[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11293]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Findings of Scientific Misconduct

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity 
(ORI) has made a final finding of scientific misconduct in the 
following case:
    William G. McCown, Ph.D., Integra, Inc.: Based upon a report 
forwarded to the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) by Compass 
Information Services, Inc., and information obtained by ORI during its 
oversight review, ORI found that Dr. McCown, former Project Director at 
Integra, Inc. (now Compass Information Services, Inc.), engaged in 
scientific misconduct by falsifying answer sheets for an ``Item Count 
Substance Abuse Survey'' supported by a grant from the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Dr. McCown has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement with 
ORI in which he does not admit to any acts of scientific misconduct but 
has voluntarily agreed, for the three (3) year period beginning April 
17, 1997:
    (1) To exclude himself from serving in any advisory capacity to the 
Public Health Service (PHS), including but not limited to service on 
any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as 
a consultant; and
    (2) That any institution that submits an application for PHS 
support for a research project on which Dr. McCown's participation is 
proposed or which uses him in any capacity on PHS supported research 
must concurrently submit a plan for supervision of his duties. The 
supervisory plan must be designed to ensure the scientific integrity of 
Dr. McCown's research contribution. The institution must submit a copy 
of the supervisory plan to ORI.
    No scientific publications were required to be corrected as part of 
this Agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting Director, Division of Research 
Investigations, Office of Research Integrity, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 
700, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443-5330.

Chris B. Pascal,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 97-11293 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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