[Federal Register: October 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 199)]
[Notices]
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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 Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, 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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