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Towsend, Cheryl Christine, New Mexico

Highlands University, Pre-Pharmacy,

Laguna Pueblo

Tracey, Cassandra Glenbah, Mesa

Community College, Pre-Nurse, Navajo

Trevino, Karen Sue, Seminole Junior College,

Pre-Medical Technology, Jesa Grande

Diegueno

Tsingine, Georgia Lynn, Arizona State

University, Pre-Medicine, Navajo

Tsinnie, Ardis Rae, Arizona State University,

Pre-Nurse, Navajo

Tso, Delsey Renee, Northern Arizona

University, Pre-Pharmacy, Navajo

Tso-Garcia, Jennifer Lynn, University of New

Mexico, Pre-Medical Technology, Navajo

Tune, Crystal Ann C., Northeastern

Oklahoma A&M College, Pre-Nurse,

Cherokee

Upshaw, Bryan Michael, Phoenix College,

Pre-Dentistry, Navajo Valdo, Gerald David,

Santa Fe Community College, PreSanitarian, Acoma Pueblo

Van Hatten, Myrna Elfrieda, University of

Washington, Pre-Medicine, Alaska Native

Vander Velden, Shelly Howlett, University of

Montana, Pre-Nurse, Salish & Kootenai

Vandusen, Terra Andrea, Seminole Junior

College, Pre-Nurse, Cherokee

Vanness, Rhonda Lee, Salish Kootenai

College, Pre-Nurse, Salish & Kootenai

Ventura, Verlena Rose, Glendale Community

College, Pre-Nurse, Hopi

Viarreal, Genevieve Racheal, Northern New

Mexico Community College, Pre-Pharmacy,

San Juan Pueblo

Vielle, Nadine Marie, Blackfeet Community

College, Pre-Nurse, Blackfeet

Villines, Nathan Clark, East Central

University, Pre-Dentistry, Cherokee

Waddell, Barry Lee, University of the Pacific,

Pre-Medicine, Koyuk

Wakole, Carmen Jean, Eastern Oklahoma

State College, Pre-Nurse, Absentee

Shawnee

Warrington, Amy Katherine, Seminole Junior

College, Pre-Physical Therapy, Cherokee

Washburn, Kimberly Marie, Albuquerque

Technical Vocational Institute, Pre-Nurse,

Acoma Pueblo

Watson, Katie Joanne, Northeastern State

University, Pre-Physical Therapy,

Cherokee

Webster, Edwin Quillin, University of

Montana, Pre-Pharmacy, Aleut

West, Michael Clinton, East Central

University, Pre-Medicine, Choctaw

White, Denise Davidica, University of North

Dakota, Pre-Nurse, Turtle Mountain

Chippewa

White, Kevin-Steven, University of Arizona,

Pre-Medical Technology, Navajo

Wilkett, David Matthew, Southeastern

Oklahoma State University, Pre-Medicine,

Choctaw

Willeto, Brenda Ann, University of New

Mexico, Pre-Nurse, Navajo

Williams, Deidra, University of Arizona, PrePhysical Therapy, Navajo

Williams, Gypsy Robyn, University of

Nevada Las Vegas, Pre-Medicine, Walker

River Paiute

Wilson, Sandra, University of North Dakota,

Pre-Dentistry, Northern Cheyenne

Wood, Scott Edward, East Central University,

Pre-Medicine, Chickasaw

Woodie, Thelma, Scottsdale Community

College, Pre-Nurse, Navajo

Yazzie, Delvin, University of New Mexico,

Pre-Medicine, Navajo

Yazzie, Henrietta Joan, Albuquerque

Technical Vocational Institute, Pre-Nurse,

Navajo

Yazzie, Sheldwin Aaron, University of New

Mexico, Pre-Medicine, Navajo

Yeager, Gail Ann, Wayne State University,

Pre-Medicine, Acoma Pueblo

Yellowfish, Vicki Battise, El Centro College,

Pre-Nurse, Alabama Coushatta

Yellowman, Ryan, Eastern Michigan

University, Pre-Medicine, Navajo

Zackar, Luke Gregory, University of Alaska,

Pre-Dentistry, Alaska Native

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Rosh Foley, Acting Chief,

Scholarship Branch, Indian Health

Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, Suite

100A, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway,

Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone:

301/443–6197.

