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Name	Description
Data Monitoring	Describes the regulatory requirement that the IRB determine that research plans submitted provide adequate provisions for monitoring data collected to ensure the safety of subjects.
Data Ownership, Retention, and Access at UMass Amherst	Special report of the Research Council presented and approved at the Faculty Senate meeting of May 18, 2006 (Sen. Doc 06-047) Download File
Data Use Agreements	Describes IRB requirements for the University and researchers to enter into Data Use Agreements (a contractual document used for the transfer of non-public or restricted use data) with an external entity.
Debriefing Form - Deception	Guidance on how to ameliorate the effects of unavoidable deception in a research study, the IRB requires debriefing of the deceived subjects. Download File
Debriefing Form - General	Form may be used as a handout to debrief participants on any aspect of a research study considered sensitive. Download File
Debriefing Process Guidance	Provides guidelines for preparing a Kuali Protocol submission that incorporates deception and/or requires a debriefing process.
Determination of Human Subject Research Form	Provide information in Kuali to help HRPO determine whether your project requires IRB review. Please note that HRPO makes the determination whether or not a project meets the definition of human subject research.
Determining Whether IRB Review is Required for an Activity	Provides information to help determine whether a project requires review by the IRB. However, the final determination whether a project requires IRB review will be made by HRPO.
Disclosure of Research Results	Faculty seeking external support for research activities need to inform potential sponsors that any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement accepted by UMass must conform to the University disclosure policy.
Disinfectants - NIH Recommendations	Provides guidelines for recommended hard surface disinfectants.
DOE Guidance Document	US Department of Energy Guidance Document
Drug-Free Workplace Policy Agreement	Agreement signed by the PI acknowledging an awareness of and compliance with the University Drug-Free Workplace Policy. His/her signature also indicates acceptance of the responsibility to inform everyone involved on the project about the Policy. This is a one-time form required by all Principal Investigators before an award can be processed through to Accounting. Download File
Dual Use - Bridging Science and Security for Biological Research	Explains dual use review and oversight at research institutions (from September 2012 Report of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation) Download File