DARPA Restoring Active Memory (RAM) Project Voluntary Human Test Subject Informed Consent (National Science Foundation)

Karl Pensworth filed this request with the National Science Foundation of the United States of America.
Multi Request DARPA Restoring Active Memory (RAM) Project Voluntary Human Test Subject Informed Consent
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From: Karl Pensworth


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all available records pertaining to the DARPA Restoring Active Memory (RAM) program, co-operative agreement: N66001-14-2-4032 and/or any, all, or any combination of the following National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation grant codes:

NIH R01 NS099348
NSF BCS-1441502
NSF BCS-1631550

In particular, please provide:

1) The Statement of Work/Scope on each sub-program or full contract with each contract-awardee or winning offeror company or institution, and the full Statement of Work included with each contract;
2) Complete Documentation of Informed Consent from all human subjects utilized by or involved with this program in any way, including:
2. a) The FWA (Federal Wide Assurance) signed off by the Office of Human Research Protections, Department of Health and Human Services.
2. b) Detailed Informed Consent documents including lists of consenting human subjects, specific information provided to human subjects, and signed documents from human subjects attesting to Informed Consent.
2. c) Any additional internal CIA document assuring compliance with the Common Rule signed off by the Institutional Review Board involved.
2. d) All affirmations of Compliance Oversight from the Office of Human Subject Research Protections.
2. e) All Waivers of Consent from the Secretary of Defense or any other federal agency, as applicable, including the full reasons for these waivers.
3) Complete Documentation with precise details on Location and Field of Operation where scientific instruments and/or weapons are being utilized or tested, "wittingly" or "unwittingly," overtly or covertly, on human beings--namely US immigrants, citizens or any individuals present in the USA whether temporarily or permanently, currently or formerly.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Karl Pensworth

From: National Science Foundation

Dear Karl Pensworth:

Your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has been received and logged as FOIA 2020-0010F. I apologize for our delayed formal acknowledgment of your request. We had some technical difficulties with our log that have finally been resolved.

Effective September 30, 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) instituted a multi-track system (Simple, Normal and Complex) for processing of FOIA requests. Your request has been placed in the Complex Track based on the amount of work and/or time needed to process the request.

The estimated response date to your request is November 12, 2019.

Information pertaining to the FOIA and the NSF's policies concerning records requests is available on the NSF web site https://www.nsf.gov/policies/foia.jsp.

If you have any additional questions about your request, please contact me via email at sevans@nsf.gov<mailto:sevans@nsf.gov>

Sincerely,

Sandra Evans
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 292-5065

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Dear Mr. Pensworth: Attached is the National Science Foundation's final response to your Freedom of Information Act request. Should you have..
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1441502 Communications.pdf, 1441502 Proposal.pdf, 1441502 Award and Post-Award.pdf, 1441502 Review.pdf, 1631550 Award and Post-Award.pdf, 1631550 Communications.pdf, 1631550 Proposal.pdf, 1631550 Review.pdf, 2020-010F Pensworth Final Response.pdf
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