Dated: December 28, 1994.

Michel Lincoln,

Acting Director.

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Public Health Service

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health; Privacy Act of 1974; New

System of Records

AGENCY: Public Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notification of revised system of

records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Privacy Act, the

Public Health Service (PHS) is

publishing a revised notice of its system

of records, 09–37–0021, ‘‘Public Health

Service Records Related to Inquiries and

Investigations of Scientific Misconduct,

HHS/OASH/ORI.’’ This system became

effective on August 29, 1994 (59 FR

36776, July 19, 1994). In response to the

comments received, ORI revised the

system notice making changes to the

purpose section and to routine uses 4,

5, 6, 7,9, and 10.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Bullman, Esq., Division of

Policy and Education, Office of

Research Integrity, Rockwall II, Suite

700, 5515 Security Lane, Rockville,

Maryland 20852, (301) 443–5300 (This

is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of the Assistant Secretary for Health

(OASH), Office of Research Integrity

(ORI), established a new system of

records: 09–37–0021, ‘‘Public Health

Service Records Related to Inquiries and

Investigations of Scientific Misconduct,

HHS/OASH/ORI.’’ This system consists

of records related to current allegations,

inquiries or investigations of scientific

misconduct and/or to actions that PHS

has taken in connection with such

allegations, inquiries, investigations, or

findings. Records in this system are

retrieved by the name of the individual

who is the subject of the inquiry or

investigation.

ORI published the notification of the

new Privacy Act system of records in

the Federal Register on July 19, 1994.

During the comment period, ORI

received several responses from

professional associations. In response to

their concerns, ORI has revised the

notice. The revisions address the

comments while permitting the ORI to

use the information in the system to

fulfill its responsibility for responding

to allegations of scientific misconduct in

research supported by the PHS.

One of the commenters stated that

‘‘ORI has neither the capability nor the

jurisdiction’’ to provide information to

correct ‘‘inaccuracies or misleading

research results.’’ In response to this

comment, ORI changed the ‘‘Purpose’’

section of the notice to state its use of

the records in the system of records

more clearly. The fourth purpose

originally stated ‘‘to determine whether

results of PHS-related research may be

inaccurate * * *.’’ now reads that the

system of records is to be used to

‘‘determine whether results of PHS

related research are falsified, fabricated,

plagiarized or misrepresented so that

PHS can notify the scientific community

or others who may rely on the results of

those findings.’’

The majority of the other objections to

the system notice pertain to the routine

uses in the notice. Specifically, the

commenters were concerned that the

system, as written, would allow for ‘‘the

premature release of information in the

system which could seriously and

irreparably undermine the careers of

innocent scientists.’’ In addition, there

was concern that the new system of

records may also result in inappropriate

dissemination of information before

there was a finding of misconduct.

In response to the above comments,

ORI revised several of the routine uses.

The revisions narrow the scope of the

routine uses but preserve the ability of

ORI to make disclosures where there is

a public need while protecting the

interest of those who have not yet been

found to have committed scientific

misconduct.

Several commenters raised concern

about routine use 4 which allowed

release to ‘‘other Federal Agencies who

have supported, are supporting or are

considering support of a research grant,

fellowship, cooperative agreement or
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contract with an affected individual or

institution’’. The commenters believed

that this routine use was inconsistent

with the current PHS ALERT which was

modified to preclude disclosure to other

Agencies until there was a finding of

misconduct. In response to these

concerns and without compromising the

ability of the ORI to conduct thorough

oversight and investigation activities

ORI has modified routine use 4 by

adding ‘’after there is an institutional or

agency finding of misconduct.’’

