79 FR 37 pgs. 10523-10524 - Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 37Pages: 10523 - 10524
Pages: 10523, 10524FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-04091 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections
AGENCY:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold a meeting that will be open to the public. Information about SACHRP and the full meeting agenda will be posted on the SACHRP Web site at: http://www.dhhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/mtgings/index.html.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ivor Pritchard, Ph.D., Director (Acting), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), or Julia Gorey, J.D., Executive Director, SACHRP; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852; 240-453-8141; fax: 240-453-6909; email address: Julia.Gorey@hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, SACHRP was established to provide expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects.
The meeting will open to the public at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday March 12. Following opening remarks from Dr. Jerry Menikoff, OHRP Director, and Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, SACHRP Chair, the Subcommittee on Harmonization (SOH) will give their report, presenting recommendations on cluster randomized trials and informed consent.
SOH was established by SACHRP at its July 2009 meeting and is charged with identifying and prioritizing areas in which regulations and/or guidelines for human subjects research adopted by various agencies or offices within HHS would benefit from harmonization, consistency, clarity, simplification and/or coordination.
The afternoon presentation will focus on a discussion of cluster randomization, risk assessment, and consent requirements.
Following opening remarks on the morning of March 13, the Subpart A Subcommittee (SAS) will give their report, focusing on recommendations for a remodeled concept of engagement in human subjects research. SAS is charged with developing recommendations for consideration by SACHRP regarding the application of subpart A of 45 CFR part 46 in the current research environment; this subcommittee was established by SACHRP in October 2006.
[top] Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the SACHRP at the address/phone listed above at least one week prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comment during the public comment periods; pre-registration is required for participation in the public comment
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Ivor Pritchard,
Director (Acting), Office for Human Research Protections, Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.
[FR Doc. 2014-04091 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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