[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3400.21]

[Page 309]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3400_SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Peer and Merit Review Arranged by Grantees
 
Sec. 3400.21  Scientific peer review for research activities.

    Scientific peer review is an evaluation of a proposed project for 
technical quality and relevance to regional or national goals performed 
by experts with the scientific knowledge and technical skills to conduct 
the proposed research work. Peer reviewers may be selected from an 
applicant organization or from outside the organization, but shall not 
include principals, collaborators or others involved in the preparation 
of the application under review.