[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3442-3443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01049]


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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: Office for Human Research Protections, Office of the Secretary, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

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 the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking four (4) 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, 
through the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues 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 four qualified candidates to fill positions on the 
Committee membership that will be vacated during the 2016 calendar 
year, including the position of Chair.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than March 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to Julia Gorey, 
Executive Director, SACHRP, 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 email or 
by facsimile.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Gorey, Executive Director, 
SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton Parkway, 
Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852, telephone: 240-453-8141. A copy of the 
Committee charter and list of the current members can be obtained by 
accessing the SACHRP Web site at www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp, or requesting 
via email 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, issues relating to the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``Federal Policy for the 
Protection of Human Subjects'' that appeared in the Federal Register on 
September 8, 2015, Vol 80, No 173:53933. In addition, SACHRP may review 
matters pertaining to the assurance system, 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 OHRP is requesting nominations to fill four (4) 
positions for voting members of SACHRP that will become vacant in 
October 2016. 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, as 
well as the necessary time and dedication to devote to responsible 
membership on a working federal advisory committee.
    The individuals selected for appointment to the Committee may 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. Interested applicants may 
self-nominate. Nominations may be retained and considered for future 
vacancies.
    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, 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 cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
    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

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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: January 14, 2016.
Julia Gorey,
Executive Director, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections.
[FR Doc. 2016-01049 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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