[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR52h.4]



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                         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.4  Composition of peer review groups.



    (a) To the extent applicable, the selection and appointment of 

members of peer review groups and their terms of service shall be 

governed by chapter 9 of the DHHS General Administration Manual.

    (b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this section, members will be 

selected based upon their training and experience in relevant scientific 

or technical fields, or upon their qualifications as authorities 

knowledgeable in the various disciplines and fields related to the 

scientific areas under review, taking into account, among other factors:

    (1) The level of formal scientific or technical education completed 

or experience acquired by the individual;

    (2) The extent to which the individual has engaged in relevant 

research, the capacities (e.g., principal investigator, assistant) in 

which the individual has done so, and the quality of the research;

    (3) Recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received 

from scientific and professional organizations; and

    (4) The need for the group to have included within its membership 

experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific 

or technical fields, or authorities knowledgeable in the various 

disciplines and fields related to the scientific areas under review.

    (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, not more than one-fourth of 

the members of any peer review group to which this part applies may be 

officers or employees of the United States. Being a member of a 

scientific peer review group does not make an individual an officer or 

employee of the United States.