scope of the Program was determined to exceed the stated limited 
purpose of the proposed rule and beyond the authority provided by the 
Program's authorizing statute.
    A fourth commenter stated the regulation should not be amended. No 
rationale was provided.
    Finally, a fifth comment was deemed not pertinent to the proposed 
rule, and thus is not discussed here.
    After considering these comments, we did not adopt any suggested 
changes.

III. Regulatory Impact Analysis

    We examined the impacts of this rule under Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review; Executive Order 13563, Improving 
Regulation and Regulatory Review; Executive Order 14094, Modernizing 
Regulatory Review; Executive Order 13132, Federalism; the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612); and the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).

Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). The 
Executive Order 14094 entitled ``Modernizing Regulatory Review'' amends 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review). 
The amended section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 defines a 
``significant regulatory action'' as an action that is likely to result 
in a rule that may: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $200 
million or more in any 1 year (adjusted every 3 years by the 
Administrator of OIRA for changes in gross domestic product); or 
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the 
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public 
health or safety, or State, local, territorial, or tribal governments 
or communities; (2) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise 
interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) 
materially alter the budgetary impacts of entitlements, grants, user 
fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients 
thereof; or (4) raise legal or policy issues for which centralized 
review would meaningfully further the President's priorities or the 
principles set forth in this Executive order, as specifically 
authorized in a timely manner by the Administrator of OIRA in each 
case.
    A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) must be prepared for major rules 
with significant regulatory action/s and/or with significant effects as 
per section 3(f)(1) ($200 million or more in any 1 year). OMB's Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that this 
rulemaking is ``not significant'' under section 3(f) and does not meet 
the criteria set forth in 5 U.S.C. 804(2) under Subtitle E of the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (also known as the 
Congressional Review Act). Thus, an RIA is unnecessary.

Executive Order 13132

    Executive Order 13132, Federalism, requires Federal agencies to 
consult with State and local government officials in the development of 
regulatory policies with federalism implications. We reviewed the 
rulemaking as required under the Order and determined that it does not 
have any federalism implications. This rulemaking will not have effect 
on the states or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
among the various levels of government.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) requires agencies 
to analyze regulatory options that would minimize any significant 
impact of the rule on small entities. For this analysis, small entities 
include small business concerns as defined by the Small Business 
Administration (SBA), usually businesses with fewer than 500 employees. 
Also, a not-for-profit entity is defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act as small if it is independently owned and operated and not dominant 
in its field, regardless of the number of employees. Eligibility 
requirements of the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program, as 
codified in Public Law 117-104, limits the universe of potential 
applicants to an estimated maximum of 42 institutions of higher 
education (IHEs). Utilizing sources of information such as local 
business bureaus, workforce statistics, and institution websites, a 
reasonable determination can be made from the approximate number of 
employees of eligible institutions. The range estimates are from 51-200 
employees for the smallest institution to 10,600 employees for the 
largest. While most eligible institutions are considered small 
entities, the impact of this rulemaking will not exceed 5 percent of 
revenues of the entities. Accordingly, the Secretary certifies this 
rulemaking will not have a significant impact on a significant number 
of small entities.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    Section 202(a) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires 
agencies to prepare a written statement, to include an assessment of 
anticipated costs and benefits, before proposing any rule that includes 
a Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by State, local 
and tribal governments or more, in the aggregate or by the private 
sector, of $100,000.000 [adjusted annually for inflation (with base 
year 1995)] in any 1 year. The current inflation-adjusted statutory 
threshold is approximately $183 million based on the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics inflation calculator. The Secretary certifies that that this 
rulemaking does not mandate any spending by State, local, or tribal 
government in the aggregate or by the private sector. Participation in 
the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program is voluntary and not 
mandated.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain any new information collection 
requirements that are subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 
35). However, part 52i contains information collection and 
recordkeeping requirements. Specifically, Sec. Sec.  52i.3(b)(2), 52i. 
4(a), 52i.4(c), 52i.5(a), 52i.9(b), 52i.11(b), and 52i.11(d) of part 
52i contain reporting requirements, and Sec. Sec.  52i.10, 
52i.11(a)(1), 52i.11(a)(2), 52i.11(a)(3), 52i.11(a)(4), and 52i.11(b) 
of part 52i contain recordkeeping requirements.
    These reporting and recordkeeping requirements are addressed in the 
grant application forms per OMB Control Number 0925-0001 and 0925-0002, 
which address the instructions for SF-424 and SF-2590. There is nothing 
that needs to be done regarding the burden associated with these 
requirements in part 52i, because it is already estimated based upon 
the data that is collected through the various eRA systems that 
grantees use. The approvals under OMB Control Number 0925-0001 and OMB

