Protocol for Submitting NIH Comments in Response to a Regulation Document Published in the Federal Register
NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs) may occasionally identify a regulation document (e.g., an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), or final rule with request for comment that is of interest to NIH, published in the F ederal Register within which the authoring department or agency requests public comments.
In the instances where such a regulation document was not previously reviewed by NIH ICOs as an outside regulation (OREG) via the normal Health and Human Services and NIH Regulations Program (NIHRP) review process, the NIHRP strongly recommends that the ICO interested in submitting comments contact and coordinate with the NIHRP to clear the ICO's comments with other appropriate NIH offices and as applicable, Senior NIH Leadership, before submitting the comments.
For additional information regarding this protocol and the OREG review process, contact Alycia Booth
alycia.booth@nih.gov, Kelly Daughtridge
kelly.daughtridge@nih.gov or Daniel Hernandez
dhernandez@od.nih.gov