[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


PHS Policy for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of 
Research; Availability of New Draft

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in collaboration with 
the Agency Research Integrity Liaison Officers for each of the PHS 
Operating Divisions, is announcing the availability for public comment 
of a new draft PHS Policy for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of 
Research for extramural institutions receiving PHS funds for research 
or research training.
    On October 22, 1999, HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala announced a 
number of important changes in policy to improve the Department's 
research integrity efforts including a statement that ``through ORI, 
the Department will require research institutions to provide training 
in the responsible conduct of research to all staff engaged in research 
or research training with PHS funds.'' This decision was based on the 
Department's commitment to ensure that all PHS supported researchers 
receive basic instruction in the key elements of responsible research 
and are familiar with basic regulatory requirements. The decision was 
also supported by prior recommendations of the Commission on Research 
Integrity which stated, in part, that HHS

    ``require that each institution applying for or receiving a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under the Public Health 
Service Act for research or research training add to its existing 
misconduct-in-science assurance a third declaration, one certifying 
that the institution has an educational program on the responsible 
conduct of research. Through this mechanism, the current NIH 
research integrity education requirement, now limited to recipients 
of institutional training grants at NIH-funded institutions, would 
be augmented by an assurance applied to all individuals supported by 
PHS research funds.'' Commission Report, ``Integrity and Misconduct 
in Research,'' p. 18 (HHS 1995).

    Institutions and individuals interested in commenting on the 
proposed policy may obtain it on the ORI website at http://ori.dhhs.gov> by clicking on ``What's New'' or by contacting ORI. To be 
considered, all comments must be received by ORI at the address below 
or by E-mail to [email protected] no later than August 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris B. Pascal, J.D., Acting 
Director, Office of Research Integrity, Rockwall II, Suite 700, 5515 
Security Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-443-3400.

Chris B. Pascal,
Acting Director, Office of Research Integrity.
[FR Doc. 00-18495 Filed 7-20-00; 8:45 am]
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