[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4164-4165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01415]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-21329-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for revision of the approved information 
collection assigned OMB control number 0937-0198, which expires on June 
25, 2015. Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments from 
the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of 
the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 25, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-21329-60D 
for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Public Health 
Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93)
    Abstract: This is a revision to a currently approved collection, 
OMB number 0937-0198, Public Health Service Policies on Research 
Misconduct. The revision will include an additional form, called the 
Assurance of Compliance by Sub-Award Recipients form PHS-6315. The 
purpose of this form is to establish an assurance of compliance for a 
sub-award institution. The sub-awardee is also required to provide data 
from on the amount of research misconduct activity occurring in 
institutions conducting PHS supported research. Therefore, in addition 
this provides an annual assurance that the sub-award 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 sub-awardee's compliance with the PHS regulation.
    Summary of the information collection: Lastly, the forms will be 
used to respond to congressional requests for information to prevent 
misuse of Federal funds and to protect the public interest.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Public Health Service 
Polices on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93)--OMB No 0937-0198-
Revision--Office of Research Integrity.
    Likely Respondents: Public Health Service (PHS) research sub-award 
recipient.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                                            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
PHS-6315......................................  Sub-award Institutions..........               200                 1              5/60                17
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    Total.....................................  ................................  ................  ................  ................             1,033
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    OS specifically requests comments on (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

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technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01415 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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