[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB.
    1. Research Misconduct: An Inquiry into Etiology and Stigma--NEW--
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in the Public Health Service is 
responsible for developing strategies to prevent research misconduct 
and improve research integrity. The purpose of the proposed survey is 
to study research misconduct. The survey will contribute to a better 
understanding of scientific misconduct, its causes, it effects on the 
careers of those found guilty of such misconduct and will possibly 
identify preventative and control measures. Respondents: Individuals; 
Number of Respondents: 30; Average Burden per Response: 2 hours; Total 
Burden: 60 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Herron Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments may also be sent 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 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: April 12, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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