[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48961-48962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16506]
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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 three positions on the
Committee membership that will become vacant on January 1, 2006.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than 5 p.m. EST on October 1, 2005, at the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to: 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 e-mail or by 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: 1-240-453-6900. 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 at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp , or requesting via e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and the
institutions that sponsor research.
Nominations: The Office for Human Research Protections is
requesting nominations to fill three positions for voting members of
SACHRP. The positions will become vacant on January 1, 2006.
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; 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 will
serve as voting members. 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 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 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
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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: August 16, 2005.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary,
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 05-16506 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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