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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

 

Notice of Meeting of the Commission on Research Integrity

    Pursuant to P.L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the meeting of 
the Commission on Research Integrity, on Thursday, January 5, 1995, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting will be open 
to the public. The meeting is subject to availability of funds and 
other constraints. Therefore, interested parties are advised to call 
the Executive Secretary shortly before scheduled meetings to verify the 
date and place.
    The mandate of the Commission is to develop recommendations for the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress on the 
administration of Section 493 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by and added to, by Section 161 of the NIH Revitalization Act 
of 1993.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to continue the dialogue with 
professional societies on their role to ensure research integrity and 
to discourage research misconduct, including existing or planned codes 
of ethics that address such issues. The Commission will also continue 
its discussion on a new model assurance for institutions, a definition 
of research integrity, a more rigorous approach to whistleblower 
protection, and other issues on which the Commission is planning to 
make recommendations. Discussion items may include, but will not be 
limited to, the issues noted above.
    Commission members will prepare questions to guide representatives 
in their presentations. The questions will be forwarded to witnesses by 
the Executive Secretary. More detailed statements from witnesses on the 
concerns of the specific society may be submitted in writing to the 
Executive Secretary before or at the meeting. Each statement will be 
reviewed by Commission Members.
    Henrietta D. Hyatt-Knorr, Executive Secretary, Commission on 
Research Integrity, at Rockwall II, Suite 700, 5515 Security Lane, 
Rockville MD 20852, (301) 443-5300, will furnish the meeting agenda, 
the Committee charter, and a roster of the Committee members upon 
request. Members of the public wishing to make presentations should 
contact the Executive Secretary. Depending on the number of 
presentations and other considerations, the Executive Secretary will 
allocate a reasonable timeframe for each speaker.
Henrietta D. Hyatt-Korr,
Executive Secretary, Commission on Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 94-31078 Filed 12-16-94; 8:45 am]
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