[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB.
    1. Analysis of Guidelines for the Conduct of Research Adopted by 
Medical Schools or their Components--NEW--The Office of Research 
Integrity (ORI) is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the 
research supported by the Public Health Service. Section 493 of the 
Public Health Service Act, provides that the Secretary by regulation 
shall require that each entity which applies for a grant, contract or 
cooperative agreement which involves the conduct of biomedical or 
behavioral research shall establish policies and procedures to review, 
investigate and report allegations of research misconduct in connection 
with the research conducted at or sponsored by the applicant institute 
with PHS supported funds. ORI plans on requesting copies of the 
guidelines for the conduct of research adopted by accredited medical 
schools in the United States. ORI will use the information to develop 
technical assistance materials and an instructional workshop which will 
assist medical schools in formulating guidelines. Respondents: State 
and Local governments; Businesses or other for-profit, non-profit 
institutions--Burden Information for Solicitation--Number of 
Respondents: 125; Burden per Response: .25 hours; Total Burden for 
Solicitation: 31 hours; Burden Information for Check List--Number of 
Respondents: 125; Burden per Response: 1 hour; Total Burden for Check 
List: 125 hours; Burden Information for Telephone Calls--Number of 
Respondents: 13; Burden per Response: 625 hours; Total Burden for 
telephone calls: 16 hours; Total Burden: 172 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection package listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above the following address:
    Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Ave S.W., Washington, D.C., 20201. Written comments should 
be received within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: June 1, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-14688 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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