CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION
Notice:
Advertising, recruitment of subjects, mailing or distribution of surveys, and the collection of data
may begin only after this claim has received approval (allow 10 working days for processing). The
IRB may, upon review of this claim, deny the request for an exemption and route the proposal for
expedited review.
PI’s Last Name:____________________ Abbreviated Title_________________________________
BASIS OF CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION. Federal regulations require that in order for research to be
exempt from review at least one of the following blocks (1‐4) must be checked. (45 CFR 46.101).
Note: Limitations for exemptions for children: Exemptions cannot be granted for:
(a) projects with children as subjects that involve interview or survey procedures; or
(b) research where public behavior is observed and the investigator participates or interacts with
the children. These projects require either Expedited or Full Board review.
1. The research will be conducted only in established or commonly accepted educational
settings (like classrooms) AND it involves normal educational practices such as research on
regular and special educational instructional strategies, or research on the effectiveness of,
or the comparison among, instructional techniques, curricula or classroom management
methods.
2. The research involves the use of only the following techniques. Check the applicable
technique(s):
a. educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement); or
b. survey or interview procedures; or
c. observation of public behavior of subjects;
AND (one of the following must be checked):
aa. the information obtained will be recorded in such a manner that subjects
cannot be identified directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; or
bb. any disclosure of the subjects’ responses outside the research could not
reasonably place the subject at risk of criminal or civil liability, or be
damaging to the subjects’ financial standing, employability, or reputation
(e.g., information regarding illegal or immoral conduct, drug or alcohol use,
sexual behavior, mental illness, or other possibly personally embarrassing
subjects); or
cc. the subjects are elected officials or candidates for public office.
3.
The research is limited to the collection or study of existing data, documents, records,
pathological or diagnostic specimens under one of the following conditions: (one of the
following must be checked):
a. they are available to the public; or
b. they recorded by the investigator in such a manner that subjects cannot be
identified, directly or indirectly, through identifiers linked with the subjects.
4. Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies,
a. if wholesome foods without additives are consumed; or
b. if a food is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level
and for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental
contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug
Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
5. Another provision of 45 CFR 46.101(2). Please identify the subsection and describe in
detail how the category applies to the proposed research.
The research activities of this proposed study involve no minimal risks beyond those of everyday
life.
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Signature of WTAMU Principal Investigator
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Signature of Co‐investigator (if applicable)
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Signature of Co‐investigator (if applicable)
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Signature of Faculty Advisor (if applicable)
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