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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:
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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 five positions
on the Committee membership that will
be vacated at scheduled intervals during
the 2008 calendar year.
DATES: Nominations for membership on
the Committee must be received no later
than December 7, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
mailed or delivered to: Dr. Ivor
Pritchard, Acting Director, Office for
Human Research Protections,
Department of Health and Human
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Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
200; Rockville, MD 20852. Nominations
will not be accepted by e-mail or by
facsimile.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kevin Prohaska, Acting Executive
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human
Research Protections, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD
20852, telephone: 240–453–8231. A
copy of the Committee charter and list
of the current members can be obtained
by contacting Dr. Prohaska, 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 provides advice 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
provides advice relating to the
responsible conduct of research
involving human subjects with
particular emphasis on special
populations such as neonates and
children, prisoners, the decisionally
impaired, pregnant women, embryos
and fetuses, individuals and
populations in international studies,
investigator conflicts of interest and
populations in which there are
individually identifiable samples, data,
or information.
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 five positions for
voting members of SACHRP. The five
positions will become vacant at
scheduled intervals during the 2008
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calendar year. 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,
and 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 can be
invited to serve a term of up to four
years. Committee members receive a
stipend and reimbursement for per diem
and any travel expenses incurred for
attending Committee meetings and/or
conducting other business in the
interest of the Committee.
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. 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
represented and the committee’s
function. Every effort is made to ensure
that individuals from a broad
representation of geographic areas,
women and men, 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
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cultural, religious, or socioeconomic
status.
Documentation must be included in
the nomination to indicate that the
nominated individual is willing to serve
as a member of SACHRP. Individuals
who are selected to be considered for
appointment will be required to provide
detailed information regarding their
financial holdings, consultancies, and
research grants or contracts. Disclosure
of this information is necessary in order
to determine if the selected candidate is
involved in any activity that may pose
a potential conflict with the official
duties to be performed as a member of
SACHRP.
Dated: October 31, 2007.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research
Protections, Acting Executive Secretary,
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human
Research Protections.
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As stipulated by the Federal
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Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a
meeting. This meeting is open to the
public. Preregistration is required for
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acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov.
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The meeting will be held on
November 27, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
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Secretary, ACMH, Tower Building, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, prior to close of
business November 23, 2007.
Dated: October 30, 2007.
Garth N. Graham,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority
Health.
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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 five positions on the
Committee membership that will be vacated at scheduled intervals during
the 2008 calendar year.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than December 7, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be mailed or delivered to: Dr. Ivor
Pritchard, Acting 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: Dr. Kevin Prohaska, Acting Executive
Director, SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852, telephone: 240-453-8231. A
copy of the Committee charter and list of the current members can be
obtained by contacting Dr. Prohaska, 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 provides advice 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 provides advice relating to the
responsible conduct of research involving human subjects with
particular emphasis on special populations such as neonates and
children, prisoners, the decisionally impaired, pregnant women, embryos
and fetuses, individuals and populations in international studies,
investigator conflicts of interest and populations in which there are
individually identifiable samples, data, or information.
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 five positions for voting members of
SACHRP. The five positions will become vacant at scheduled intervals
during the 2008 calendar year. 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, and 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 can be
invited to serve a term of up to four years. Committee members receive
a stipend and reimbursement for per diem and any travel expenses
incurred for attending Committee meetings and/or conducting other
business in the interest of the Committee.
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. 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 represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made
to ensure that individuals from a broad representation of geographic
areas, women and men, 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
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cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
Documentation must be included in the nomination to indicate that
the nominated individual is willing to serve as a member of SACHRP.
Individuals who are selected to be considered for appointment will be
required to provide detailed information regarding their financial
holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts. Disclosure
of this information is necessary in order to determine if the selected
candidate is involved in any activity that may pose a potential
conflict with the official duties to be performed as a member of
SACHRP.
Dated: October 31, 2007.
Ivor A. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Acting
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research
Protections.
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