[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 117 (Monday, June 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 32035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14855]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is delaying the 
effective date of its final Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy 
(58 FR 33308) from June 28, 1995 to October 1, 1995. This change is 
necessary to maintain consistency with the Department of Health and 
Human Services' rule on the subject which will have an effective date 
of October 1, 1995.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the NSF's final Investigator 
Financial Disclosure Policy is October 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher L. Ashley, Assistant General Counsel, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1265, Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 
306-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paperwork Reduction Act Control Number 3145-
0149.
    On June 28, 1994, NSF published in the Federal Register a final 
Policy announcing revised award conditions relating to investigator 
financial disclosure. Those revised conditions require grantee 
institutions to maintain written and enforced policies on investigator 
conflict of interest. 59 FR 33308 (June 28, 1994).
    NSF has been coordinating its Investigator Financial Disclosure 
Policy with the Public Health Service and the Office of the Secretary 
of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At the same time 
NSF published its final Policy, HHS published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking also dealing with investigator conflicts. HHS received and 
reviewed public comments on that proposed rule and has not yet issued 
its final rule. To maintain consistency with HHS' rule and its 
anticipated effective date, NSF is now changing the effective date of 
its Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy to October 1, 1995.

    Dated: June 13, 1995.
Lawrence Rudolph,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-14855 Filed 6-16-95; 8:45 am]
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