Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-18376
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects
Posted Date: 2015-11-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 73679-73680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30122]

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 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
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 notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

6 CFR Part 46

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

7 CFR Part 1c

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 745

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1230

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

15 CFR Part 27

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Part 431

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 CFR Part 225

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 46

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

29 CFR Part 21

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

32 CFR Part 219

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Part 97

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 16

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 26

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

45 CFR Part 46

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

45 CFR Part 690

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

49 CFR Part 11

Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

AGENCIES: Department of Homeland Security; Department of Agriculture; 
Department of Energy; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
Department of Commerce; Social Security Administration; Agency for 
International Development; Department of Justice; Department of 
Labor;Department of Defense; Department of Education; Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Health 
and Human Services; National Science Foundation; and Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services and the other 
Federal Departments and Agencies listed in this document are extending 
the comment period on the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human 
Subjects notice of proposed rulemaking. The NPRM requests comment on 
proposed revisions to modernize, strengthen, and make more effective 
the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects that was 
promulgated as a Common Rule in 1991. The NPRM was published in the 
Federal Register on September 8, 2015.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on September 8, 2015 
(80 FR 53933), is extended by 30 days and thus will end on January 6, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket ID number HHS-
OPHS-2015-0008, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Enter the above docket ID number in the ``Enter Keyword or ID'' field 
and click on ``Search.'' On the next Web page, click on ``Submit a 
Comment'' action and follow the instructions.
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or CD-ROM 
submissions] to: Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., OHRP, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Comments received, including any personal information, will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., Office for 
Human Research Protections (OHRP), Department of Health and Human 
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852; 
telephone: 240 453-6900 or 1-866-447-4777; EMAIL: 
Jerry.Menikoff@hhs.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since the NPRM was published on September 8, 
2015 (80 FR 53933), participating departments and agencies have 
received requests to extend the comment period to allow sufficient time 
for a full review of the NPRM. The departments and agencies listed in 
this document are committed to affording the public a meaningful 
opportunity to comment on the NPRM and welcome comments.

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Sylvia Burwell,
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-30122 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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