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phases (if any), with allowances for

extensions where appropriate, provide

confidence that the process will be well

managed.

• Confidentiality During the Inquiry,

Investigation, and Decision-Making

Processes. To the extent possible

consistent with a fair and thorough

investigation and as allowed by law,

knowledge about the identity of subjects

and informants is limited to those who

need to know. Records maintained by

the agency during the course of

responding to an allegation of research

misconduct are exempt from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act

to the extent permitted by law and

regulation.

V. Agency Administrative Actions

• Seriousness of the Misconduct. In

deciding what administrative actions

are appropriate, the agency should

consider the seriousness of the

misconduct, including, but not limited

to, the degree to which the misconduct

was knowing, intentional, or reckless;

was an isolated event or part of a

pattern; or had significant impact on the

research record, research subjects, other

researchers, institutions, or the public

welfare.

• Possible Administrative Actions.

Administrative actions available

include, but are not limited to,

appropriate steps to correct the research

record; letters of reprimand; the

imposition of special certification or

assurance requirements to ensure

compliance with applicable regulations

or terms of an award; suspension or

termination of an active award; or

suspension and debarment in

accordance with applicable governmentwide rules on suspension and

debarment. In the event of suspension

or debarment, the information is made

publicly available through the List of

Parties Excluded from Federal

Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs maintained by the U.S.

General Services Administration. With

respect to administrative actions

imposed upon government employees,

the agencies must comply with all

relevant federal personnel policies and

laws.

• In Case of Criminal or Civil Fraud

Violations. If the funding agency

believes that criminal or civil fraud

violations may have occurred, the

agency shall promptly refer the matter

to the Department of Justice, the

Inspector General for the agency, or

other appropriate investigative body.

VI. Roles of Other Organizations

This Federal policy does not limit the

authority of research institutions, or

other entities, to promulgate additional

research misconduct policies or

guidelines or more specific ethical

guidance.

Barbara Ann Ferguson,

Assistant Director for Budget and

Administration, Office of Science and

Technology Policy.

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BILLING CODE 3170–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

November 27, 2000.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 5, 2001.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW, DC 20554 or via the Internet

to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0951.

Title: Service of Petitions for

Preemption, 47 CFR 1.1204(b) Note and

1.1206(a) Note 1.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and

state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 125.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement and third party

disclosure requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: These provisions

supplement the procedures for filing

petitions seeking Commission

preemption of state and local

government regulation of

telecommunications services. They

require that such petitions, whether in

the form of a petition for rulemaking or

a petition for declaratory ruling, be

served on all state and local

governments. The actions for which as

cited as a basis for requesting

preemption. Thus, in accordance with

these provisions, persons seeking

preemption must serve their petitions

not only on the state or local

government whose authority would be

preempted, but also on other state or

local governments whose actions are

cited in the petition.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0937.

Title: Establishment of a Class A

Television Service, MM Docket No. 00–

10.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 1,000

respondents; 19,370 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: .166

hours to 52 hours.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement, on

occasion and quarterly reporting

requirement and third party disclosure

requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 396,251 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $2,284,000.

Needs and Uses: The Community

Broadcasters Protection Act directed the

Commission to make Class A television

licensees subject to the same operating

requirements as that of full-service

broadcast stations. The Commission has

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modified Part 73 to incorporate Class A

licensees. The data will be used to

ensure that the public is being served

and will not cause harmful interference.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[DA 00–2692]

Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces

formation of the Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (hereinafter ‘‘the

Committee’’) to make recommendations

to the Commission regarding consumer

and disability issues within the

jurisdiction of the Commission and to

facilitate the participation of consumers

(including people with disabilities and

underserved populations) in

proceedings before the Commission.

The Commission also requests

applications of representatives to serve

on the Committee.

DATES: Applications should be received

no later than January 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to the Federal Communications

Commission, Consumer Information

Bureau, Attn: Scott Marshall, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Marshall, Consumer Information

Bureau, Federal Communications

Commission, and 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554. Telephone 202–

418–2809 (voice) or 202–418–0179

(TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

public notice, which announces

formation of the Consumer/Disability

Advisory Telecommunications

Committee, was released November 30,

2000.

