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Federal Common Rule (Federal Policy) subscribing agencies

The Common Rule for Human Subjects Protections (Federal Policy) is uniformly codified at:

45 CFR 46 Department of Health and Human Services
7 CFR Part 1cDepartment of Agriculture
10 CFR Part 745Department of Energy
14 CFR Part 1230National Aeronautics and Space Administration
15 CFR Part 27Department of Commerce
16 CFR Part 1028Consumer Product Safety Commission
22 CFR Part 225International Development Cooperation Agency, Agency for International Development
24 CFR Part 60Department of Housing and Urban Development
32 CFR Part 219Department of Defense
34 CFR Part 97Department of Education
38 CFR Part 16Department of Veterans Affairs
40 CFR Part 26Environmental Protection Agency
45 CFR Part 690National Science Foundation
49 CFR Part 11Department of Transportation
Agencies that have differing requirements:
21 CFR 50 and 56Food and Drug Administration has not yet harmonized its policy with the Common Rule
28 CFR Part 46Department of Justice has not adopted the revised common rule. It follows the Pre-2018 requirements

Last updated: 5/3/2023