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in grant application HL113518–01 to 

support the hypothesis of the research. 

The falsified and/or fabricated data are: 

• False +-actin data and statistics in 

Figures 1A and 1B in the AJP paper and 

Figures 41A and 41B in the thesis (p. 

131) that purport to represent a timecourse of 15–LO–1 protein expression in 

rabbit aortic endothelial cells (RAECs) 

following hypoxia. 

• false +-actin and 15–LO–1 data and 

statistics in Figures 2A and 2B in the 

AJP paper and Figures 45A and 45B in 

the thesis (p. 135) that purport to 

represent 15–LO–1 expression in aortic 

rings of normoxic and hypoxic rabbits. 

• false +-actin data and statistics in 

Figures 3A and 3B in the AJP paper and 

Figures 46A and 46B in the 

Respondent’s Ph.D. thesis (p. 137) that 

purport to represent 15–LO–1 

expression in different arteries after 

hypoxia. 

• false +-actin data and statistics in 

Figures 1A and 1B in the ATVB paper 

and Figures 26A and 26B in the thesis 

(p. 105) that purport to demonstrate 

changes in 15–LO–1 expression in 

different arteries of cholesterol-animals; 

the false +-actin data in Figure 1A, 

ATVB was the same image as that used 

for Figure 1A, AJP but flipped vertically. 

• false GAPDH data and statistics in 

Figure 7 in the AHA grant application 

that purport to represent SUR2A–55 

expression in murine heart following 

left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). 

• false reporting in Figure 4A of grant 

application HL113518–01 for the 

number of mice used for the 

physiological data for ATP-induced 

potassium influx in murine 

mitochondria as three to four, when 

only a single mouse was studied. 

Dr. Aggarwal has entered into a 

Voluntary Settlement Agreement and 

has voluntarily agreed for a period of 

three (3) years, beginning on September 

17, 2013: 

(1) To have his research supervised; 

Respondent agreed that prior to the 

submission of an application for U.S. 

Public Health Service (PHS) support for 

a research project on which his 

participation is proposed and prior to 

his participation in any capacity on 

PHS-supported research, Respondent 

shall ensure that a plan for supervision 

of his duties is submitted to ORI for 

approval; the supervision plan must be 

designed to ensure the scientific 

integrity of his research contribution; he 

agreed that he shall not participate in 

any PHS-supported research until such 

a supervision plan is submitted to and 

approved by ORI; Respondent agreed to 

maintain responsibility for compliance 

with the agreed upon supervision plan; 

(2) that any institution employing him 

shall submit in conjunction with each 

application for PHS funds, or report, 

manuscript, or abstract involving PHSsupported research in which 

Respondent is involved, a certification 

to ORI that the data provided by 

Respondent are based on actual 

experiments or are otherwise 

legitimately derived, and that the data, 

procedures, and methodology are 

accurately reported in the application, 

report, manuscript, or abstract; and 

(3) to exclude himself voluntarily 

from serving in any advisory capacity to 

PHS including, but not limited to, 

service on any PHS advisory committee, 

board, and/or peer review committee, or 

as a consultant. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Office of Research Integrity, 

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, 

Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8200. 

David E. Wright, 

Director, Office of Research Integrity. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–2013–0015; NIOSH–237–A] 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health Personal Protective 

Technology Program and National 

Personal Protective Technology 

Laboratory Conformity Assessment; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice and extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 14, 2013, the 

Director of the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) published 

a notice in the Federal Register [78 FR 

49524] announcing a public meeting. 

This meeting was held on September 17, 

2013 to provide (1) a summary of the 

work conducted by the NIOSH Personal 

Protective Technology (PPT) Conformity 

Assessment Working Group (PCAWG), 

(2) provide an overview of model 

Conformity Assessment programs, and 

(3) solicit input to define a national 

framework for PPE conformity 

assessment. 

NIOSH’s National Personal Protective 

Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is 

addressing recommendations of the 

Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the 

National Research Council based on a 

review of NPPTL’s program activities. 

The IOM report identified gaps and 

inconsistencies in the certification and 

other conformity assessment processes 

for non-respiratory PPT. Conformity 

assessment is defined as the 

‘‘demonstration that specified 

requirements relating to a product, 

process, system, person or body are 

fulfilled.’’ Conformity assessment 

processes for PPT products are focused 

on product effectiveness and include 

the following primary components: 

Certification (ISO/IEC 17065), 

Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020), Testing 

(ISO/IEC 17025), Accreditation (ISO/IEC 

17011), Surveillance (ISO/IEC 17011, 

ISO/IEC 17065), Supplier’s Declaration 

of Conformity (ISO/IEC 17050), 

Registration (ISO/IEC 17021) and 

Quality management systems (ISO/

9001). 

Written comments were to be received 

by September 30, 2013. NIOSH is 

extending the public comment period to 

December 2, 2013. 

You may submit comments by either 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert 

A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C34, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 

45226. 

All information received in response 

to this notice and meeting must include 

the agency name and docket number 

(CDC–2013–0015; NIOSH–237–A). All 

relevant comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. All 

information will be available for public 

examination and copying at the NIOSH 

Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 

Room 109, Cincinnati, OH 45226. All 

electronic comments should be 

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‘‘Search.’’ 

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Dated: September 25, 2013. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

and Response; Notification of a Sole 

Source Cooperative Agreement Award 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response (ASPR), Office of Emergency 

Management (OEM). 

