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BILLING CODE 4164-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Extension of Effective Date of NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research The National Institutes of Health
(NIH)is extending the effective date of the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research from May 25, 2017, to September 25, 2017. A copy of the NIH Policy was published in the **Federal Register** on June 21, 2016 (81 FR 40325). See *https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-06-21/pdf/2016-14513.pdf.* Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions to assist in the implementation of the policy will soon be available at *http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-clinical-research-and-bioethics-policy/clinical-research-policy/models-irb-review.* For further information contact the NIH Office of Science Policy, Telephone: 301-496-9838, Email: *SingleIRBPolicy@mail.nih.gov.* Dated: December 12, 2016. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2016-30398 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]