[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69342-69343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0198]


60-Day Notice; 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

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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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of Currently 
Approved Collection;
    Title of Information Collection: Public Health Service Policies on 
Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0937-0198;
    Use: Section 493 of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR Part 
93 require each institution that applies for research and research-
related grants to establish policies and procedures for investigation 
and reporting instances of alleged or apparent misconduct.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, reporting, annually;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions; and individuals or households, Federal government, state, 
local or tribal government;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 4,000;
    Total Annual Responses: 3,800;
    Average Burden Per Response: Six minutes;
    Total Annual Hours: 400;
    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 60 days of this notice directly to the OS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer designated at the following address: Department of Health and 
Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for 
Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of Information and Resource 
Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0937-0198), Room 531-H, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

    Dated: November 3, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22571 Filed 11-14-05; 8:45 am]
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