---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3400.11"
title: "7"
number: "3400.11"
heading: "Composition of peer review groups."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3400.11"
---

# §3400.11. Composition of peer review groups.

- (a) Peer review group members will be selected based upon their training and experience in relevant scientific or technical fields, taking into account the following factors:
  - (1) The level of formal scientific or technical education by the individual;
  - (2) The extent to which the individual has engaged in relevant research, the capacities in which the individual has done so (e.g., principal investigator, assistant), and the quality of such research;
  - (3) Professional recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received from scientific and professional organizations outside of the Department;
  - (4) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or technical fields;
  - (5) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from a variety of organizational types (e.g., universities, industry, private consultant(s)) and geographic locations; and
  - (6) The need of the group to maintain a balanced membership, e.g., minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450i(c).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 58147, Nov 15, 1991, unless otherwise noted.