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HHS - 84713 - Board of Scientific Counselors, Division of Translational Toxicology - Authorized by Law

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Board of Scientific Counselors, Division of Translational Toxicology	Agency Name	Department of Health and Human Services
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84713
Original Establishment Date	12/4/2023	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/boards/dtt-board
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	8
Terminated This FY		Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Director, NTP Office of Liaison, Policy and Review
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	12/4/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Mary
Date Of Renewal Charter	12/4/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	S
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Wolfe
Exempt From Renewal*	Yes	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	Ph.D.
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(984) 287-3209
Establishment Authority*	Authorized by Law	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	42 U.S.C. 282(b)(16)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	wolfe@niehs.nih.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Board of Scientific Counselors reviews and evaluates the intramural program and the work of tenured, tenure track, and staff scientists and physicians and, as requested by the Director, NIH, undertakes peer review of extramural funding applications as required by section 492 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. For the intramural program, the Board will be provided with a written description of the overall research to be reviewed. This written description should present the overall past accomplishments of the research programs and their investigators since the last review was conducted. The written description will also present: the general aims, objectives, and projected directions of the research to be conducted; appropriate background information on possible future research projects; a brief summary of the general research plan; and an indication of the importance of the research projects to the DTT/NIEHS strategic objectives.
How is membership balanced?*	The Board will consist of eight members, approximately, including the Chair, appointed by the Director, NIH, from authorities knowledgeable in the fields of alternative methods, cell biology, computational and data science, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, exposure science, informatics, pathology, predictive science, research translation, risk communication, risk assessment, and toxicology related to the research activities of the DTT/NIEHS.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Meetings will be held approximately twice within a fiscal year. The committee did not meet in FY2025.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Board will be composed of recognized research authorities in areas highly relevant to the environmental health sciences from outside the NIH in order to secure unbiased, through and objective evaluation of intramural research programs.
Why close or partially close meetings?	NA
Recommendation Remarks	DFO and Committee Decision Maker positions are held by the same individual based on the assignment of responsibilities within this Institute. Committee Function - Other: Peer review of intramural research laboratories and personnel. This committee did not produce any reports this fiscal year. This committee was established in FY24. Due to the hiring freeze, the committee did not have enough members to meet a quorum in order to have a meeting in FY25. Staff anticipate the BSC meeting approximately two times in FY26. David Michaels and Gwendolyn Quinn were terminated 3/21/2025.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	Although grant reviews are included in the duties of this Board, there were no grant reviews performed during this fiscal year.
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	This committee was established in FY25 and did not meet. Membership is being established as of 9/30/2024. The BSC intends to meet approximately 2 times during FY25. Information on the research funded by NIH is available through the RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool) website. RePORT provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities that advance the mission of the NIH, including information on NIH expenditures, strategic plans, reports on NIH funding, and reports on the organization and people involved in NIH research and research training. The RePORT website is located at http://report.nih.gov.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	The committee has not met or made any recommendations	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	No recommendations made by the committee.	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Contact the Designated Federal Officer.
Agency Feedback Comment*	Information resulting from closed Board of Scientific Counselor meetings is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The public can view information on NIH Intramural Research Reports found on the NIH Intramural Research Sourcebook website located at thehttps://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/intramural-research-communications-resources/annual-reports-bibliographies/.	Narrative Description*	NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. NIH works toward that mission by conducting research in its own laboratories. Section 402(b)(9) of the Public Health Service Act states that “the Director, NIH...shall assure that research at...the National Institutes of Health is subject to review in accordance with section 492.” Section 492(b) states that the “Director of NIH shall establish procedures for periodic technical and scientific peer review of research at the National Institutes of Health. The mission of the Board of Scientific Counselors is to assess the quality of the Institute’s intramural research programs and to evaluate the productivity and performance of intramural scientists and shall also, as requested by the Director, NIH, undertake peer review of extramural funding applications as required by section 492 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.”

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	3/14/2025 9:12 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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