[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR52h.4]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 52h_SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 52h.4  Composition of peer review groups.

    (a) To the extent applicable, the selection and appointment of 
members of peer review groups and their terms of service shall be 
governed by chapter 9 of the DHHS General Administration Manual.
    (b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this section, members will be 
selected based upon their training and experience in relevant scientific 
or technical fields, or upon their qualifications as authorities 
knowledgeable in the various disciplines and fields related to the 
scientific areas under review, taking into account, among other factors:
    (1) The level of formal scientific or technical education completed 
or experience acquired by the individual;
    (2) The extent to which the individual has engaged in relevant 
research, the capacities (e.g., principal investigator, assistant) in 
which the individual has done so, and the quality of the research;
    (3) Recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received 
from scientific and professional organizations; and
    (4) The need for the group to have included within its membership 
experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific 
or technical fields, or authorities knowledgeable in the various 
disciplines and fields related to the scientific areas under review.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, not more than one-fourth of 
the members of any peer review group to

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which this part applies may be officers or employees of the United 
States. Being a member of a scientific peer review group does not make 
an individual an officer or employee of the United States.