[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43237-43238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16963]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    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 a proposed information collection request 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. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any 
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 
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 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Evaluating Institutions Research Misconduct 
Education Efforts--OMB No. 0990-NEW-Office of Research Integrity.
    Abstract: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is conducting this 
study of Research Misconduct Education in medical schools because these 
institutions are responsible for dissemination of information and 
guidelines to their faculty, staff, and students concerning the U.S. 
Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR 
Part 93). The ORI review of institutional research misconduct policies, 
investigation reports, requests for technical assistance in handling 
allegations, and analyses of filings of the Annual Report on Possible 
Research Misconduct (PHS 6349) have raised questions about the level of 
knowledge that medical school faculty conducting research and 
responding to allegations, and the faculty's perception of their 
institution's commitment to dealing with research misconduct. This 
study is designed to evaluate the knowledge of medical school faculty 
members about their institution's policies and procedures, identify 
best practices and approaches used by medical institutions, which 
account for the most positive perceptions of commitment and the best 
understanding of research misconduct. Also, the study will identify the 
areas of responsibility and specify the activities that institutions 
perform in the process of educating their employees to the meaning of 
scientific misconduct at their institutions.
    This will involve a one-time data collection effort. These 
researchers have been identified from a list of medical school 
principal investigators (PIs) that we obtained from the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH). All received NIH research projects awards 
in 2005 or 2006.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
             Forms                   Type of         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Recruit Letters...............  Researchers.....          10,754               1           15/60             896
Web Survey....................  Researchers.....          10,754               1           20/60           3,585
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,481
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-16963 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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