[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7748-7749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3602]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Solicitation of nomination for one vacancy on the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act, as amended. The committee is governed by the 
provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), 
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory 
committees.

SUMMARY: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), a program 
office within the Office of Public Health and Science, DHHS, is seeking 
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as 
a member of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections (SACHRP). SACHRP provides advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for 
Health on matters pertaining to the continuance and improvement of 
functions within the authority of the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) directed toward protections for human subjects in 
research. SACHRP was established by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services on October 1, 2002. OHRP is seeking nominations of qualified 
candidates to fill one position on the Committee membership that will 
become vacant on September 1, 2004.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. EST on March 30, 2004, at the address listed below.
    All nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Dr. Bernard 
Schwetz, Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 
200; Rockville, MD 20852. Nominations will not be accepted by e-mail or 
by facsimile.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Catherine Slatinshek, Executive 
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: 301-496-7005.
    A copy of the Committee charter and list of the current membership 
can be obtained by contacting Ms. Slatinshek or by accessing the SACHRP 
Web site, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/sachrp/sachrp.htm.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. The Committee shall advise on matters pertaining to the 
continuance and improvement of functions within the authority of HHS 
directed toward protections for human subjects in research. 
Specifically, the committee will provide advice relating to the 
responsible conduct of research involving human subjects with 
particular emphasis on: Special populations, such as neonates and 
children, prisoners, and the decisionally impaired; pregnant women, 
embryos, and fetuses; individuals and populations in international 
studies; populations in which there are individually identifiable 
samples, data, or information; and investigator conflicts of interest.
    In addition, the Committee is responsible for reviewing selected 
ongoing work and planned activities of the Office for Human Research 
Protections (OHRP) and other offices/agencies within HHS responsible 
for human subjects protection. These evaluations may include but are 
not limited to a review of assurance systems, the application of 
minimal research risk standards, the granting of waivers, education 
programs sponsored by OHRP, and the ongoing monitoring and oversight of 
institutional review boards (IRBs) and the institutions that sponsor 
research.
    2. Nominations. The Office for Human Research Protections is 
requesting nominations to fill one position for a voting member of 
SACHRP. The position will become vacant on September 1, 2004. 
Nominations of potential candidates for consideration are being sought 
from a wide array of fields, including but not limited to: public 
health and medicine; behavioral and social sciences; health 
administration; biomedical ethics. To qualify for consideration of 
appointment to the Committee, an individual must possess demonstrated 
experience and expertise in any of the several disciplines and fields 
pertinent to human subjects protection and/or clinical research.
    The individual selected for appointment to the Committee will serve 
as a voting member. The individual selected for appointment to the 
Committee can be invited to serve a term of up to four years. Committee 
members receive stipend for attending Committee meetings and conducting 
other business in the interest of the Committee, including per diem and 
reimbursement for travel expenses incurred.
    Nominations should be typewritten. The following information should 
be included in the package of material submitted for each individual 
being nominated for consideration (1) A letter of nomination that 
clearly states the name and affiliation of the nominee, the basis for 
the nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify the nominee for 
service in this capacity), and a statement that the nominee is willing 
to serve as a member of the Committee; (2) the nominator's name, 
address and daytime telephone number, and the home and/or work address, 
telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual being nominated; 
and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The names of 
Federal employees should not be nominated for consideration of 
appointment to this Committee.
    The Department makes every effort to ensure that the membership of 
DHHS Federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points 
of view represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made 
to ensure that a broad representation of geographic areas, females, 
ethnic and minority groups, and the disabled are given consideration 
for membership on DHHS Federal advisory committees. Appointment to this 
Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, 
race, ethnicity, gender sexual orientation, disability, and cultural, 
religious, or socioeconomic status. Nominations must state that the 
nominee is willing to serve as a member of SACHRP and appears to have 
no conflict of interest that would preclude membership. Potential 
candidates are required to provide detailed information concerning such 
matters as financial holdings, consultancies, and research grants or 
contracts to permit evaluation of possible sources of conflict of 
interest.

    Dated: February 5, 2004.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections, Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 04-3602 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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