ORI modified the fifth routine use

which allows ORI to disclose

information to ‘‘any person able to

provide information in an inquiry,

investigation or related proceeding,

including the relevant PHS-supported

institution(s), Federal, State and local

agencies, and the person(s) making the

allegation, provided however, that in

each case HHS determines that such

disclosure is necessary.’’ ORI still

retains the discretion to disclose

information to persons making the

allegations. This routine use is

necessary for ORI to effectively

interview witnesses in order to learn

necessary information for the purpose of

conducting a fair and objective inquiry

and investigation. This routine use is

similar to those used by other

investigative units within the Federal

Government. For example, routine use 5

is similar to the routine use in the

National Science Foundation Privacy

Act system of records, NSF–52, ‘‘Office

of Inspector General Investigative

Files’’, which allows the NSF to disclose

information to nongovernmental parties

where those parties may have

information that the Office of the

Inspector General (OIG) seeks to obtain

in connection with an OIG

investigation.

A commenter was concerned that

there was the potential for premature

disclosure of information to ‘‘State

licensing boards or certifying bodies.’’

In response to this comment, ORI

revised routine use 6 by adding a phrase

that limits any disclosure until after

there is a final agency finding of

misconduct, thereby, eliminating any

premature release. In addition, ORI

added ‘‘Upon request’’ to routine use 6

which authorizes the release of

information only after there is a request

from the licensing board or certifying

body for the information.

In response to the general concern

that ORI was able to release information

prematurely, ORI revised routine use 10.

Routine use 10 now allows disclosure to

professional journals, news media, other

publications and to the public

concerning misconduct findings and the

need to correct falsified, fabricated,

plagiarized, or otherwise

misrepresented research results or

reports only after there is a final agency

finding of scientific misconduct or

remedial actions have been imposed.

ORI modified routine use 7. Routine

use 7 gives the ORI the discretion to

disclose information to ‘‘Institutional

Review Boards, research-sponsoring

institutions, individuals research

subjects, and the public regarding

information obtained or developed

through the investigation that, in the

PHS’s judgment, may have implications

for individual’s health or for their

participation in a research study.’’ In

addition, for the purpose of ensuring

fairness to the parties, the same

information that is released to the

parties named above will be disclosed to

the subject of the investigation.

We revised routine use 9 to address

the concern that contractors were not

held to the same standard as Federal

employees regarding safeguards to be

afforded the records.

Finally, a routine use that allowed

public disclosure of records filed with

or generated by the Departmental

Appeals Board (DAB), HHS has been

deleted as unnecessary since DAB

records are open to the public.

In addition to revising the routine

uses, ORI added the following

introductory statement: ‘‘Any disclosure

pursuant to these routine uses will be

limited to the minimum necessary to

accomplish the purpose of the

disclosure.’’ This statement reinforces

the ORI policy that ORI does not

disclose any information that is not

necessary in order to accomplish a fair

and thorough inquiry and investigation

or as a means to protect the public

interest.

The ORI Privacy Act system notice is

consistent with established ORI practice

to protect the confidentiality of the ORI

records where investigations are

underway or individuals have been

exonerated. ORI will continue to protect

the privacy of individuals and defend

the maintenance of confidentiality in its

inquiries and investigations.

These revisions respond to the

concerns about the release of

information from the system while

permitting the ORI to use that

information to fulfill its responsibilities.

Dated: December 22, 1994.

Ellen Wormser,

Director, Office of Organization and

Management Systems.

