USDOE Human Subjects Research Database, fiscal year 1995

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Project Identifier: ORNL-93-26a

Project Title:

Cultural Resources Survey, Hawaii Geothermal Project Environmental Impact Statement

Principle Investigator: Dr. James W. Saulsbury

Project started in: 1993

Fiscal Year 1995 Funding for Research on Human Subjects:

Project Funding Information:
Project received funding in Fiscal Year 1995.
Project did not use human subjects in Fiscal Year 1995.

Explanation:

Only report writing activity took place in FY95.

Funding Sources:

DOE: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Amount: $20,000

Information on Use of Human Subjects:

Project does not involve use of multiple protocols/subprojects.

IRB Review:
Type of Review: Expedited
Most Recent Approval: August 03, 1995

Number of Human Subjects in the Last Reporting Period for this Project: 0
(Reporting periods vary.)

Type of Human Subjects Involvement:

Questionnaires, Surveys, Epidemiological Studies:

Use of personally identifiable data from questionnaires, surveys, or epidemiological studies.

• Use of data collected from subjects specifically for this project.

(a. Objectives, b. Methodology, c. Ionizing Radiation, Radioactive Substances, or Chemical Substances to which human subjects are exposed, d. Involvement of Human Subjects [d.1. procedures used, d.2. risks if any])

a. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) assisted the Department of Energy in identifying and evaluating the potential cultural and environmental impacts of the proposed 500-megawatt Hawaii Geothermal Project (HGP).

b. International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc., a state-approved archaeological firm, was contracted to conduct surveys of cultural resources in the two project areas , Big Island and Maui. Most of the information required for this study was collected by means of physical archaeological procdeures and existing literature. However, in the case of traditional burial sites or sacred places, local inhabitants were asked to provide information by interview. A consent form that allowed the participants to indicate a desire for anonymity was used.

c. None

d1. Human subjects might be consulted on sensitive topics concerning Native Hawaiian sites, e.g., burial sites.

d2. There is no physical risk. Social risk was controlled by allowing the interviewees to remain anonymous, if they so chose.