Research Subject to Single IRB Mandates. Participating Institutions acknowledge and agree that with respect to Research that is subject to federal regulations or funding policies mandating reliance on a single IRB, specific federal department or agency processes for initiating reliance and for determination of the Reviewing IRB/Reviewing IRB Institution (“Agency Processes”) will apply. When Participating Institutions elect to use this Agreement to provide for Ceded Review of such Research, they agree that any such Agency Processes shall govern instead of the processes referenced in Section 3.2. Participating Institutions must communicate and document among themselves when an Agency Process other than as referenced in Section 3.2 applies.
