[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29348-29349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0198; 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

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referenced above, email 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 202-395-5806.
    Proposed Project: Public Health Service Polices on Research 
Misconduct (42 CFR part 93)--OMB No 0937-0198-Extension--Office of 
Research Integrity
    Abstract: This is a request for an extension of the currently 
approved collection. The purpose of the Annual Report on Possible 
Research Misconduct (Annual Report) form is to provide data on the 
amount of research misconduct activity occurring in institutions 
conducting PHS supported research. In addition this provides an annual 
assurance that the institution has established and will follow 
administrative policies and procedures for responding to allegations of 
research misconduct that comply with the Public Health Service (PHS) 
Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93). Research misconduct 
is defined as receipt of an allegation of research misconduct and/or 
the conduct of an inquiry and/or investigation into such allegations. 
These data enable the ORI to monitor institutional compliance with the 
PHS regulation. Lastly, the form will be used to respond to 
congressional requests for information to prevent misuse of Federal 
funds and to protect the public interest.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
              Forms  (if necessary)                       Type of  respondent            Number of      responses per      hours  per      Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent        response          hours
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PHS-6349........................................  Awardee Institutions..............           6,096                1            10/60            1,016
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-11921 Filed 5-16-12; 8:45 am]
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