§26.120. Evaluation and disposition of applications and proposals for research to be conducted or supported by a Federal department or agency.
40 C.F.R. § 26.120
The department or agency head will evaluate all applications and proposals involving human subjects submitted to the Federal department or agency through such officers and employees of the Federal department or agency and such experts and consultants as the department or agency head determines to be appropriate. This evaluation will take into consideration the risks to the subjects, the adequacy of protection against these risks, the potential benefits of the research to the subjects and others, and the importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained.
On the basis of this evaluation, the department or agency head may approve or disapprove the application or proposal, or enter into negotiations to develop an approvable one.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 82 FR 7273, Jan. 19, 2017, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 136a(a) and 136w(a)(1); 21 U.S.C. 346a(e)(1)(C); sec. 201, Pub. L. 109-54, 119 Stat. 531; and 42 U.S.C. 300v-1(b).
Source
Source: 56 FR 28012, 28022, June 18, 1991, unless otherwise noted.