[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 54378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26094]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Notice of the Final Meeting of the Commission on Research 
Integrity

    Pursuant to P.L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the final 
meeting of the Commission on Research Integrity. The proceeding is open 
to the public.
    The meeting will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 24 and 25, 
1995, at the Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Room 17-94. The Commission will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on 
both days.
    Space is very limited in this location. Therefore, interested 
parties are advised to call the Executive Secretary before the meeting 
to verify the date, place, and agenda, and, if they want to attend, 
place their name on a first-come, first-served list.
    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 Commission will finalize its recommendations on a number of 
issues on research misconduct and integrity including a new definition 
of research misconduct, a research integrity assurance for 
institutions, a processes by which to respond to and monitor related 
administrative processes and investigations, and development of a 
regulation to protect whistleblowers. Recommendations will be directed 
at research institutions, professional societies, Federal agencies, 
whistleblowers, respondents to allegations of research misconduct, 
research scientists, and the scientific community in general.
    Because of time constraints, individuals wishing to make a 
presentation are urged to do so in writing and send their statement to 
Henrietta D. Hyatt-Knorr, Executive Secretary, Commission on Research 
Integrity, Suite 700, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville MD 20852, (301) 
443-3400 (phone), (301) 443-5351 (fax), or [email protected] 
(internet). Persons wishing to make an oral presentation must contact 
the Executive Secretary prior to the meeting. Depending on the number 
of presentations and other considerations, the Executive Secretary will 
allocate a timeframe for speakers.
Henrietta D. Hyatt-Knorr,
Executive Secretary, Commission on Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 95-26094 Filed 10-20-95; 8:45 am]
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