[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29361-29362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11996]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Scientific Integrity: Statement of Policy

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is extending the time period for 
receipt of comments in response to its solicitation of comments on its 
draft Scientific Integrity Policy, originally published April 17, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  E. Christi Cunningham, Associate 
Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-2312, Washington, DC 20210, 
[email protected], (202) 693-5959; (this is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-800-877-8339 
(TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 17, 2012, DOL published a notice in 
the Federal Register requesting comments on its draft Scientific 
Integrity Policy with a deadline for receiving comments of May 11, 
2012. (See Federal Register Volume 77, Number 74, Pages 22805-22806.) 
Today, the Department is extending the date for receipt of comments to 
May 18, 2012. DOL is developing its policy on Scientific Integrity in 
response to the March 9, 2009, Presidential Memorandum on Scientific 
Integrity, and the December 17, 2010, Memorandum from the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy. DOL is soliciting comments 
on its draft policy using an Internet portal specifically designed to 
capture your input and suggestions, http://dolscientificintegrity.ideascale.com/. This portal contains a series of 
questions designed to gather information on how DOL can best meet the 
requirements of these memoranda. The ability to comment using the 
portal has remained uninterrupted since it was first made available for 
use.
    The Department of Labor is issuing this request solely to seek 
useful information as it develops its policy. While responses to this 
request do not bind the Department of Labor to any further actions 
related to the responses,

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all submissions will be made available to the public for inspection on 
http://dolscientificintegrity.ideascale.com/.

DATES: Comments must be received by midnight May 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through http://dolscientificintegrity.ideascale.com/.

E. Christi Cunningham,
Associate Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs.
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