Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections, 48961-48962 [05-16506]
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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
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
Appendix 2), 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
that will become vacant on January 1,
2006.
Nominations for membership on
the Committee must be received no later
than 5 p.m. EST on October 1, 2005, at
the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
mailed or delivered to: Dr. Bernard
DATES:
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Schwetz, 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: Ms.
Catherine Slatinshek, Executive
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human
Research Protections, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD
20852. Telephone: 1–240–453–6900. A
copy of the Committee charter and list
of the current membership can be
obtained by contacting Ms. Slatinshek
or by accessing the SACHRP Web site at
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp , or
requesting via e-mail at
sachrp@osophs.dhhs.gov.
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;
populations in which there are
individually identifiable samples, data,
or information; and investigator
conflicts of interest.
In addition, the Committee is
responsible for reviewing selected
ongoing work and planned activities of
the 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Nominations: The Office for Human
Research Protections is requesting
nominations to fill three positions for
voting members of SACHRP. The
positions will become vacant on January
1, 2006. 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;
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 for attending
Committee meetings and conducting
other business in the interest of the
Committee, including per diem and
reimbursement for travel expenses
incurred.
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
email address of the individual being
nominated; and (3) a current copy of the
nominee’s curriculum vitae. The names
of 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
balanced in terms of points of view
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represented and the committee’s
function. Every effort is made to ensure
that 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: August 16, 2005.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Director, Office for Human Research
Protections, Executive Secretary, Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Human Research
Protections.
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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: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
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. Appendix 2), 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 that will become vacant on January 1, 2006.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than 5 p.m. EST on October 1, 2005, at the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Dr. Bernard
Schwetz, 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: Ms. Catherine Slatinshek, Executive
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: 1-240-453-6900. A
copy of the Committee charter and list of the current membership can be
obtained by contacting Ms. Slatinshek or by accessing the SACHRP Web
site at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp , or requesting via e-mail at
sachrp@osophs.dhhs.gov.
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; populations in which there are individually identifiable
samples, data, or information; and investigator conflicts of interest.
In addition, the Committee is responsible for reviewing selected
ongoing work and planned activities of the 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. The positions will become vacant on January 1, 2006.
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; 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 for attending Committee meetings
and conducting other business in the interest of the Committee,
including per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred.
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 email address of the individual being nominated;
and (3) a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The names of
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 balanced in terms of points
of view
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represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made to
ensure that 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: August 16, 2005.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary,
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
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