[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
[Notices]
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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
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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 two positions on the
Committee membership that will be vacated in June of 2009.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than January 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to Dr. Jerry
Menikoff, Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Department
of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200;
Rockville, MD 20852. Nominations also may be sent via e-mail to
sachrp@hhs.gov or via facsimile at 240-453-6909.
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
contacting Ms. Gorey, accessing the SACHRP Web site at http://
www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp, or requesting via e-mail at sachrp@hhs.gov.
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 two positions for voting members of
SACHRP. The two positions will become vacant in June of 2009.
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 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: November 18, 2008.
Jerry Menikoff,
Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary,
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. E8-27851 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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