other · Rule · Published 2019-07-23 · Effective 2019-09-23 · 84 FR 35315
Document
Document number
2019-15665
Federal Register citation
84 FR 35315
CFR reference
40 CFR 26
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2019-07-23
Effective date
2019-09-23
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0280
Abstract
On January 19, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), acting in concert with other agencies, promulgated revisions to the "Common Rule." EPA's codification of these revisions is in 40 CFR part 26, subpart A. These revisions went into effect on July 19, 2018, and compliance with the new provisions was required beginning on January 21, 2019. In addition to the core protections found in the Common Rule, EPA has promulgated regulations that are specific to research involving human subjects conducted or sponsored by EPA or submitted to EPA for regulatory purposes. The revisions to the Common Rule create discrepancies within some of these EPA-specific regulations. This final rule harmonizes the EPA-specific regulations with revisions to the Common Rule in order to resolve those discrepancies.