[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62274-62275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Pub. L. 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, HHS, 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 was established by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services on October 1, 2002. The Committee 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 directed toward protections for human subjects in research. 
Individuals selected to serve as members of the Committee are appointed 
by the Secretary.
    The terms of three Committee members are scheduled to end in 
January 2005. OHRP is seeking applications of qualified candidates to 
nominate for appointment to the Committee to fill the pending 
vacancies.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. e.s.t. on November 19, 2004, at the address listed 
below.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Bernard Schwetz, 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 either e-mail or 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: 1-301-496-7005.
    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, [email protected].

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 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. Nominations of potential candidates for 
consideration are being sought from a wide array of career 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.
    An individual selected for appointment to the Committee will serve 
as a voting member. An individual selected for appointment to the 
Committee can be invited to serve a term of up to four years. Committee 
members receive a 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

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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 email 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 
HHS 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 HHS 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: October 19, 2004.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections, Director, Office for Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 04-23764 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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