To add BRANY IRB (OHRP Registration #IRB00000080) to your FWA follow the instructions
below. You can also go to http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances/update/index.html.
(OHRP makes changes periodically, so please double check their website for any changes to
the process.)
1. Go to the site: http://ohrp.cit.nih.gov/efile/FwaRenew.aspx
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on ‘I need a submission number”
3. Enter
a. Your institution’s FWA number
b. The Human Protections Administrator’s (HPA’s) last name, as last provided to
OHRP.
c. The Signatory Official’s (SO’s) last name, as last provided to OHRP.
d. Your e-mail
e. A password with a mix of upper and lower case letters and numbers or special
characters, and
f. A password hint that cannot be the same as the password.
4. Click on the “Submit” button
5. Once you receive the submission number:
a. Repeat step 1 above.
b. Then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click “I have a submission
number”.
c. Enter the submission number and the password
d. Click on the “Submit” button
e. Your institution’s FWA records will be presented to be updated/renewed.
Please note that OHRP must receive the signed Signatory Official’s signature page for all online
(and paper) FWA update/renew submissions faxed to 240-453-8202 or e-mailed as an
attachment before the update/renew FWA submission can be assigned for processing.
Once your FWA has been updated, you will receive an automated email notifying you that the
update was processed. BRANY also receives an automated email from OHRP informing us
that your FWA now designates BRANY as an IRB.
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