Appendix C1. IRB Approval Letter

CO1. IRB APPROVAL LETTER

24 April 2019

Mary Kay Fox, M.Ed.
Principal Investigator
Mathematica Policy Research
955 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 801
Cambridge, MA 02139
RE:

Expedited research ethics review findings for: School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II
(SNMCS-II)

Dear Ms. Fox,
Protocols for the protection of human subjects in the above study were assessed through an
expedited research ethics review by HML Institutional Review Board on 14 – 21 December
2018, and again on 27 February 2019 and 24 April 2019.
This study’s human subjects’ protection protocols, as stated in the materials submitted, received
IRB approval for one year in accordance with the requirements of the US Code of Federal
Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR 46 & 45 CFR 46.109(e)).
To be in compliance with Federal Regulations, please notify this IRB of any changes in this
study’s design, risks, consent, or other human protection protocols.
HML IRB is authorized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of
Human Research Protections (IRB #1211, IORG #850), and has DHHS Federal-Wide Assurance
approval (FWA #1102).
Sincerely,

D. Michael Anderson, Ph.D., MPH
HML IRB Chair & Human Subjects Protections Director
[email protected]

cc: Mindy Hu, Sarah Forrestal, Peter Mason, Penelope A. Lantz, JD

HML IRB
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