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OVCR Holiday Schedules

Office of Research Services (ORS) 2011 Holiday Schedule

The Office of Research Services (ORS) will observe UIC's 2011-2012 Reduced Services Schedule. As such, ORS will be closed from 5:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011, and will reopen at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

To ensure timely review and processing of sponsored project activities - applications and related documents due prior to Tuesday, January 3, 2012, please be advised of the following internal deadlines:

For all documents (i.e., contracts, grants, subcontracts, etc.) that require Board of Trustees signature, please submit all necessary paperwork no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, December 15, 2011.
For all Grants.gov submissions, please submit your Proposal Approval Form (PAF) package along with the completed Grants.gov adobe application no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, December 15, 2011.
For all other proposals and/or Request for Action Forms, please submit no later than 5:00 PM, Monday, December 19, 2011.

Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) 2011 Holiday Schedule

The Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) will observe the UIC reduced service schedule for non-essential services that begins on Monday, December 26th.

OPRS will not be accepting submissions after December 19, 2011 to allow OPRS to focus its efforts on completing the review of submitted proposals before the University implements reduced service days.
OPRS will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011, and will reopen at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
We encourage you to have your submissions in by November 30, 2011 to ensure the review is completed by December 22. Please be mindful of your expiration date.
Convened submissions will be processed based on the current submission/meeting schedule.
Please refer to the OPRS Web Site for the specific deadline and meeting dates.
If your protocol expires before January 15, 2012, please have your Continuing Review in to OPRS four weeks ahead of the expiration date to prevent a lapse.
Holiday hours also apply to the East Side Satellite office. OPRS will begin accepting submissions again on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Requests for emergency use of an investigational drug or device may continue to be submitted during this time.

Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety (OACIB) 2011 Holiday Schedule

The Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety (OACIB) serving the Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety Committees (ACC/IBC) will observe the UIC reduced service schedule for non-essential services beginning on Saturday, December 24th. Therefore, OACIB will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011, and will reopen at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Please remember that the deadline for submission for protocols eligible for review at the January Meetings is 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 for ACC protocols and 5:00 PM, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 for IBC protocols.
In addition, to allow time for the review and approval process prior to the reduced service schedule, modifications eligible for administrative or designated review must be submitted by 9:00 AM on Thursday, December 15, 2011. Modifications submitted after this date will be reviewed in January.

Biologic Resources Laboratory (BRL) 2011 Holiday Schedule

The Biologic Resources Laboratory Business Office (BRL) will operate on a limited schedule for essential services during non observed university holidays beginning Friday, December 23rd. The BRL Business Office will close at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 23, 2011, and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011.

Please refer to the BRL website for detailed operating business hours and order deadlines. Animal orders received prior to Friday December 23, 2011 at noon will be placed same day. Please note this schedule does not affect the laboratory, surgery, or animal areas which maintain normal operating hours under the essential services unit schedule.