[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25403]


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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: Incidence of Received Research Misconduct in 
Biomedical Research--NEW--As required by Section 493 of the Public 
Health Service Act, the Secretary by regulation shall require that 
applicant and institution receiving PHS funds must investigate and 
report instances of alleged or apparent misconduct in science. The 
purpose of this study is to produce a reliable estimate of the 
incidence of search misconduct and initiate a longitudinal database for 
measuring changes and evaluating federal and institutional efforts to 
prevent research misconduct and promote research integrity. 
Respondents: Not-for-profit Institutions--Number of Respondents: 3,000; 
Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Send comments via e-mail to [email protected] or mail to OS 
Reports Clearance Office, Room 503H, Huber H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. Comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: September 12, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-25403 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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