[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13287-13288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6018]


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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.
    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

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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: Whistleblowers Study--OMB No. 0990--New--Office 
of Research Integrity (ORI).
    Abstract: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) proposes to do a 
study to determine what questions whistleblowers want answered from 
Research Integrity Officers (RIOs) when deciding to file an allegation 
of research misconduct.
    To guide RIOs to be well-prepared to provide answers to the kinds 
of questions that complainants (whistleblowers) and potential 
complainants ask RIOs at different stages of the research misconduct 
allegation resolution process is critical to the smooth and effective 
conduct of that process. Complainants and potential complainants need 
to know what is in store for them during the process employed by the 
institution to resolve allegations of research misconduct. They need to 
know the steps involved in the process, the support available to them, 
and the safeguards afforded them against retaliation. This study will 
seek to obtain information from RIOs concerning the questions 
complainants have and when they arise, as well as what responses RIOs 
provide when they do.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
                     Forms                             Type of respondent             Number of       responses per       hours per       Total burden
                                                                                     respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Interview About Questions Asked By              Research Integrity Officers                    100                 1             45/60                75
 Complainants and Potential Complainants.        (RIOs) from Institutions with
                                                 Research Misconduct Allegation
                                                 or Investigation in Past 5
                                                 Years.
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    Total.....................................  ................................  ................  ................  ................                75
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-6018 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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