The NIH and HHS have recently established the Public Health Emergency Research Review Board (PHERRB) mechanism for human subject protections review of certain, typically multisite, public health emergency research studies. Any of the 12 NIH intramural IRBs can be designated to serve as the PHERRB for review of a public health emergency research protocol. Additionally, the NIH Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) is preparing to implement the recent âNIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board (sIRB) of Record for Multi-Site Research,â which requires the use of a single IRB of record for human subject protections review of certain multisite studies. To meet all of these needs, researchers at outside institutions will need to provide information to the NIH HRPP, which includes the NIH intramural IRBs. To facilitate and systematize collection of the necessary information, NIH has developed a set of required materials. These include the Application for PHERRB Review (APR); the Initial Review Local Context Worksheet (IRLCW); and the Continuing Review Local Context Worksheet (CRLCW). These materials are intended to provide the NIH HRPP and the NIH IRBs with information necessary for NIH to maintain regulatory compliance in its conduct of human subject protections review when an NIH IRB serves an IRB of record for multisite research.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.