[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3400.11]

[Page 317]
 
                          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 B_Scientific Peer Review of Research Grant Applications
 
Sec. 3400.11  Composition of peer review groups.

    (a) Peer review group members will be selected based upon their 
training and experience in relevant scientific or technical fields, 
taking into account the following factors:
    (1) The level of formal scientific or technical education by the 
individual;
    (2) The extent to which the individual has engaged in relevant 
research, the capacities in which the individual has done so (e.g., 
principal investigator, assistant), and the quality of such research;
    (3) Professional recognition as reflected by awards and other honors 
received from scientific and professional organizations outside of the 
Department;
    (4) The need of the group to include within its membership experts 
from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or 
technical fields;
    (5) The need of the group to include within its membership experts 
from a variety of organizational types (e.g., universities, industry, 
private consultant(s)) and geographic locations; and
    (6) The need of the group to maintain a balanced membership, e.g., 
minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.
    (b) [Reserved]