[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62856-62857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21824]


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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, 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 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 in the Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS), is seeking nominations of qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). 
SACHRP provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, HHS, and 
the Assistant Secretary for Health on matters pertaining to the 
continuance and improvement of functions within the authority of HHS 
directed toward protections for human subjects in research. SACHRP was 
established by the Secretary, HHS, on October 1, 2002. OHRP is seeking 
nominations of qualified candidates to fill five positions on the 
Committee membership that will be vacated at scheduled intervals during 
the 2008 calendar year.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than December 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Dr. Ivor 
Pritchard, 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: Dr. Kevin Prohaska, Acting Executive 
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852, telephone: 240-453-8231. A 
copy of the Committee charter and list of the current members can be 
obtained by contacting Dr. Prohaska, accessing the SACHRP Web site at 
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp, or requesting via e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee provides advice 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 provides advice relating to the 
responsible conduct of research involving human subjects with 
particular emphasis on special populations such as neonates and 
children, prisoners, the decisionally impaired, pregnant women, embryos 
and fetuses, individuals and populations in international studies, 
investigator conflicts of interest and populations in which there are 
individually identifiable samples, data, or information.
    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 and the 
institutions that sponsor research.
    Nominations: The Office for Human Research Protections is 
requesting nominations to fill five positions for voting members of 
SACHRP. The five positions will become vacant at scheduled intervals 
during the 2008 calendar year. 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, and 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 individuals selected for appointment to the Committee can be 
invited to serve a term of up to four years. Committee members receive 
a stipend and reimbursement for per diem and any travel expenses 
incurred for attending Committee meetings and/or conducting other 
business in the interest of the Committee.
    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 email address of the individual being nominated; 
and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. 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 individuals from a broad representation of geographic 
areas, women and men, 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

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cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
    Documentation must be included in the nomination to indicate that 
the nominated individual is willing to serve as a member of SACHRP. 
Individuals who are selected to be considered for appointment will be 
required to provide detailed information regarding their financial 
holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts. Disclosure 
of this information is necessary in order to determine if the selected 
candidate is involved in any activity that may pose a potential 
conflict with the official duties to be performed as a member of 
SACHRP.

    Dated: October 31, 2007.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections.
[FR Doc. E7-21824 Filed 11-6-07; 8:45 am]
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