[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25460]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Information and Comments on Research That Involves
Adult Individuals With Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
AGENCY: Office for Human Research Protections, Office of Public Health
and Science, Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, the Office for Human Research
Protections, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a
notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 72, No. 171, pages 50966--50970)
seeking information and comments about whether guidance or additional
regulations are needed to adequately protect adult individuals with
impaired decision-making capacity who are potential subjects in
research. A 90-day comment period was established upon publication of
that notice.
The purpose of this notice is to inform all interested parties that
the comment period originally identified in the September 5, 2007
Federal Register has been extended for forty one days, in order to
maximize the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations
to provide information and comments to HHS on this topic.
DATES: The closing date for the comment period will now be January 14,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to ``Request for Information on
Research That Involves Adult Individuals With Impaired Decision-Making
Capacity'', Office for Human Research Protections, The Tower Building,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Comments also may
be sent via e-mail to [email protected], or via facsimile at
301-402-2071. Comments received within the comment period, including
any personal information provided, will be made available to the public
upon request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the September 5, 2007 RFI can be
accessed at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/20070905.htm or http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/20070905.pdf.
Dated: December 26, 2007.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. E7-25460 Filed 12-31-07; 8:45 am]
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