09–37–0021

SYSTEM NAME:

Public Health Service Records Related

to Inquiries and Investigations of

Scientific Misconduct, HHS/OASH/ORI.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION(S):

For Intramural and Extramural

Research Programs: Office of Research

Integrity, Rockwall II, Suite 700, 5515

Security Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20852, and at offices for (1) each of the

Agency Extramural Research Integrity

Officers (AERIOs), (2) each of the

Agency Research Integrity Liaison

Officers (ARILOs), (3) each of the

Agency Intramural Research Integrity

Officers (AIRIOs) for those agencies

covered by this notice; (4) each of the

NIH Misconduct Program Offices and

(5) the Federal Records Centers for

inactive records.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals who are the subject of

allegation(s) of scientific misconduct or

related matters. These categories

include: (1) Researchers currently or

formerly employed by the Federal

Government, (2) guest researchers, (3)

Advisory Committee members, and (4)

investigators or applicants for research

grants, research training grants,

fellowships, cooperative agreements or

contracts. Investigators may include

principal investigators, co-investigators,

program directors, trainees, recipients of

career awards or fellowships, or other

individuals who conduct or are

responsible for research or research

training funded by the PHS or who are

the subject of applications for PHS

funding.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

This system contains records related

to allegations, inquiries, investigations,

findings of misconduct in science, or

actions that PHS has taken in

connection with such allegations,

inquiries, investigations or findings.

Scientific misconduct is defined as

fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or

other practices that seriously deviate

from those that are commonly accepted

within the scientific community for

proposing, conducting or reporting

research. It does not include honest

error or honest differences in

interpretations or judgements of data.
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This system consists of records

concerning or collateral to pending,

ongoing or completed inquiries and

investigations of alleged scientific

misconduct. It includes information

about the individuals under

investigation or under an inquiry; the

other PHS agencies or other federal

agencies involved; the organization

responsible for conducting the inquiry

or investigation; the funding mechanism

identification number(s) involved;

names of individual involved; names of

witnesses; general nature of the

allegation; and the documentation used

in the inquiry or investigation,

including relevant research data and

reagents, proposals, publications, copies

of relevant publications by persons

under investigation, qualification

statements and curriculum vitae of

expert consultants, correspondence,

memoranda of telephone calls,

summaries of interviews, social security

numbers, interim and final reports

prepared by the institution, Office of

Research Integrity (ORI), Departmental

Appeals Board (DAB) and other related

data.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

The authorities for maintaining the

system are Sections 215(b), 301 and 493

of the Public Health Service Act; 42

U.S.C. 216(b), 241, and 289b; 5 U.S.C.

301, and 44 U.S.C. 3101, 42 CFR part 50,

subpart A; 45 CFR part 76.

PURPOSE(S):

The purposes of this system are to (1)

enable PHS agencies to discharge

effectively their responsibilities in

managing PHS intramural and

extramural research programs and in the

application, award, and administration

of research and training awards,

cooperative agreements and contracts

while protecting the rights and privacy

of the individuals under investigation

and the confidentiality of information

sources; (2) determine whether there has

been scientific misconduct in PHS

supported research; (3) assure the

institutions applying for or receiving

PHS funds have appropriate

mechanisms for dealing with allegations

of scientific misconduct and the

protection of whistleblowers; (4)

determine whether results or reports of

PHS-related research are falsified,

fabricated, misrepresented, or

plagiarized so that PHS can notify the

scientific community or others who may

rely on the results; (5) serve as a

working file and enable the ORI to

inform PHS agency officials of the status

and results of inquiries and

investigations so that they may take

actions appropriate to each case; (6)

investigate allegations of misconduct

and take appropriate remedial and

corrective actions with respect to

individuals who are found to have

committed misconduct; and (7) ensure

that inquiries and investigations are

timely, thorough, complete and

objective in accordance with applicable

Federal regulations and procedures.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Any disclosure pursuant to these

routine uses will be limited to the

information necessary to accomplish the

purpose of the disclosure:

1. To the Department of Justice, or to

a court or other tribunal, when (a) the

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS), or any component

thereof; or (b) any HHS employee in his

or her official capacity; or (c) any (HHS)

employee in his or her individual

capacity where the Department of

Justice (or HHS, where it is authorized

to do so) has agreed to represent the

employee; or (d) the United States or

any agency thereof where HHS

determines that the litigation is likely to

affect HHS or any of its components, is

a party to litigation or has an interest in

such litigation, and HHS determines

that the use of such records by the

Department of Justice, court or other

tribunal is relevant and necessary to the

litigation and would help in the

effective representation of the

government party, provided, however,

that in each case HHS determines that

such disclosure is compatible with the

purpose for which the records were

collected.

