Attachment F - Virginia Tech IRB approval letter.

Division of Scholarly Integrity and
Research Compliance
Institutional Review Board
North End Center, Suite 4120 (MC 0497)
300 Turner Street NW
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
540/231-3732
irb@vt.edu
http://www.research.vt.edu/sirc/hrpp

MEMORANDUM
DATE:

March 13, 2024

TO:
FROM:

Andrew Michael Miller, Jessica Erin Mabry, Brian Joseph Pugliese, Kuan-Ting
Chen, Rebecca Hammond, Christine M Link-Owens, Xiaojian Jin, Mark Anton
Petersen, Susan Amanda Soccolich, Matthew Clayton Camden, et. al.
Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board (FWA00000572)

PROTOCOL TITLE:

WARNING DEVICES FOR STOPPED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES

IRB NUMBER:

24-186

Effective March 13, 2024, the Virginia Tech Institution Review Board (IRB) approved the New
Application request for the above-mentioned research protocol.
This approval provides permission to begin the human subject activities outlined in the IRB-approved
protocol and supporting documents.
Plans to deviate from the approved protocol and/or supporting documents must be submitted to the
IRB as an amendment request and approved by the IRB prior to the implementation of any changes,
regardless of how minor, except where necessary to eliminate apparent immediate hazards to the
subjects. Report within 5 business days to the IRB any injuries or other unanticipated or adverse
events involving risks or harms to human research subjects or others.
All investigators (listed above) are required to comply with the researcher requirements outlined at:
https://secure.research.vt.edu/external/irb/responsibilities.htm
(Please review responsibilities before beginning your research.)
PROTOCOL INFORMATION:
Approved As:
Protocol Approval Date:
Progress Review Date:

Expedited, under 45 CFR 46.110 category(ies) 6,7
March 7, 2024
March 7, 2025

ASSOCIATED FUNDING:
The table on the following page indicates whether grant proposals are related to this protocol, and
which of the listed proposals, if any, have been compared to this protocol, if required.

IRB Number 24-186

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Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
A link to access the stamped documents can be found on the summary page for this protocol. Click on
"View/Download Latest Stamped Forms" on the right side of the page or scroll to the bottom and click
on "Click here to view/download latest stamped forms" to access the form.

Date*

03/07/2024

OSP Number

Sponsor

Grant Comparison Conducted?

P56Z4ODC

Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (Title: Warning
Devices for Stopped Commercial
Motor Vehicles)

Compared on 03/07/2024

* Date this proposal number was compared, assessed as not requiring comparison, or comparison
information was revised.
If this protocol is to cover any other grant proposals, please contact the HRPP office (irb@vt.edu)
immediately.