[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13386]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to 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 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB.
    1. Organizing an Institutional Investigation Assistance Program: A 
Feasibility Study--NEW--A review group charged with examining the 
Office of Research Integrity's (ORI) role in handling allegations of 
research misconduct developed numerous recommendations. One of the 
recommendations stated that ``HHS should encourage the development of a 
consortium-based approach to be used by awardee institutions that do 
not have the capacity to conduct the fact-finding process, or at which 
there is otherwise inadequate institutional or organizational 
capacity.'' The Office of Research Integrity is proposing a survey of 
research institutions, educational institutions, and related 
organizations to assess the level of interest in the development of 
consortia.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Non-profit 
institutions; State or local governments; Number of Respondents: 1,000; 
Burden per Response: 20 minutes; Total Burden: 333 hours. OMB Desk 
Officer: Allison Herron Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages 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 at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: May 21, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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