Notice2023-25742
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections
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Published
November 21, 2023
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), a program office in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 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 (Secretary), through 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 on October 1, 2002. OHRP is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to fill three positions on the Committee membership that will be vacated during the 2024 calendar year.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81089-81090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25742]
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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: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office for Human
Research Protections, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), a program
office in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 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
(Secretary), through 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 on October 1, 2002.
OHRP is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to fill three
positions on the Committee membership that will be vacated during the
2024 calendar year.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than (60 days).
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecbfadafa4bebcac84849fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e6d7f7d766c6e7e56564d10595148">[email protected]</span></a>. Nominations
may also be mailed or delivered to Julia Gorey, Executive Director,
SACHRP, 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 facsimile.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Gorey, Executive Director,
SACHRP, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852, telephone: 240-453-8141. A copy of the
Committee charter and list of the current members can be obtained by
contacting Ms. Gorey, accessing the SACHRP website at <a href="http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp">www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp</a>, or requesting via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b283a3833292b1b333328753c342d">[email protected]</a>.
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, economically and educationally disadvantaged populations,
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.
Nominations: The OHRP is requesting nominations to fill two
positions for voting members of SACHRP. 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, patient advocacy, 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
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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. Interested applicants may self-nominate.
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, 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 cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
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.
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.
Julia Gorey,
Executive Director, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research,
Protections, Office for Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 2023-25742 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
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