R 311141Z MAR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 208/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM (USMC HRPP)//
REF/A/MSGID:SECNAVINST/3900.39D//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 522-08//
REF/C/MSGID:MCO 3900.18//
REF/D/MSGID:MARADMIN 245-09//
REF/E/MSGID:MCO 3902.1D//
NARR/REF A ESTABLISHED THE DON HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM (DON HRPP). REF B DIRECTS USMC COMPLIACE WITH ALL DON HRPP PROGRAM ELEMENTS. REF C ESTABLISHES THE USMC HRPP. REF D DIRECTED A DATA CALL TO ESTABLISH A MARINE CORPS-WIDE BASELINE OF ACTIVITIES POTENTIALLY CONDUCTING RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS.  REF E IS ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES AND IDENTIFIES RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF STUDIES AND ANALYSES PERFORMED THROUGH THE MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM.//
POC/DOYLE, ERIK N./CIV/UNIT: DC CDI G-3/5/TEL: (703)784-6730/EMAIL: ERIK.DOYLE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS OUTLINED IN REF (A) AND (B) HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH (HSR) IS CRITICAL TO SUPPORT MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND IS CONDUCTED BY VARIOUS MARINE CORPS ENTITIES TO ENHANCE MISSION EFFECTIVENESS.
2.  REF C ESTABLISHES THE MARINE CORPS HRPP AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT TO THE DC CDI.  IT FURTHER DIRECTED CG MCCDC AND CG MARCORSYSCOM TO ESTABLISH HRPP WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS TO INCLUDE ESTABLISHING INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS (IRB) AND APPOINTING A HRPO.
3.  MCCDC HAS ESTABLISHED AN HRPP.  THIS INCLUDES ASSIGNING A HRPP PROGRAM MANAGER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH PROTECTIONS, TO SERVE AS CHAIR PERSON AND ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COMMAND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) AND TO SERVE AS THE HRPO, TO MONITOR CONTRACTS INVOLVING HSR.   REFERENCES AND THE MCCDC HRPP POLICY AND PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND AT THE MCCDC HRPP SHAREPOINT PORTAL AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASH EHQMC.USMC.MIL/ORG/MCCDC/TECOM/SPECIALSTAFF/HRP/DEFAULT.ASPX.
4.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARINE CORPS AND DON HRPP CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/HUMANRESEARCH/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
5.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVLOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//