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Control Number 0925-0002 expire January 2026.
    We do not expect an increase in average burden per respondent 
because of the enactment of Public Law 117-104 and the new expanded 
eligibility for research endowment awards that it mandates, or 
implementation of the program's new expanded eligibility requirements 
through this proposed rule. Also, we do not expect a change in the 
number of responses per respondent. However, there likely will be a 
change in the number of respondents from 4 to 22, and the total of 
burden hours will need to be adjusted based on the number of 
respondents.
    We estimate the annualized burden to the respondents for reporting 
and recordkeeping under the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program 
as:

    Estimated Annualized Burden to the Respondents for Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the John Lewis NIMHD
                                           Research Endowment Program
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                                                                                       Average
                                                     Number of        Number of      burden per    Total burden
                    Citations                     respondents \1\   responses per    respondents     hours \2\
                                                                      respondent     (in hours)
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                                                    Reporting
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Sec.   52i.3(b)(2)..............................               22                1             4              88
Sec.   52i.4(a).................................               22                1             1              22
Sec.   52i.4(c).................................               22                1             1              22
Sec.   52i.5(a).................................               22                1            22             484
Sec.   52i.9(b).................................               22                1             4              88
Sec.   52i.11(b)................................                6                1            15              90
Sec.   52i.11(d)................................                6                1             2              12
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    Subtotal....................................  ...............  ...............            49             806
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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Sec.   52i.10...................................                6                1             2              12
Sec.   52i.11(a)(1).............................                6                1             2              12
Sec.   52i.11(a)(2).............................                6                1             2              12
Sec.   52i.11(a)(3).............................                6                1             2              12
Sec.   52i.11(a)(4).............................                6                1             2              12
Sec.   52i.11(b)................................                6                1             8              48
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    Subtotal....................................  ...............  ...............            67             108
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Total...................................  ...............              158  ............             914
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\1\ There is currently a total of 42 institutions eligible for the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program,
  we estimate 22 institutions will apply. Historically, requests for applications are solicited every 5 years.
\2\ Annual number of respondents x annual number of responses x average burden per response.

    When it is time to renew pre/post grant application forms, NIH will 
reach out to community members in a 2-3-year timeframe to determine if 
burden is the same, or if it has increased or decreased and provide 
additional input. The burden has already been accounted for at this 
time.
    We estimate the current annualized cost burden to the respondents 
for reporting and recordkeeping under the John Lewis NIMHD Endowment 
Program as:

 Estimated Annualized Cost Burden to the Respondents for Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the John Lewis NIMHD
                                           Research Endowment Program
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                                                                            Average
                                          Number of        Number of      burden per    Hourly wage     Total
         Final rule citations          respondents \1\   responses per    respondents    rate \2\     burden \3\
                                                           respondent     (in hours)
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                                                    Reporting
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Sec.   52i.3(b)(2)...................               22                1             4     \4\ 39.72    $3,495.10
Sec.   52i.4(a)......................               22                1             1         39.72       873.78
Sec.   52i.4(c)......................               22                1             1         39.72       873.78
Sec.   52i.5(a)......................               22                1            22    \5\ 193.25    93,533.25
Sec.   52i.9(b)......................               22                1             4    \6\ 101.97     8,973.02
Sec.   52i.11(b).....................                6                1            15    \7\ 139.66    12,569.84
Sec.   52i.11(d).....................                6                1             2    \8\ 118.03     1,416.36
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    Subtotal.........................  ...............  ...............            49  ............   121,735.13
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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Sec.   52i.10........................                6                1             2    \9\ 236.06     2,832.72

