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# FDA Confirms Effective Date on IRB Compliance
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-confirms-effective-date-on-irb-compliance/
- Published: 2016-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:16:31.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136253

*Federal Register* Direct final rule: FDA is confirming the effective date of 8/17 for the direct final rule that appeared in the 4/4 *Federal Register* amending the regulations describing lesser administrative actions that may be imposed on an Institutional Review Board that has failed to comply with applicable regulations. To view this direct final rule, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-21/pdf/2016-17186.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).