[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 184 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18757]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its 
fourteenth meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 29, 2007, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 30, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, 
Arlington, Virginia 22204. Phone: 703-521-1900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivor Pritchard, PhD., Acting Director, 
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), or Kevin Prohaska, D.O., 
Acting Executive Director, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human 
Research Protections; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 240-453-
8231; fax: 240-453-6909; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, 
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, SACHRP was 
established to provide expert advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for 
Health on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the 
protection of human research subjects.
    On October 29, 2007, SACHRP will receive and discuss updated 
information and reports from the Subpart A Subcommittee and the 
Subcommittee on Inclusion of Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making 
in Research. The Subpart A Subcommittee addresses issues involving the 
application of subpart A of 45 CFR part 46 in the current research 
environment. This subcommittee was established by SACHRP at its October 
4-5, 2006, meeting. The Subcommittee on Inclusion of Individuals with 
Impaired Decision-Making in Research is charged with developing 
recommendations for consideration by SACHRP about whether guidance and/
or additional regulations are needed for research involving individuals 
with impaired decision-making capacity. This subcommittee was formed as 
a result of discussions during the July 31-August 1, 2006, SACHRP 
meeting.
    On October 30, 2007, the Committee will receive presentations and 
hear discussions from representatives on two different panels. The 
first panel will examine human-subjects protections related issues 
facing institutions participating in Clinical and Translational Science 
Awards of the National Institutes of Health. The second panel will 
examine human-subjects protections related issues relative to research 
in the setting of natural and/or man-made catastrophes and other such 
emergencies.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify the designated contact persons. Members 
of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments on both 
days of the meeting. Public comment will be limited to five minutes per 
speaker. Any members of the public who wish to have printed materials 
distributed to SACHRP members for this scheduled meeting should submit 
materials to the Acting Executive Director, SACHRP, prior to the close 
of business Friday, October 19, 2007. Information about SACHRP and the 
draft meeting agenda will be posted on the SACHRP Web site at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/index.html.

    Dated: September 19, 2007.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections.
[FR Doc. E7-18757 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am]
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