2. To qualified expert(s) for the

purpose of obtaining the expert’s

assistance on matters pertinent to the

inquiry, investigation, or related legal

proceeding.

3. To responsible officials of the

awardee institutions or organizations,

when in connection with an inquiry,

investigation or finding of misconduct

by an individual previously or currently

employed by or affiliated with the

institution or organization, a PHS

agency makes a finding or takes an

action potentially affecting research and

research training awards to the

institution or organization.

4. To other Federal Agencies who

have supported, are supporting or are

considering support of a research grant,

fellowship, cooperative agreement or

contract with an affected individual or

institution or which have utilized or

relied on the relevant research to the

extent that the record is relevant and

necessary to the Agency’s decision on

the matter after there is an initial

institutional or agency finding of

misconduct.

5. To any person able to provide

information in an inquiry, investigation

or related proceeding, including the

relevant PHS-supported institution(s),

Federal, State and local agencies, and

the person(s) making the allegation,

provided however, that in each case

HHS determines that such disclosure is

necessary in order to conduct a

thorough and fair investigation into

allegations of scientific misconduct.

6. Upon request to a State licensing

board or certifying body conducting a

review of the individual to aid the board

or body in meeting its responsibility to

protect the health of the population in

its jurisdiction or the integrity of the

profession after there is an agency

finding of misconduct or remedial

actions have been imposed.

7. To Institutional Review Boards,

research-sponsoring institutions,

individual research subjects, and the

public, regarding information obtained

or developed through the investigation

that, in PHS’s judgement, may have

implications for individuals’ health or

for their participation in a research

study. The subject of the investigation

will be provided with a copy of the

information that is released.

8. When a record on its face, or in

conjunction with other records,

indicates a violation or potential

violation of law, whether civil, criminal

or regulatory in nature, and whether

arising by general statute or particular

program statute or by regulation, rule or

order issued pursuant there to,

disclosure may be made to the

appropriate agency, whether Federal,

foreign, state, local, or tribal, or other

public authority responsible for

enforcing investigating or prosecuting

such violation or charged with enforcing

or implementing the statute, or rule, or

regulation, or order issued pursuant

thereto, if the information disclosed is

relevant to any enforcement, regulatory,

investigative or prosecutive

responsibility of the receiving entity.

9. To agency contractors who have

been engaged by the agency to assist in

the performance of a service related to

this system of records and who need to

have access to the records in order to

perform the activity. Recipients shall be

required to comply with the

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974.

10. To notify professional journals,

news media, other publications and the

public concerning misconduct findings

and the need to correct falsified,

fabricated, plagiarized or otherwise

misrepresented research results or

reports after there is a final agency

finding of scientific misconduct or
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remedial actions have been imposed. No

information will be released that would

reveal a confidential source.

11. To the General Services

Administration (GSA), after there is a

final agency action to debar, for the

purpose of distributing and publishing

that decision to debar.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are stored in file folders and

on computer discs.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by name of the

individual who is the subject of an

allegation, inquiry or investigation.

SAFEGUARDS:

1. Authorized users: Extramural and

intramural records in ORI are available

to the system manager, to the Director,

ORI, and to other appropriate ORI staff

when they have a need to know.

