AUTHORITY
42 U.S.C. 285a-2(b)(7), section 413(b)(7) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors (Board) is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
MEMBERSHIP AND DESIGNATION
The Board will consist of 35 members, including the Chair, appointed by the Director, NCI, from authorities knowledgeable in the fields of laboratory, clinical and biometric research, clinical cancer treatment, cancer etiology, and cancer prevention and control, with emphasis on training and experience in the various disciplines and fields related to scientific areas relevant to carcinogenesis, cancer biology and diagnosis, cancer center administration, medicine, radiological and surgical oncology, cancer chemotherapy, cancer epidemiology, cancer prevention and control, cancer education, cancer information services, community outreach, biological, chemical and physical carcinogenesis, DNA repair and effects, tumor biology and immunology, humoral and cellular immunity, hematopoiesis, cell differentiation and transformation, oncogenes and growth factors, molecular and structural biology and genetic regulation, viral oncology, vaccine development, transplantation, chemotherapy, clinical trial design, management and evaluation, pharmacology, drug development and developmental therapeutics, genetic and immunotherapies, pathology, diagnostic research and cytogenetics, biological response modifiers, imaging, nutrition, survey research, epidemiology, biostatistics, rehabilitation, psychology and behavioral medicine, public health and community oncology, quality of life, pain management, cancer detection and diagnosis, cancer treatment and restorative care, dentistry, nursing, public health, nutrition, education of health professionals, medical oncology, surgery, radiotherapy, gynecologic oncology, pediatric oncology, pathology, and biostatistics. All non-Federal members serve as Special Government Employees. Members and the Chair shall be invited to serve for overlapping five-year terms. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office. A quorum for the conduct of business by the full Board shall consist of a majority of currently appointed members.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The Board makes recommendations on research priorities conducted or supported by the Institute. This includes the evaluation of NCI awarded grants, cooperative agreements and contracts and concept review of those activities which it considers meritorious and consistent with the Institute's programs. The advisory role of the Board is scientific and does not include deliberation on matters of public policy.
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
Meetings of the full Board will be held approximately 3 times within a fiscal year. Meetings will be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C. Notice of all meetings will be given to the public. In the event a portion of a meeting is closed to the public, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a report will be prepared which will contain, as a minimum, a list of members and their business addresses, the Board’s functions, dates and places of meetings, and a summary of the Board’s activities and recommendations made during the fiscal year. A copy of the report shall be provided to the Department Committee Management Officer.
