[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8237-8238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2540]


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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 
collections 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) 690-6207.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information

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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 Projects 1. Organizing an Institutional Investigation 
Assistance Program: A Feasibility Study--NEW--A review group charged 
with examining the Office of Research Integrity's role in handling 
allegations of research misconduct developed numerous recommendations. 
One of the recommendations stated that ``HHS should encourage the 
development of a consortium-based approach to be used by awardee 
institutions that do not have the capacity to conduct the fact-finding 
process, or at which there is otherwise inadequate institutional or 
organizational capacity.'' The Office of Research Integrity is 
proposing a survey of research institutions, educational institutions 
and related organizations to assess the expressed level of interest in 
the development of consortia. Respondents: Businesses or other for-
profit, non-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 1,000; Burden 
per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 333 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington 
DC, 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: January 23, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-2540 Filed 1-29-01; 8:45 am]
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