Records are available to the system

manager, to the Deputy Director for

Intramural Research, and to other

appropriate HHS officials, including the

Agency Research Integrity Liaison

Officer (ARILOs), the Agency Intramural

Research Integrity Officer (AIRIOs), and

the Misconduct Program Officers

(MPOs) located in the Bureaus, Centers,

and Divisions of the NIH that are

associated with the allegation, inquiry

or investigation when there is a need to

know in the performance of their duties.

2. Procedural safeguards: For records

located in the ORI, access is strictly

controlled by the system manager and

the Director, ORI. For records located at

the other sites, access is strictly

controlled by the PHS Agency Heads,

Deputy Director for Intramural

Research, the ARILOs, the AIRIOs,

AERIO, and MPOs and other

appropriate PHS officials in their

respective offices. HHS employees who

receive disclosures from this system are

informed that the information is

confidential. All questions and inquiries

from any party should be addressed to

the system manager.

3. Physical safeguards: ORI records

are kept in locked file cabinet in a room

that is locked during non-working

hours. Access to this room is restricted

to specific personnel. The ORI office is

protected by access and intrusion

alarms at the front and emergency

entrances. Access to computer files are

protected through passwords and userinvisible encryption. Special measures

commensurate with the sensitivity of

the record are taken to prevent

unauthorized copying or disclosure of

the records. Records at other locations

are protected from unauthorized access

by PHS Agency heads, the Deputy

Director Intramural Research, the

AERIO’s ARILOs, MPOs, or AIRIOs.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Allegation, inquiry and investigative

files are retained and disposed of in

accordance with the OASH Record

Control Schedule.

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Director, Division of Research

Investigations, Office of Research

Integrity, Rockwall II, Suite 700, 5515

Security Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20852.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

This system is exempt from access;

however, consideration will be given to

requests addressed to the system

manager. For general inquiries, state

your name, the name of the institution,

and the date of the award.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

Same as notification procedures.

Requestors should also reasonably

specify the record contents being

sought.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Exempt. However, consideration will

be given requests addressed to the

system manager. Requests for

corrections should reasonably identify

the record and specify the information

to be contested, the corrective action

sought and the reasons for the

corrections with supporting

justification.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in this system is

obtained: (1) Directly from the

individual, (2) derived from materials

supplied by the individual, (3) from

information supplied by the

institutions, informants, witnesses, and

others, and (4) from existing government

files.

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

This system is exempted under

subsections (k)(2) and (k)(5) of the

Privacy Act from access, notification,

correction, and amendment provisions

of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3),

(d)(1)–(4), (e)(4)(G)–(H), and (f)).

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Agency Forms Submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget for

Clearance

Each Friday the Public Health Service

(PHS) publishes a list of information

collection requests it has submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for clearance in compliance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). The following requests

have been submitted to OMB since the

list was last published on Friday,

December, 9, 1994.

(Call PHS Reports Clearance Officer on

202–690–7100 for copies of request).

1. Protection and Advocacy for

Individuals with Mental Illness—45

CFR Part 51—NPRM—New—This

proposed rule provides guidance to

States regarding submission of annual

reports on the activities of protection

and advocacy programs, as required

under section 10824 of the Protection

and Advocacy of Individuals with

Mental Illness Act. Annual reporting

requirements and associated burden are

currently approved under OMB control

number 0930–0169. Respondents: State,

local and tribal government, Not-forprofit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 1; Number of Responses

per Respondent: 1; Average Burden per

Response: 1 hour; Estimated Annual

Burden: 1 hour.

2. Data Collection and Reporting

Requirements for Healthy Schools,

Healthy Communities Program—New—

Grantees funded under the Healthy

Schools, Healthy Communities program

will be required to report information

on students who receive services, types

of services, services utilization and

health status. This information will be

used to evaluate the impact of the

program on program goals such as

improving access to care. Respondents:

Not-for-profit institutions.

Title Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden per

response

(hours)

Data collection ..................................................................................................................................... 27 477 .2 hr.