[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR52h.3] [Page 223-224] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 52h--SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT PROJECTS--Table of Contents Sec. 52h.3 Establishment and operation of peer review groups. (a) To the extent applicable, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), Department of Health and [[Page 224]] Human Services (45 CFR part 11), implementing regulations and chapter 9 of the Department of Health and Human Services General Administration Manual \1\ will govern the establishment and operation of peer review groups, including that meetings shall be open to the public except as determined by the Secretary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The Department of Health and Human Services General Administration Manual is available for public inspection and copying at the Department's and Regional Offices' information centers listed in 45 CFR 5.31 and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Subject to Sec. 52h.5 and paragraph (a) of this section, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration will adopt procedures for the conduct of reviews and the formulation of recommendations under Secs. 52h.7, 52h.9 and 52h.10 within their respective agencies. (Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended (42 U.S.C. 216); sec. 475, 88 Stat. 360, 89 Stat. 351, 92 Stat. 3436 (42 U.S.C. 289l-4)) [43 FR 7862, Feb. 24, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 35328, May 27, 1980; 49 FR 38111, Sept. 27, 1984]