[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22777]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    #1 Type of Information Collection Request: New collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Reporting of Suspected Research in 
Biomedical and Behavioral Research;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New;
    Use: The purpose of this information collection is to collect data 
on the observation of suspected research misconduct and the reporting 
of such misconduct to appropriate authorities to determine whether 
suspected research misconduct is underreported.
    Frequency: One time;
    Affected Public: Individuals or household, not-for-profit 
institutions;
    Annual Number of Respondents 5,200;
    Total Annual Responses: 3,900;
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,300;
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer at the 
address below:
    OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-New), New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 30, 2004.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-22777 Filed 10-8-04; 8:45 am]
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