Attachment A Westat IRB Approval

Date:

March 3, 2016

To:

Terry Davis, Project Director

From:

Sharon Zack, IRB Administrator, Westat IRB

Subject:

Expedited Amendment Approval of HINTS 5, Project Number 8861
FWA 00005551

I reviewed the materials submitted for the following: HINTS 5. The Westat IRB reviews all studies
involving research on human subjects.
This request was to approve a new instrument and a new interview protocol. The recruitment, methods and
procedures will be the same as the last round of cognitive testing. The consent form and incentive ($50) have not
changed. This round of testing will be held with 30 respondents.
The regulations (45 CFR 46) permit expedited review of minor changes in previously approved activities. I
am therefore approving the modifications under expedited authority.
You are required to submit this study for a continuing review before October 1, 2016.
In the interim, you are responsible for notifying the IRB Office as soon as possible if there are any
injuries to the subjects as well as problems or changes with the study that relate to human subjects.
cc:

Institutional Review Board
Alicia Sutherland