[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60287-60288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections; 
Notice of Meetings

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

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 
seventeenth meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 27, 2008 from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 28, 2008 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 Julia Gorey, JD, 
Executive Director, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections (SACHRP); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 240-453-
8141; 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 27, 2008, the morning session will begin with a SACHRP 
update. Members of OHRP and the Office of the General Counsel will make 
brief presentations on the status of SACHRP recommendations that have 
been approved to date, the OHRP guidance and Federal rulemaking 
process, and the status of OHRP budget and staffing. This will be 
followed by a period of discussion. In the afternoon, SACHRP will 
receive a report from the Subpart A Subcommittee. This subcommittee is 
charged with developing recommendations for consideration by SACHRP 
regarding 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 following day, October 28, 2008, the Subcommittee on Inclusion 
of Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making in Research will present 
and discuss their current report. 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. The afternoon session will consist of an 
invited panel of community and consumer representatives who will 
discuss their reaction and provide feedback on the subcommittee's 
recommendations.
    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

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materials to the Acting Executive Director, SACHRP, prior to the close 
of business Tuesday, October 14, 2008. 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: October 7, 2008.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Acting 
Executive Secretary,Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections.
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