[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56330-56331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27981]


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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 Office at (202) 619-2118 or e-mail [email protected].
    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. Survey of Research Integrity Measures Utilized 
in Biomedical Research Laboratories--NEW--The Office of Research 
Integrity (ORI) in performing its responsibilities, expanded its 
education program to promote research integrity and discourage research 
misconduct. As part of this education program the proposed survey will 
identify the measures that are being utilized by the institutions to 
prevent misconduct and promote research integrity in biomedical 
research laboratories, and establish a database on biomedical research 
laboratories that may be used for secondary analysis by other 
researchers interested in research integrity. Respondents: Business or 
other for-profit, Non-profit institutions; Burden Information--Number 
of Respondents: 5000; Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden 
per Response: 15 minutes; Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected], or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.


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    Dated: October 30, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-27981 Filed 11-6-01; 8:45 am]
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