---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 512.12"
title: "28"
number: "512.12"
heading: "Content of research proposal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/512.12"
---

# §512.12. Content of research proposal.


When submitting a research proposal, the applicant shall provide the following information:

- (a) **A summary statement which includes—**
  - (1) Name(s) and current affiliation(s) of the researcher(s);
  - (2) Title of the study;
  - (3) Purpose of the project;
  - (4) Location of the project;
  - (5) Methods to be employed;
  - (6) Anticipated results;
  - (7) Duration of the study;
  - (8) Number of subjects (staff/inmates) required and amount of time required from each; and
  - (9) **Indication of risk or discomfort involved as a result of participation.**
- (b) **A comprehensive statement which includes—**
  - (1) Review of related literature;
  - (2) Detailed description of the research method;
  - (3) Significance of anticipated results and their contribution to the advancement of knowledge;
  - (4) Specific resources required from the Bureau;
  - (5) Description of all possible risks, discomforts, and benefits to individual subjects or a class of subjects, and a discussion of the likelihood that the risks and discomforts will actually occur;
  - (6) **Description of steps taken to minimize any risks described in (b)(5) of this section.**
  - (7) **Description of physical and/or administrative procedures to be followed to—**
    - (i) Ensure the security of any individually identifiable data that are being collected for the project, and
    - (ii) Destroy research records or remove individual identifiers from those records when the research has been completed.
  - (8) Description of any anticipated effects of the research project on institutional programs and operations; and
  - (9) Relevant research materials such as vitae, endorsements, sample informed consent statements, questionnaires, and interview schedules.
- (c) **A statement regarding assurances and certification required by 28 CFR part 46, if applicable.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 59 FR 13860, Mar. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 28 CFR 0.95-0.99.