[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1275.101]



[Page 512-513]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1275_RESEARCH MISCONDUCT--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1275.101  Definitions.



    (a) Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or 

plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in 

reporting research results. Research misconduct does not include honest 

error or differences of opinion. Research as used in this part includes 

all basic, applied, and demonstration research in all fields of science, 

engineering, and mathematics, including, but not limited to, research in 

economics, education, linguistics, medicine, psychology, social 

sciences, statistics, and research involving human subjects or animals.

    (b) Fabrication means making up data or results and recording or 

reporting them.



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    (c) Falsification means manipulating research materials, equipment, 

or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the 

research is not accurately represented in the research record.

    (d) Plagiarism means the appropriation of another person's ideas, 

processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.

    (e) Awardee institution means any public or private entity or 

organization (including a Federal, State, or local agency) that is a 

party to a NASA contract, grant, cooperative agreement, Space Act 

agreement, or to any other transaction with NASA, whose purpose includes 

the conduct of research.

    (f) NASA research means research wholly or partially funded or 

supported by NASA involving an awardee institution or a NASA 

installation. This definition includes research wholly or partially 

funded by NASA appropriated funds, or research involving the use of NASA 

facilities, equipment, or personnel.

    (g) NASA research discipline means one of the following areas of 

research that together comprise NASA's research mission for aeronautics, 

space science, Earth science, biomedicine, biology, engineering and 

physical sciences (physics and chemistry).

    (h) Inquiry means the assessment of whether an allegation of 

research misconduct has substance and warrants an investigation.

    (i) Investigation means the formal development of a factual record 

and the examination of that record leading to recommended findings on 

whether research misconduct has occurred, and if the recommended 

findings are that such conduct has occurred, to include recommendations 

on appropriate administrative actions.

    (j) Complainant is the individual bringing an allegation of research 

misconduct related to NASA research.

    (k) Respondent is the individual or institution who is the subject 

of an allegation of research misconduct related to NASA research.

    (l) Adjudication means the formal procedure for reviewing and 

evaluating the investigation report and the accompanying evidentiary 

record and for determining whether to accept the recommended findings 

and any recommendations for administrative actions resulting from the 

investigation.

    (m) NASA Adjudication Official is the NASA Associate Administrator 

for the Enterprise with the greatest expertise in the NASA research 

discipline involved in the research misconduct allegation. The appendix 

to this part contains the list of NASA research disciplines and their 

associated Enterprises.

    (n) Appeal means the formal procedure initiated at the request of 

the Respondent for review of a determination resulting from the 

adjudication and for affirming, overturning, or modifying it.

    (o) NASA Appeals Official is the NASA Deputy Administrator or other 

official designated by the NASA Administrator.