Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

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  - "6 CFR Part 46"
  - "7 CFR Part 1"
  - "10 CFR Part 745"
  - "14 CFR Part 1230"
  - "15 CFR Part 27"
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  - "22 CFR Part 225"
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  - "29 CFR Part 21"
  - "32 CFR Part 219"
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  - "38 CFR Part 16"
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  - "45 CFR Part 46"
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comments_close_date: "2016-01-06"
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#  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.

**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: *[email protected].*

**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.