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Sec.   52i.11(a)(1)..................                6                1             2         39.72       476.61
Sec.   52i.11(a)(2)..................                6                1             2         39.72       476.61
Sec.   52i.11(a)(3)..................                6                1             2         39.72       476.61
Sec.   52i.11(a)(4)..................                6                1             2         39.72       476.61
Sec.   52i.11(b).....................                6                1             8         39.72     1,906.42
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    Subtotal.........................  ...............  ...............            18         39.72     6,645.56
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        Total........................  ...............  ...............            67  ............   128,380.69
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\1\ There is currently a total of 42 institutions eligible for the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program,
  we estimate 22 institutions will apply. Historically, requests for applications are solicited every 5 years.
\2\ Average cost per hour.
\3\ Number of respondents x average burden per response x hourly wage rate.
\4\ Based on contracts/grants staff costs.
\5\ Based on the contributions of the principal investigator, participating faculty, contracts/grants staff,
  financial investment advisors, and administrative support. Aggregate cost is $205.05/hour.
\6\ Based on principal investigator costs.
\7\ Based on the contributions of the principal investigator, participating faculty, contracts/grants staff,
  financial investment advisors, and administrative support. Aggregate cost is $139.66/hour.
\8\ Based on financial analyst/auditor costs.
\9\ Based on financial investment advisor costs.

Federal Assistance Listings

    The Federal Assistance Listings numbered program affected by this 
rulemaking is:

93.307--Minority Health and Health Disparities

List of Subjects in 42 CFR Part 52i

    Grant programs--Health, Medical research.

    For reasons described in the preamble, the Department of Health and 
Human Services amends 42 CFR part 52i as set forth below:

PART 52i--JOHN LEWIS NIMHD RESEARCH ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

0
1. The authority citation for part 52i continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 216, 285t-285t-1.

0
2. The heading to part 52i is revised to read as set forth above.

0
3. The heading to Sec.  52i.1 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  52i.1  To what program does this part apply?

* * * * *

0
4. Section 52i.3 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:

Sec.  52i.3  Who is eligible to apply?

    (a) * * *
    (1) Must be a current or former center of excellence under section 
736 (42 U.S.C. 293) or section 464z-4 (42 U.S.C. 285t-1) of the Act, 
and
* * * * *

0
5. Section 52i.13 is amended by revising paragraphs (f), and (m) 
through (q) and removing paragraph (r) to read as follows:

Sec.  52i.13  Other HHS policies and regulations that apply.

* * * * *
    (f) 45 CFR part 75--Uniform administrative requirements, cost 
principles, and audit requirements for HHS awards.
* * * * *
    (m) 45 CFR part 93--New restrictions on lobbying.
    (n) NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant for Synthetic 
Nucleic Acid Molecules at https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/NIH_Guidelines.pdf. Further information may be obtained from the NIH 
Office of Science Policy (OSP) via email at [email protected] or 
the OSP website at https://osp.od.nih.gov/.
    (o) NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and 
Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html, Amendment: NIH Policy and 
Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in 
Clinical Research at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-014.html, and the revised NIH Policy and Guidelines on the 
Inclusion of Individuals Across the Lifespan as Participants in 
Research Involving Human Subjects at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-116.html. Further information may be 
obtained from the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health via email at 
[email protected].
    (p) NIH Grants Policy Statement. The current version is located on 
the NIH website at https://grants.nih.gov/policy/nihgps/index.htm. 
[Note: this policy is subject to change and interested persons should 
contact the Division of Grants Policy in the Office of Policy for 
Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of Extramural 
Research, NIH, via email at [email protected]].
    (q) Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of 
Laboratory Animals, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH (Revised 
2015). [Note: this policy is subject to change and interested persons 
should contact the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH, 6700B 
Rockledge Drive, Suite 2500, MSC 6910, Bethesda, MD 20892-6910 
(telephone 301-496-7163, not a toll-free number), to obtain references 
to the current version and any amendments.
    Information may be obtained also by emailing [email protected] or 
via the OLAW website at https://olaw.nih.gov].

Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-28082 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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