ACTION: Notification of a sole source 

Cooperative Agreement Award. 

Statutory Authority: Public Health Service 

Act, Section 301. 

Estimated Amount of Award: 

$200,000 to $ 750,000 (contingent on 

the availability of funding). 

Project Period: September 30, 2013 to 

March 31, 2015. 

Summary and Project Overview 

The Office of Emergency Management 

(OEM) within the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response (ASPR) is responsible for 

developing operational plans to ensure 

the preparedness of the Office, the 

Department, the Federal Government 

and the public to respond to and recover 

from domestic and international public 

health and medical threats and 

emergencies. OEM is also responsible 

for ensuring that ASPR has the systems, 

logistical support, and procedures 

necessary to coordinate the 

Department’s operational response to 

acts of terrorism and other public health 

and medical threats and emergencies. 

OEM is responsible for leading 

Emergency Support Function #8 (ESF 

#8), Public Health and Medical Services, 

under the National Response 

Framework and the Health and Social 

Services (H&SS) Recovery Support 

Function (RSF) under the National 

Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), 

released in September 2011. 

In the field of disaster and emergency 

management, post-disaster recovery has 

played an important, although often 

lower profile role. When it is addressed, 

it frequently references the restoration 

of previously extant physical or 

economic systems within a community, 

with a focus on ‘‘bricks and mortar’’ 

infrastructure reconstitution (e.g. roads, 

bridges, housing stock, commercial 

structures, etc) and/or business and 

commercial recovery.i Oftentimes 

absent from consideration is the critical 

importance of health, and the public 

health, medical and social services and 

underlying determinants of health that 

are key to supporting overall recovery.ii

Anecdotal evidence from recent 

disasters and other scientific 

evidence iii iv v suggest that there is not a 

broad understanding of the recovery 

activities that most significantly impact 

the health of individuals of populations. 

This grant will support the development 

and distribution of a set of evidencebased recommendations that inform 

recovery efforts in affected communities 

and the work of both emergency 

managers and health professionals. The 

recommendations will be informed by 

input from stakeholders and subject 

matters experts. 

Pursuant to the National Health 

Security Strategy (NHSS) objective 8.3 

and, specifically, sub-objective 8.3.1, 

this grant will generally seek ‘‘to 

continuously improve recovery efforts, 

[through] data elements assess[ing] 

recovery progress, quality, and 

outcomes.’’ vi This grant also supports 

HHS Strategic Plan Objective 3F: Protect 

Americans’ health and safety during 

emergencies, and foster resilience in 

response to emergencies. 

Justification 

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a 

nonprofit organization and is part of the 

National Academy of Sciences. IOM 

undertakes studies that may be specific 

mandates from Congress or requested by 

federal agencies and independent 

organizations. 

The IOM has an established Forum on 

Medical and Public Health Preparedness 

for Catastrophic Events. The Forum held 

a panel on Long-term Recovery of the 

Healthcare Service Delivery 

Infrastructure in February 2012 during 

the 2012 Public Health Preparedness 

Summit in Anaheim, CA. The Forum’s 

purpose is to foster dialogue among 

stakeholders, identify opportunities for 

public/private collaboration, and 

identify and address issues relevant to 

public health and medical 

preparedness. 

The IOM is part of the National 

Academies, which also has an 

established Disasters Roundtable. The 

Disasters Roundtable holds workshops 

three times per year on topics often 

relevant to recovery partners. The IOM 

is uniquely positioned to be able to not 

only identify relevant partners and 

stakeholders but also garner their 

participation in the proposed activities 

because of their existing structures and 

established reputation. 

Additional Information: The agency 

program contact is Esmeralda Pereira, 

esmeralda.pereira@hhs.gov, 202–205– 

0065. 

Dated: September 27, 2013. 

Nicole Lurie, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

lllllllllllllllllllll iAbramson, D., Stehling-Ariza, T., Soo 

Park, Y., Walsh, L., Culp, D. 2010. Measuring 

Individual Disaster Recovery: A 

Socioecological Framework. Disaster 

Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 

4(S1): S46–S54. iiBurkle, F. M. 2011. The Limits to Our 

Capacity: Reflections on Resiliency, 

Community Engagement, and Recovery in 

21st Century Crises. Disaster Medicine and 

Public Health Preparedness 5(S2): S176– 

S181. iiiMasten, A.S., and Obradovic, J. 2007. 

Disaster preparation and recovery: lessons 

from research on resilience in human 

development. Ecology and Society 13(1): 9. 

[online] URL: http://

www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss1/art9/. ivWallace, D., and R. Wallace. 2007. Urban 

Systems during Disasters: Factors in 

Resilience. Ecology and Society 13(1): 18. 

[online] URL: http://

www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss1/art18/ 

. vAbramson, D., Soo Park, Y., StehlingAriza, T., Redlener, I. 2010. Children as 

Bellwethers of Recovery: Dysfunctional 

Systems and the Effects of Parents, 

Households, and Neighborhoods on Serious 

Emotional Disturbance in Children After 

Hurricane Katrina. Disaster Medicine and 

Public Health Preparedness 4(S1): S17–27. viNHSS. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review 

The meeting announced below 

concerns Occupational Safety and 

Health Training Project Grants (T03), 

PAR–10–288, initial review. 

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the aforementioned meeting: 

Time and Date: 8 a.m.—5 p.m., 

November 6, 2013 (Closed). 

Place: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Roybal Campus, Building 

19–GCC, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639– 

6000. 


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