Electronic Access and Filing

A copy of this notice is also available

in alternate formats (Braille, cassette

tape, large print or diskette) upon

request. It is also posted on the

Commission’s website at http://

www.fcc.gov/cib/dro. Applications for

membership on the Committee may also

be sent to the Commission via email

addressed to smarshal@fcc.gov or may

be transmitted via facsimile to 202–418–

1414.

Background

The Telecommunications Act of 1996

paved the way for a new era of greater

competition and consumer choice in

telecommunications for all Americans.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App II, the

Commission announces the formation of

the Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee to ensure that all Americans,

including individuals with disabilities

and underserved populations such as

tribal nations, have equal access to

telecommunications products and

services; and to facilitate consumer

involvement and input into all activities

of the Commission.

Functions

The Committee will provide general

guidance to the Federal

Communications Commission, and will

make specific recommendations on

issues and questions presented to it

through the Commission’s Consumer

Information Bureau (CIB). The issues or

questions referred to the Committee will

include, but are not limited to the

following topic areas:

• Consumer Protection and Education

(e.g., cramming, slamming, consumer

friendly billing, detariffing, bundling of

services, Lifeline/Linkup programs,

customer service, privacy, telemarketing

abuses, and outreach to underserved

populations).

• Access by People with Disabilities

(e.g., telecommunications relay services,

video description, captioning, accessible

billing, and access to

telecommunications products and

services).

• Impact of New and Emerging

Technologies (e.g., availability of

Broadband, digital television, cable,

satellite, low power FM, and the

convergence of these and emerging

technologies).

• Enforcement and Consumer

Participation in the FCC Rulemaking

Process.

It is anticipated that the Committee

will meet a minimum of two times per

year in Washington, DC, and that

approximately three informal

subcommittees will be established to

facilitate the Committee’s work between

meetings of the full Committee.

Applications for Membership

The Commission seeks applications

from interested individuals or

organizations from both the public and

private sectors that wish to be

considered for membership on the

Committee. Selections will be made on

the basis of factors such as expertise and

viewpoints that are necessary to address

effectively the questions presented to

the Committee. Members should be

recognized experts in their fields,

including but not limited to, consumer

advocacy organizations, organizations

representing persons with disabilities,

representatives of underserved

populations, equipment manufacturers,

telecommunications service providers

(including wireless), broadcast/cable

providers, state/local regulators, and/or

other qualified persons serving in their

individual capacities. Members must be

willing to commit to a two-year term of

service, should be willing and able to

attend a minimum of two (2) one-day

meetings per year of the Committee held

in Washington, D.C., and are also

expected to participate in deliberations

of at least one subcommittee. The

Commission is unable to pay per diem

or travel costs. Members will have an

initial and continuing obligation to

disclose any interests in, or connections

to, persons or entities who are, or will,

be regulated by or that have interests

before the FCC. The number of

Committee members will be limited to

effectively accomplish the Committee’s

work. Organizations with similar

interests are encouraged to submit a

single application to represent their

interests. Although the Committee will

be limited in size, there will be

opportunities for the public to present

written information to the Committee,

participate through subcommittees, and

to comment at Committee meetings.

Applications should be sent to the

Commission at the address listed at the

beginning of this notice, and should be

received by the Commission no later

than January 15, 2001. The application

should include the representative’s

name (and for organizations, the name

of an alternate), title, address and

telephone number, a statement of the

interests represented and the consumer

and/or disability issues of interest to the

applicant; and a description of the

applicant’s qualifications. The

application should further be supported

by a statement indicating a willingness

to serve on the Committee for a two-year

period of time; to attend a minimum of

two (2) one-day meetings per year in

Washington DC; and a commitment to

work on at least one subcommittee, at

the applicant’s own expense. After the

applications have been reviewed, the

Commission will publish a notice in the

Federal Register announcing the

appointment of the Committee members