November 3, 2015 SACHRP Letter to the HHS Secretary

Dear Ms. Burwell:

On behalf of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP), I respectfully submit for your consideration the recommendation for a 60 day extension of the public comment period posed in the Common Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, docket ID Number: HHS-OPHS-2015-008.  This recommendation was passed by SACHRP at their October 21-22, 2015 meeting.

On behalf of SACHRP, I would like to thank you for your consideration of this recommendation.  The committee, the Subpart A Subcommittee and the Subcommittee on Harmonization have been actively working in pursuit of their charges, and we look forward to continuing this work to enhance human subjects protections for the benefit of all Americans.

Sincerely,

 /s/

Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D.
Chair, Secretary’s Advisory Committee
on Human Research Protections
(SACHRP)

cc: Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., Executive Secretary, SACHRP
Julia Gorey, J.D., Executive Director, SACHRP

Recommendation for a 60 day extension of the public comment period posed in the Common Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, docket ID Number: HHS-OPHS-2015-008.