[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 52120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21933]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collection projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6027.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Project 1. Research Misconduct: An Inquiry into Etiology 
and Stigma--NEW--The Office of Research Integrity (ORI), PHS is 
responsible for developing activities to prevent research misconduct 
and improve research integrity. The purpose of this survey is to study 
research misconduct. The survey will contribute to a better 
understanding of scientific misconduct, its causes, its effects on the 
careers of those found guilty of such misconduct and possible 
preventive and control measures. Respondents: Individuals; Burden 
Information--Number of Respondents: 84; Burden per Response: 2 hours; 
Total Burden: 168 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, 
D.C., 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: August 18, 2000.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-21933 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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