[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14774]



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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary


Notice of Three Meetings of the Commission on Research Integrity

    Pursuant to P.L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of three public 
meetings of the Commission on Research Integrity in the Washington/
Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
    The first meeting will be at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 
Hotel, in Chantilly, VA, on Monday and Tuesday, June 26-27, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. on day one, and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on day two. 
The second meeting will be at the Belmont Conference Center in 
Elkridge, MD, Sunday through Tuesday, July 30 through August 1, from 10 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on all three days. The third meeting will be at 
the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott Hotel on Monday and Tuesday, 
September 18-19, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on day one, and from 9 
a.m. until 5 p.m. on day two.

    The Commission will be working on a report and recommendations to 
congressional oversight committees and the Secretary of the Department 
of Health and Human Services 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. Proposed recommendations may 
address the following topics: A new definition of research misconduct, 
a model assurance for institutions concerning research integrity, codes 
of ethics for professional associations, a bill of rights and 
responsibilities for witnesses (also called ``whistleblowers'') in 
alleged cases of research misconduct, and the teaching of research 
ethics and of the responsible conduct of research.

    Interested parties are advised to call the Executive Secretary, Ms. 
Henrietta Hyatt-Knorr, shortly before each meeting to verify the date, 
place, and agenda. Persons wishing to make a presentation, either in 
writing or orally, should contact her in writing at Rockwall II, Suite 
700, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville MD 20852, by phone at (301) 443-
5300, by fax at (301) 443-5351, or via internet at 
[email protected]. Ms. Hyatt-Knorr will furnish the Committee 
charter, a Committee roster, and/or a meeting agenda upon request. 
Depending on the number of presentations and other considerations, the 
Executive Secretary will allocate a reasonable timeframe for each 
speaker.

Barbara E. Bullman,

Policy Analyst.

[FR Doc. 95-14774 Filed 6-16-95; 8:45 am]

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