[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60704-60705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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 collection 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) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-6974.
    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 of 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 and identify best practices and 
approaches used by medical institutions to produce 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.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                      Forms                          Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Recruit Letters.................................          10,754               1           15/60           2,689
Web Survey......................................          10,754               1           20/60           3,585
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,274
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-24297 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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