[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29549-29550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12636]
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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 of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary,
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. App.), 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 which will become available on March 1, 2011.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than July 12, 2010.
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 will not be accepted by e-mail 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
contacting Ms. Gorey, 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; 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 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. These positions will become vacant on March 1, 2011.
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 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 and, when applicable, reimbursement for per diem and any
travel expenses incurred, for attending Committee meetings and
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 e-mail 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
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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, 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: May 19, 2010.
Jerry Menikoff,
Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary,
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 2010-12636 Filed 5-25-10; 8:45 am]
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