{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-3401.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 3401.13","heading":"Composition of peer review groups.","body":"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:\n(a) The level of formal scientific or technical education by the individual;\n(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;\n(c) Professional recognition as reflected by awards and other honors received from scientific and professional organizations outside of the Department;\n(d) The need of the group to include within its membership experts from various areas of specialization within relevant scientific or technical fields;\n(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\n(f) The need of the group to maintain a balanced membership, e.g., minority and female representation and an equitable age distribution.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XXXIV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE","PART 3401—RANGELAND RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM","Subpart B—Scientific Peer Review of Research Applications for Funding"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"19f8eaa8ff0462c90eae4f741bac22d8a70717781faac06d972600e6adeaebe6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-3401.12","next":"us/7-cfr-3401.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}