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Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

(Often referred to as the "Common Rule")

The Common Rule (Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects) is codified at

7 CFR Part 1c	Department of Agriculture
10 CFR Part 745	Department of Energy
14 CFR Part 1230	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
15 CFR Part 27	Department of Commerce
16 CFR Part 1028	Consumer Product Safety Commission
22 CFR Part 225	International Development Cooperation Agency, Agency for International Development
24 CFR Part 60	Department of Housing and Urban Development
28 CFR Part 46	Department of Justice
32 CFR Part 219	Department of Defense
34 CFR Part 97	Department of Education
38 CFR Part 16	Department of Veterans Affairs
40 CFR Part 26	Environmental Protection Agency
45 CFR Part 690	National Science Foundation
49 CFR Part 11	Department of Transportation

(*) The HHS regulations incorporate the Common Rule as Subpart A of 45 CFR 46 (56 FR 28003). Statutory authority for the HHS Human Subject Protection Regulations (45 CFR 46) derives from 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 300v-1(b); and 42 U.S.C. 289.

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