---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3415.11"
title: "7"
number: "3415.11"
heading: "Composition of peer review groups."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3415.11"
---

# §3415.11. Composition of peer review groups.

- (a) Peer review group members and ad hoc reviewers 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 and the extent to which an individual is engaged in relevant research activities;
  - (2) The need to include as peer reviewers experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or technical fields;
  - (3) The need to include as peer reviewers experts from a variety of organizational types (e.g., universities, Federal laboratories, industry, private consultant(s), Federal and State regulatory agencies, environmental organizations) and geographic locations; and
  - (4) The need to maintain a balanced composition of peer review groups related to minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 5921.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 65647, Dec. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted.