Proposed Rule2023-21750
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Programs
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October 4, 2023
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Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is proposing to amend 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68553-68557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21750]
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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: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or
Department), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is
proposing to amend 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: Comments must be received on or before December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket Number NIH 2022-
0001 and/or RIN 0925-AA70, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
You may send comments electronically in the following way:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for sending comments.
Written Submissions
You may send written comments in the following ways:
Please allow enough time for mailed comments to be received before
the close of the comment period.
<bullet> Mail (for paper or CD-ROM submissions): Daniel Hernandez,
NIH Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health, Office of
Management Assessment, Rockledge 1, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 601,
Room 601-T, MSC 7901, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7901.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier (for paper or CD-ROM submissions):
Daniel Hernandez, Rockledge 1, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 601, Room
601-T, MSC 7901, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7901.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. All comments will be posted without change to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
and insert the docket number provided in brackets in the heading on
page one of this document into the: ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096d616c7b6768676d6c73496468606527676061276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56323e332438373832332c163b373f3a78383f3e78313920">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2c2b36312c3031311f31363771383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3d0d7cacdd0cccdcde3cdcacb8dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/extramural/research-endowment.html">https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/extramural/research-endowment.html</a>.
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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. The
recently enacted Pub. L. 117-104 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 a diverse faculty and creating relevant
courses, in addition to the existing curriculum, such as research
methodology and health disparities; enhancing recruitment of
individuals currently underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical,
behavioral, and social sciences; 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.
Public Law 117-104 did not change program goals, which remain the
same: assist institutions to build minority health and health
disparities research capacity and infrastructure; increase the
diversity and quality of the scientific workforce; and enhance the
training in research methods to improve minority health and decrease
health disparities. Also unchanged is the requirement that awardees
provide a 5-year strategic plan that establishes priorities for the use
and growth of endowment fund income that reflects these goals.
Implementation of Public Law 117-104 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.
II. Summary of Proposed Changes
With this NPRM, we propose 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 propose 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.
We propose 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 propose to amend Sec. 52i.13 ``Other HHS policies and
regulations that apply'' by:
(1) Revising current paragraph (f);
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(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).
Making the changes that are necessary to implement Public Law 117-
104 and the other changes will ensure the regulation is up to date.
This rule, if and when finalized, will add transparency for potential
applicants regarding who is eligible to apply for a grant under the
John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program.
Regulatory Impact Analysis
We examined the impacts of this proposed rule under Executive Order
(E.O.) 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; E.O. 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review; E.O. 14094, Modernizing Regulatory
Review; E.O. 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
E.O. 12866 and E.O. 13563, as supplemented and reaffirmed by E.O.
14094, direct Federal 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) for all significant regulatory
actions. A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) must be prepared for major
rules with economically significant effects of $200 million or more in
any one year, adjusted every 3 years by the Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Based on our analysis,
this rule which proposes changes of a technical nature does not
constitute a significant or economically significant regulatory action,
and 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 $156 million based on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics inflation calculator. The Secretary certifies 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 proposed 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
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 Endowment Program as:
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Estimated Annualized Burden to the Respondents for Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the John Lewis NIMHD
Research Endowment Program
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Average burden
Number of Number of per Total burden
Citations respondents responses per respondents hours \2\
\1\ respondent (in hours)
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Reporting
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
Recordkeeping
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
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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 burden
Final rule citations respondents responses per respondents rate \2\ \3\
\1\ respondent (in hours)
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Reporting
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
Recordkeeping
Sec. 52i.10............... 6 1 2 \9\236.06 2,832.72
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.
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\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 proposes to amend 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. Revise the heading to part 52i to read as set forth above.
0
3. Revise the heading to Sec. 52i.1 to read as follows:
Sec. 52i.1 To what program does this part apply?
0
4. Amend Sec. 52i.3 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
* * * * *
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5. Amend Sec. 52i.13 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (f);
0
b. Removing paragraph (m);
0
c. Redesignating paragraphs (n) through (q) as paragraphs (m) through
(p), respectively;
0
d. Revising newly redesignated paragraphs (n) through (q); and
0
e. Removing paragraph (r).
The revisions 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.
* * * * *
(n) NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant for Synthetic
Nucleic Acid Molecules at <a href="https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/NIH_Guidelines.pdf">https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/NIH_Guidelines.pdf</a>. Further information may be obtained from the NIH
Office of Science Policy (OSP) via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4443426d7f636e6f6663646f794a656e24646362246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb2b5b49b89959899909592998fbc9398d2929594d29b938a">[email protected]</span></a> or
the OSP website at <a href="https://osp.od.nih.gov/">https://osp.od.nih.gov/</a>.
(o) NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and
Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research at <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html</a>, Amendment: NIH Policy and
Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in
Clinical Research at <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-014.html">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-014.html</a>, and the revised NIH Policy and Guidelines on the
Inclusion of Individuals Across the Lifespan as Participants in
Research Involving Human Subjects at <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-116.html">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-116.html</a>. Further information may be
obtained from the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#234c51544b4a4d454c634d4a4b0d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0afb2b7a8a9aea6af80aea9a8eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
(p) NIH Grants Policy Statement. The current version is located on
the NIH website at <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/policy/nihgps/index.htm">https://grants.nih.gov/policy/nihgps/index.htm</a>.
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#296e5b48475d5a794645404a5069474041074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5a297848b9196b58a898c869ca58b8c8dcb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>].
(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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92fdfef3e5d2fff3fbfebcfcfbfabcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcb3b0bdab9cb1bdb5b0f2b2b5b4f2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a> or via the OLAW website at <a href="https://olaw.nih.gov">https://olaw.nih.gov</a>].
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-21750 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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