---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3401.13"
title: "7"
number: "3401.13"
heading: "Composition of peer review groups."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3401.13"
---

# §3401.13. Composition of peer review groups.


Peer review group members will be selected based upon their training or experience in relevant scientific or technical fields, taking into account the following factors:

- (a) The level of formal scientific or technical education by the individual;
- (b) 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;
- (c) Professional recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received from scientific and professional organizations outside of the Department;
- (d) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or technical fields;
- (e) 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
- (f) The need of the group to maintain a balanced membership, e.g., minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 1470 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3316).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 27753, May 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.