[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29298]


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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 Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the 
second meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections (SACHRP). The meeting will be open to the public, with 
attendance 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 contact person 
listed below.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11 and Friday, 
December 12, 2003, and will convene each day from approximately 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC, 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Schwetz, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting 
Executive Secretary, SACHRP, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 496-7005, fax: 
(301) 402-0527, e-mail address: sachrp@osophs.dhhs.gov or Catherine 
Slatinshek, Executive Director, SACHRP, HHS, OPHS, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20852, (301) 496-5433, fax: 
(301) 496-0527, e-mail address: cslatinshek@osophs.dhhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, 
section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, HHS 
established SACHRP to provide expert advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of HHS and the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues and 
topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human 
research subjects.
    On December 11, SACHRP will receive and discuss preliminary reports 
from its three subcommittees that were created by SACHRP at its July 
22, 2003 meeting to address issues related to the following three 
topics areas: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations 
and policies for research involving prisoners, HHS regulations and 
policies for research involving children, and the accreditation of 
human research protection programs by non-federal accrediting bodies. 
On December 12, SACHRP will hold panel discussions related to human 
subjects research in international settings and adverse event reporting 
requirements under HHS and Food and Drug Administration regulations. 
The committee will also discuss future tasks for 2004.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments 
at the meeting on December 11 and 12, 2003. Public comment will be 
limited to five minutes per speaker. Any members of the public who wish 
to have printed material distributed to SACHRP members should submit 
materials to the Acting Executive Secretary of SACHRP (contact 
information listed above) prior to close of business December 2, 2003.
    Information about SACHRP and the draft meeting agenda will be 
posted on the SACHRP Web site at: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/sachrp/
sachrp.htm.

    Dated: November 18, 2003.
Bernard A. Schwetz,
Acting Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research 
Protections.
[FR Doc. 03-29298 Filed 11-21-03; 8:45 am]
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