66370 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Annual State Application Under 

Part B of the IDEA as Amended in 2004. 

Abstract: The Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Improvement Act 

of 2004, signed on December 3, 2004, 

became Pub. L. 108–446. In accordance 

with 20 U.S.C. 1412(a) a State is eligible 

for assistance under part B for a fiscal 

year if the State submits a plan that 

provides assurances to the Secretary 

that the State has in effect policies and 

procedures to ensure that the State 

meets each of the conditions found in 

20 U.S.C. 1412. Information Collection 

1820–0030 is being revised so that a 

State can provide assurances that it 

either has or does not have in effect 

policies and procedures to meet the 

eligibility requirements of part B of the 

Act as found in Pub. L. 108–446. 

Additional Information: In 

accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1412(a) and 

300.100 of proposed regulations, a State 

is eligible for assistance under Part B for 

a fiscal year if the State submits a plan 

that provides assurances to the 

Secretary that the State has in effect 

policies and procedures to ensure that 

the State meets each of the conditions 

found in 20 U.S.C. 1412 and proposed 

300.101 through 300.176 and the 

requirements at 300.182 and 300.804. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 57. 

Burden Hours: 456. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2928. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements, 

contact Sheila Carey at her e-mail 

address Sheila.Carey@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–21970 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by November 29, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the emergency review should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget; 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Director of OMB provide 

interested Federal agencies and the 

public an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) may amend or waive the 

requirement for public consultation to 

the extent that public participation in 

the approval process would defeat the 

purpose of the information collection, 

violate State or Federal law, or 

substantially interfere with any agency’s 

ability to perform its statutory 

obligations. The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, publishes this notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests at the beginning of the 

Departmental review of the information 

collection. Each proposed information 

collection, grouped by office, contains 

the following: (1) Type of review 

requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, 

existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) 

Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. ED invites 

public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected, and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Annual State Application Under 

Part C of the IDEA as Amended in 2004. 

Abstract: The Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Improvement Act 

of 2004, signed on December 3, 2004, 

became Pub. L. 108–446. In order to be 

eligible for a grant under 20 U.S.C. 1433, 

a State shall provide assurance to the 

Secretary that the State has adopted a 

policy that appropriate early 

intervention services are available to all 

infants and toddlers with disabilities in 

the State and their families, including 

Indian infants and toddlers with 

disabilities and their families residing 

on a reservation geographically located 

in the State, infants and toddlers with 

disabilities who are homeless children 

and their families, and has in effect a 

statewide system that meets the 

requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1435. 

Information Collection 1820–0550 is 

being revised so that a State can provide 

assurances that it either has or does not 

have in effect policies, procedures, 

methods, descriptions, and assurances 

that meet the application requirements 

of part C of the Act as found in Pub. L. 

108–446. 

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Additional Information: In order to be 

eligible for a grant under 20 U.S.C. 1433, 

a State must provide assurance to the 

Secretary that the State has adopted a 

policy that appropriate early 

intervention services are available to all 

infants and toddlers with disabilities in 

the State and their families, including 

Indian infants and toddlers with 

disabilities and their families residing 

on a reservation geographically located 

in the State, infants and toddlers with 

disabilities who are homeless children 

and their families, and has in effect a 

statewide system that meets the 

requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1435. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 56. 

Burden Hours: 560. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2927. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements, 

contact Sheila Carey at her e-mail 

address Sheila.Carey@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–21971 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of policy on research 

misconduct. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Education (Department) announces 

the establishment of a policy regarding 

research misconduct (Department’s 

Policy). The Department’s Policy 

implements the Federal Policy on 

Research Misconduct (Federal Policy) 

issued by the Executive Office of the 

President’s Office of Science and 

Technology Policy on December 6, 2000 

(65 FR 76260). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Department’s 

Policy is effective December 2, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Wolff, U.S. Department of 

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, 

NW., room 508C, Washington, DC 

20208–5643. Telephone: (202) 219–2067 

or by e-mail: Brenda.Wolff@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

this section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statement of Department of Education 

Policy Regarding Research Misconduct 

The Department recognizes the 

significant threat that research 

misconduct poses to the integrity, 

accuracy, and reliability of research 

funded by the Federal Government, 

including research funded by the 

Department. As an agency that provides 

funding for research, the Department is 

aware of the importance of establishing 

throughout the Government uniform 

policies and guidelines, to the extent 

practicable, as called for in the Federal 

Policy. 

The Federal Policy seeks to establish 

uniformity among Federal agencies in 

several key areas including the adoption 

of common definitions of research 

misconduct and related terms, as well as 

the establishment of uniform criteria for 

determining a finding of research 

misconduct (65 FR 76260, 76262, and 

76263). In addition, the Federal Policy 

recommends that Federal agencies 

adhere to certain common policies and 

procedures in applying their respective 

research misconduct policies, including 

establishing guidelines to ensure fair 

and timely procedures for responding to 

allegations of research misconduct. The 

Federal Policy also provides guidance to 

assist Federal agencies in determining 

the appropriate sanctions for research 

misconduct. 

The Department has determined that 

the best method of fulfilling its 

obligation is to establish a policy that (1) 

adopts the Federal Policy and (2) within 

the framework of regulations governing 

research funded by the Department, 

applies the common definitions and 

criteria for responding to allegations of 

research misconduct. 

Adoption of Common Definitions 

The Department adopts, and applies 

to research funded by it, the definition 

of research misconduct in the Federal 

Policy (65 FR 76260 and 76262). 

Accordingly, the Department applies the 

following definitions: 

Research misconduct means 

fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism 

in proposing, performing, or reviewing 

research or in reporting research results. 

However, the term does not include 

honest error or differences of opinion. 

Fabrication means making up data or 

results and recording or reporting them. 

Falsification means manipulating 

research materials, equipment, or 

processes, or changing or omitting data 

or results so that the research is not 

accurately represented in the research 

record. 

Plagiarism means appropriating 

another person’s ideas, processes, 

results, or words without giving proper 

credit. 

Consistent with the Federal Policy, 

the definition of research for purposes 

of the Department’s Policy includes all 

basic, applied, and demonstration 

research in all fields, as more fully 

described in the Federal Policy (65 FR 

76260 and 76263). The definition of 

research record as used in the 

Department’s Policy is identical to the 

definition used in the Federal Policy (65 

FR 76260 and 76263). 

Adoption of Common Standards for the 

Purpose of Finding Research 

Misconduct 

As stated in the Federal Policy, the 

Department considers that research 

misconduct has occurred if (1) there is 

a significant departure from the 

accepted practices of the relevant 

research community; (2) the misconduct 

occurs as the result of an intentional act 

or a knowingly or recklessly committed 

act; and (3) the allegation is proven by 

a preponderance of evidence. 

General Responsibilities of the 

Department and Research Institutions 

The Federal Policy describes, in 

general terms, the responsibilities that 

Federal agencies and research 

institutions share in responding to 

research misconduct. For purposes of 

the Department’s Policy, the Department 

has adopted the Federal Policy’s 

definition of research institution (65 FR 

76260 and 76263). Thus, this term 

includes all organizations, regardless of 

size, using Department funds for 

research, including intramural research 

conducted for the Department by 

employees and contractors. 

To the extent that the responsibilities 

of the Department and research