[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64731-64732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18544]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Request for Information (RFI): Proposed Policy for Sharing of 
Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association 
Studies (GWAS); Comment Period Extension; Notice

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a notice in the 
Federal Register, August 30, 2006, 71 FR 51629-51631, soliciting 
comments regarding a proposed policy for NIH supported or conducted 
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). A genome-wide association study 
is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire human 
genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with 
observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the presence 
of absence of disease or condition. The proposed

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policy would address (1) data sharing procedures, (2) data access 
principles, (3) intellectual property, and (4) issues regarding the 
protection of research participants through all phases of GWAS.
    In the previous notice, NIH announced that responses must be 
received by October 31, 2006, in order for NIH to consider the comments 
when developing new policies. The NIH has decided to extend the comment 
period to November 30, 2006.
    Persons, groups, and organizations interested in commenting on 
NIH's proposed policy should direct their comments to the following NIH 
Web site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfi_files/NOT-OD-06-094_rfi_add.htm. As an alternative, comments 
may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or sent by mail to the 
following address: NIH GWAS RFI Comments, National Institutes of 
Health, Office of Extramural Research, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 350, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-7963.

    Dated: October 30, 2006.
Norka Ruiz-Bravo,
Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-18544 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am]
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